A free pirate and mermaid event kick started summer holiday events at King’s Lynn’s Vancouver Quarter last Saturday. Hundreds of families enjoyed swashbuckling fun with street entertainers with their sword juggling and balloon modelling skills. Children ran among the giant bubbles which filled the air and the East Angles Brass band performed. A pirate party magic show took place on stage in Broad Street and a ‘real-life’ mermaid greeted families who entered The Place on New Conduit Street. There was a treasure hunt and an array of arts and crafts as well as free face painting. Vancouver Quarte…