Thousands line the quay for annual Appledore parade
THOUSANDS of people lined the quayside in Appledore as carnival fever swept the seaside village yesterday (Sunday). Nine-year-old pirate Jake Williams lead a colourful parade along the seafront that featured 38 entries from chimney sweeps to Diddymen. The
THOUSANDS of people lined the quayside in Appledore as carnival fever swept the seaside village yesterday (Sunday).
Nine-year-old pirate Jake Williams led a colourful parade along the seafront that featured 38 entries from chimney sweeps to Diddymen.
The procession, organised by local fund-raising group the Appledore Pirates, was also headed by carnival queen Daisy Cox, 11, attendants Olivia Jones, and Rachel Quy, both 9, and fairy queens Leah Brent, 7, and Bryn Englehart, 10.
Carnival secretary Theresa Hammett said she hoped the event had raised a lot of money for local charities in the village.
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"We also had a magnificent after parade party with live music and fireworks on the beach and partied well into the night," she said.
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