CAVALCADE MONDAY 6 August 

Morning:

Junior Tennis Competition

Excerpts from “Twelfth Night” by the Rain or Shine Theatre Group - Memorial Gardens

 

Afternoon:

Up to the Butes for the big Cavalcade. Beer Tent opens at the Butes. And, this year, we’re delighted to welcome Miss Jersey Battle of Flowers, Miss Guernsey, Miss Sark and from our French twinning town, Miss Beaumont-Hague and her Maids of Honour to join Miss Alderney and her Maids of Honour in the big parade.

 

13:25 sharp: Parade sets off, down High Street, Victoria Street and onto the Butes.

All afternoon at the Butes: Great Fun Fayre  - plenty of stalls , Burger van, Thai food, great entertainment. Live music, Ye Olde Tea Rooms and much more new attractions

Prize-giving for winning Cavalcade floats and walkers

Grand Tug-of-War (Calling all Pubs, Clubs, Locals and Visitors) 

Evening:          

Pre-Theatre Picnic Time: Ormer House School Gardens, followed by

 “Twelfth Night" performed by The Rain Or Shine Theatre Company

Film at the Alderney Cinema: Spiderman 3

Nocturnal Bat Walk with the Alderney Wildlife Trust

 

The day started with a fantastic procession of the Cavalcade floats, lead by the Town Crier, Little Miss and Master Alderney Poppy Bristow and Joe Blackham and Little Holiday Princess Rowan Foster, followed by the wonderful Alderney Blowers, a stunning Marilyn Monroe, the mean machine Motorbikes and somewhere among them ITV Channel Television star  Oscar Puffin. There was a great gathering of  Vintage Cars followed by the colourful walking groups, and the stunning Miss Alderney Float “Charlie’s Angels”. Miss Jersey Battle of Flowers Victoria Trehorel and Miss Sark Rosalie Smith were followed by Miss Beaumont-Hague Karen Orange and her maids of Honour Noemie Lajoie and Mylene Lepetit  from our French twinning town Beaumont-Hague who were waving to the crowds from their elegant convertible vintage cars. And finally,  all the other fantastic floats arrived. It was a cavalcade with all the glitz and glamour of Hollywood.

This year’s theme “Hollywood” provided excellent scope for floats and costumed walking groups and the Cavalcade sponsorship by Wave Telecom encouraged a high quality turn-out of floats.   

The judging of the floats and walking groups proved an onerous task for the panel, and the winners were:

Most Entertaining -Campania Cup : HAPPY FEET entered by Ray Parkin’s young friends

Best Children’s Float- Schweppes Trophy: BLACK PEARL created by  the Smart, Yves and Gentle Families 

Best Floral (Carl Walton Trophy  went to GREASE entered by the Alderney KFA

Best Costumes – Drifield Cup: MOULIN ROUGE – by Downs & Friends

Best Topical –Waterfall Trophy : THE QUEEN by  the Alderney  WI 

Best in Show – Herival-Impey Cup  CHARLIE’S ANGELS , the Miss Alderney 2007 float

Walkers – Best Boy:  Maximus – the Gladiator                                                                                   

Walkers – Best Girl:     Mini Mouse        

Walkers – Best Groups:  The Wizard of Oz  and  Captain Hook, Peter Pan and the Crocodile                                                                 

Best Motorbike in show - 1991 Heritage Soft Tail                                                                                 

Best Car in show : From Russia With Love                                                                             

Best Shop Window -   Chamber of Commerce Trophy: The Alderney Centre

Best Special Effect:  Marilyn Monroe in her open car

 

The prizes were presented by the sponsor Wave Telecom, represented by Managing Director Tim Ringsdore.

 

And up on the Butes, with more activities and stalls then ever this year’s Cavalcade turned out to be the busiest and biggest for many years.

To make sure everybody was having a great time—whatever their age – the Alderney Week Team provided plenty of entertainment and many new attractions, competitions and events: a special Kiddies Fun Tent and with the bouncy castle, a life-size table football game, ball pit, crafts, and fun contests there wasn’t a dull moment ! No need to go hungry or thirsty either with the Bavaria Beer Tent, Champagne and Bucks Fizz stalls, Burgers, Hot Dogs and Thai Food, not to mention afternoon tea in ‘Ye Olde English Tea Room’ offering genuine  Alderney produce—from scrumptious  home-made scones , cakes and jam to Alderney milk and cream.   

               

The afternoon show kicked off with the ever super Kfa girls out  to entertain the crowds with their glitzy routines which they had been rehearsing for months.  Great music from  the fabulous Alderney Blowers, And if you were feeling particularly energetic, there was the Tug-of-War and our amazing Bungee Run.  Incidentally, the Tug-of-War was won by the Killala Boys and the Alderney Angels pulled it off in the women’s contest. In the children’s category the Urban Stylers were the strongest team.

 

 

 

 

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