Saturday, July 02, 2005
Cookson Parade
Cookson Parade enjoys good weather!
The weather stayed fine this afternoon for the Cookson Parade from the Town Hall to the Bents Park. Threatened rain did not appear and the crowds lining the streets enjoyed a mini spectacle which included entrants from far and wide, including some who will line up to perform in tomorrow's multicultural Mela.
Ray Spencer, the Director of the Customs House hosted the parade in his guise of Tommy the Trumpeter, and aided by the Mayor Cllr. Bill Lynch started the event by releasing hundreds of balloons which were carried across the North Sea on a gentle southerly breeze.
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Despite yesterday's news of a six million pound blackhole in the Council's finances, Councillors joined in the fun of the parade, and still found something to smile about.
Pictured left, Council Leader Cllr. Paul Waggot and his wife Lynda. Pictured right, Cllr. Eilleen Leask (left) and Cllr. Jim Foreman (background right).
You can find more pictures of the event in Curly's Corner Shop.
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The weather stayed fine this afternoon for the Cookson Parade from the Town Hall to the Bents Park. Threatened rain did not appear and the crowds lining the streets enjoyed a mini spectacle which included entrants from far and wide, including some who will line up to perform in tomorrow's multicultural Mela.
Ray Spencer, the Director of the Customs House hosted the parade in his guise of Tommy the Trumpeter, and aided by the Mayor Cllr. Bill Lynch started the event by releasing hundreds of balloons which were carried across the North Sea on a gentle southerly breeze.
Click on thumbnails to enlarge
Despite yesterday's news of a six million pound blackhole in the Council's finances, Councillors joined in the fun of the parade, and still found something to smile about.
Pictured left, Council Leader Cllr. Paul Waggot and his wife Lynda. Pictured right, Cllr. Eilleen Leask (left) and Cllr. Jim Foreman (background right).
You can find more pictures of the event in Curly's Corner Shop.
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