No Christmas parade without Santa Claus.
The weather was ideal, the town was jam-packed and the parade was colourful and noisy.
A full line up of floats, following a Christmas Movie theme, entertained the crowds lining Alexandra Street in Te Awamutu on Saturday. Along with the movie theme there were stilt walkers, dogs on parade, emergency service crews, gleaming American cars, Falun Gong spreading its message, big farming vehicles and the pipe and brass bands.
A full line up of floats, following a Christmas Movie theme, entertained the crowds lining Alexandra Street in Te Awamutu on Saturday. Along with the movie theme there were stilt walkers, dogs on parade, emergency service crews, gleaming American cars, Falun Gong spreading its message, big farming vehicles and the pipe and brass bands. Photos: Roy Pilott
Te Awamutu Girl Guiding was named overall winner and was also people’s choice. Other results – Commercial-businesses, Waipa Networks 1, Impressions Childcare 2; Service clubs and community groups, Te Awamutu Community Toy Library 1, Te Awamutu Volunteer Fire Brigade 2.
The News was there to catch some of the moments.
See: Parade a scorching success
A full line up of floats, following a Christmas Movie theme, entertained the crowds lining Alexandra Street in Te Awamutu on Saturday. Along with the movie theme there were stilt walkers, dogs on parade, emergency service crews, gleaming American cars, Falun Gong spreading its message, big farming vehicles and the pipe and brass bands.
A full line up of floats, following a Christmas Movie theme, entertained the crowds lining Alexandra Street in Te Awamutu on Saturday. Along with the movie theme there were stilt walkers, dogs on parade, emergency service crews, gleaming American cars, Falun Gong spreading its message, big farming vehicles and the pipe and brass bands.
A full line up of floats, following a Christmas Movie theme, entertained the crowds lining Alexandra Street in Te Awamutu on Saturday. Along with the movie theme there were stilt walkers, dogs on parade, emergency service crews, gleaming American cars, Falun Gong spreading its message, big farming vehicles and the pipe and brass bands.
A full line up of floats, following a Christmas Movie theme, entertained the crowds lining Alexandra Street in Te Awamutu on Saturday. Along with the movie theme there were stilt walkers, dogs on parade, emergency service crews, gleaming American cars, Falun Gong spreading its message, big farming vehicles and the pipe and brass bands.
A full line up of floats, following a Christmas Movie theme, entertained the crowds lining Alexandra Street in Te Awamutu on Saturday. Along with the movie theme there were stilt walkers, dogs on parade, emergency service crews, gleaming American cars, Falun Gong spreading its message, big farming vehicles and the pipe and brass bands.
A full line up of floats, following a Christmas Movie theme, entertained the crowds lining Alexandra Street in Te Awamutu on Saturday. Along with the movie theme there were stilt walkers, dogs on parade, emergency service crews, gleaming American cars, Falun Gong spreading its message, big farming vehicles and the pipe and brass bands.
A full line up of floats, following a Christmas Movie theme, entertained the crowds lining Alexandra Street in Te Awamutu on Saturday. Along with the movie theme there were stilt walkers, dogs on parade, emergency service crews, gleaming American cars, Falun Gong spreading its message, big farming vehicles and the pipe and brass bands.
A full line up of floats, following a Christmas Movie theme, entertained the crowds lining Alexandra Street in Te Awamutu on Saturday. Along with the movie theme there were stilt walkers, dogs on parade, emergency service crews, gleaming American cars, Falun Gong spreading its message, big farming vehicles and the pipe and brass bands.
A full line up of floats, following a Christmas Movie theme, entertained the crowds lining Alexandra Street in Te Awamutu on Saturday. Along with the movie theme there were stilt walkers, dogs on parade, emergency service crews, gleaming American cars, Falun Gong spreading its message, big farming vehicles and the pipe and brass bands.
Santa returned for his regular early December gig in Te Awamutu on Saturday morning – and he even remembered The News photographer – who snapped this pre-parade shot – from last year’s parade.
A full line up of floats, following a Christmas Movie theme, entertained the crowds lining Alexandra Street in Te Awamutu on Saturday. Along with the movie theme there were stilt walkers, dogs on parade, emergency service crews, gleaming American cars, Falun Gong spreading its message, big farming vehicles and the pipe and brass bands.
A full line up of floats, following a Christmas Movie theme, entertained the crowds lining Alexandra Street in Te Awamutu on Saturday. Along with the movie theme there were stilt walkers, dogs on parade, emergency service crews, gleaming American cars, Falun Gong spreading its message, big farming vehicles and the pipe and brass bands.
