FRESH from her exploits in the Trafalgar 200 celebrations, the spectacular Grand Turk has arrived off the North coast.

The ship, which appeared in TV's Hornblower, most recently featured as HMS Victory in the Trafalgar display.

She has arrived in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, to play her part in the resort's sixth Seafest weekend, which will start on Friday.

Locals, businesses, council officers and councillors have been working over the past few months on what promises to be the best Seafest yet.

The celebrations for the sixth Seafest festival will be held all next weekend, with live music including headline Celtic folk and rock band Burach and seafood cookery demonstrations by local chefs.

In addition to the Grand Turk, a number of other grand ships will drop anchor for the weekend, including the town's adopted ship, the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) Wave Ruler.

The chairman of the organising committee, Janet Jefferson, said: "Seafest is always a fun event and I am pleased to say that thanks to the hard work put in by the committee, this year looks set to be another wonderful weekend with something for everyone to enjoy.

"It represents an excellent opportunity for local people to find out more about the heritage of the sea that has made our town so special and is also a very popular event with the many visitors who make a point of coming to Scarborough for the celebrations."

l The RFA Wave Ruler will berth at the Tyne Commission Quay, at North Tyneside, today. The 31,500-tonne ship will be open to visitors from 11am to 4pm.

Access to the ship is via the quay, which is next to the marina and ferry terminal at Royal Quays, North Shields.

The ship joined the Royal Navy's support fleet in 2002 and is a sister ship to the RFA Wave Knight, which was launched in September 2000.

The diesel-electric vessels have three rigs that enable them to refuel ships at sea.