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June 26, 2003 VNN8167
Crowds Cheer On Festival Parade
FROM BOREHAMWOOD TIMES
ENGLAND, Jun 26 (VNN) — By Charles Whitney
This year's Parade might have been smaller than usual, but the crowds turned out to watch them go by. Reporter CHARLES WHITNEY and photographer PETER BEAL joined them.
Hundreds of people watched this year's Festival Parade snake through Borehamwood in the sunshine on Saturday.
My favourite float was by the Hare Krishnas, they always make a lot of effort.
| | There were fewer floats than usual, but spectators enjoyed what was on offer. The parade included the Melton Mowbray Toy Soldiers' marching band, along with floats from Woodlands Primary School, Tiny Tumbles nursery and Ks Dancing School, among others.
Leanne Delaney and her family watched the parade go by from the corner of Aycliffe Road and Leeming Road, and said afterwards: "It went really well. My favourite float was by the Hare Krishnas, they always make a lot of effort.
"It would be nice to have more firemen next year," she added.
Ann Lester, another spectator, also enjoyed the parade, although she said she would have preferred to see more marching bands and more floats.
Mayor of Elstree and Borehamwood Ann Mitchell said: "It was a very good parade, and they could not have had a more glorious day. It has been a wonderful start to the festival fortnight."
Paul Welsh, Elstree and Borehamwood Town Council's entertainments officer, said that while this year's parade had been watched by large crowds, it was the shortest there had ever been.
Next year he hopes to encourage more walking entries, so that participants will not have to incur the cost of hiring a lorry.
The parade was judged by Roy Aldwyn, from Hertfordshire Police's Special Constabluary, Steven Ortega from Elstree and Borehamwood Town Council's Youth Council, and by Ben Godliman from the Borehamwood Community Partnership.
The prize for best entry in the parade and the first prize for best general float went to the Tiny Tumbles childrens' nursery, which had a seaside theme.
Tanya Inglis, from Tiny Tumbles, said: "We have really enjoyed it, and we worked really hard on the float. The kids loved it and were very well behaved."
Second prize for best general float went to Elstree and Borehamwood Christian Council, and third was shared between the Royal National Lifeboat Institution and the Borehamwood Community Advocacy Project.
The best youth float prize went to Ks School of Dance, and the best walking entry prize went to the International Society of Krishna Consciousness from Letchmore Heath. Second prize went to the Red Cross, and third prize to the Multiple Sclerosis Community Car Service.
A special certificate for taking part was presented to Woodlands Primary School.
Copyright Borehamwood Times
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