The fishing trawlers in the Old Harbour have been lit up for Christmas.

Thank you to Robin Wilson for providing photos of the boat, and also to David Clemett .

Joanne Dawe started fundraising to cover the cost of decorating two 16-metre fishing boats moored in the harbour with Christmas lights and decorations.

The decorations are powered by a generator than can run overnight, and solar-powered lights to reduce the amount of fuel used.

Crowds gathered this summer when the boats first arrived in the harbour.

"A couple of my brother in law's friends and two other boys flew to Ireland and sailed the boats back to Barry," Joanne told Nub News.

"They cost £3, but the boys paid a tenner because they didn't want to ask for change.

"The morning they came in there were about 50 people watching them and taking photos, which we were gobsmacked at," she said.

Over the summer people came to play in the pools created by using the boats' propellers to create holes for the tide to fill up.

"It was amazing," said Joanne.

"People were coming with their kids and with their dogs to play.

"Older people were coming down too, as Barry is historically a fishing town and it reminded them of their childhood.

"They've had so much attention over the summer, so we thought let's decorate them for Christmas and show they haven't been abandoned. "We're going to get string lights, a Christmas tree in a concrete pot, and have inflatables on the mast," she said. Joanne, who was brought up on Barry Island, hopes that people can admire the boats from the nearby road and pavement, or adjacent car park. "It's a very sentimental beach for us, and we enjoyed the boats during lockdown," said Joanne. "Things will be different this year, and 'it's been rubbish so let's light them up. "I can't believe how they're the talk of the town. They must be the most famous boats in Barry, but I never would have thought it," she said. You can find the GoFundMe page here .