Photo by: Clare Ozkan
The traditional Village Day procession down the High Street – which marks the start of everyone’s favourite summer fete - is set to take on an international flavour this year. The ‘bar is set high’ and you’ll want to ‘jump in’ and ‘go for gold’ if you want to meet the standard of the fantastic fancy dress outfits in previous years.
You may have guessed that, with the Tokyo Olympics taking place in the summer, the world’s greatest sporting competition will be this year’s theme and the organisers are particularly keen to welcome more floats to celebrate and simply join in the fun of Village Day. All local schools, groups and organisations, from the Brownies to the Bonfire Society, are invited to take part in the parade, whether as a walking group or float.
The event starts at Hickmans Lane playing
fields and, with musical accompaniment, wends its way down the High Street, which is closed to traffic, before arriving on the Common where prizes are given for the best floats and walking groups.
Previously, floats have included everything from
rock bands playing on the back of a flatbed truck to the Harveys Brewery horses pulling a carriage – and let’s not forget the Wine Society’s vintage car!
Interested? Then make sure Saturday 30th May
is inked in in your diary. If you are a local company or society or school and want to get involved – perhaps by decorating your vehicle or creating an Olympic-themed trailer - then contact procession@kingedwardhall.org.uk.
It’s a great way to start Village Day, which, along with the Village Run, raises upwards of £10,000 each year to maintain the King Edward Hall for everyone to use. See www.kingedwardhall.org.uk for more information about both events.
