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Saturday, December 12, 2009

Nearly perfect day for Christmas Parade

THE crowd at today's 11th annual New Norfolk Christmas Parade was generally regarded to have been the best yet. The weather was almost perfect, with only just enough wind to blow over the council's small road-closure signs after the event.

There were 39 entries in the parade, which once again covered a wide area of community life in the Derwent Valley. As always, the Derwent Valley Concert Band and Derwent Scottish Pipe Band earned a cheer as they passed by. A pleasing feature of this year's event was the vastly increased number of walking participants and fewer trucks.

Derwent Valley Mayor Martyn Evans and his son Campbell judged the contest for the best floats in various categories. These were:
  • Best overall presentation: St Brigid's School nativity scene (prize: 50 Derwent Dollars)
  • Runner-up: New Norfolk Cubs and Scouts (prize: 25 Derwent Dollars)
  • Best school presentation - Glenora Early Learning Group "A Very Fairy Christmas" and Glenora District High School human powered vehicle (prize: 50 Derwent Dollars)
  • Runner-up: Blair Street Kindergarten - "How Does your Garden Grow" (prize: 25 Derwent Dollars)
  • Best decorated vehicle: Norske Skog bumble bee (prize: 25 Derwent Dollars)
  • Mayor's special prize: New Norfolk Primary School - "Peace across the World" (prize: 25 Derwent Dollars)
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2 comments:

  1. 20th Century ArtifactsDecember 12, 2009 at 10:34 PM

    Wow - what fantastic photos - well done Damian!

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  2. AnonymousDecember 14, 2009 at 9:11 AM

    I am so impressed with the New Norfolk Christmas Parade, well done to everyone involved and the photos are great.
    Richard

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