The Voice of Spalding and South Holland
The sun came out to play and saw Moulton Chapel celebrate one of its busiest parades in recent history.
Crowds of spectators were treated to a whole host of characters as floats travelled through the village.
Everyone from the Mad Hatter to pop group The Village People could be found in the heart of the South Holland countryside.
Chairman of the organising committee Jenny Stanberry said it had been a great Bank Holiday.
“It was the busiest I think I have ever seen it. We had fantastic weather which obviously helped and it had a real family day out feeling,” she said.
“It feels like I sent hundreds of cars down to the field.”
Jenny added that the demise of other events in the area may well have benefited Moulton Chapel.
“It is a shame, but there doesn’t seem to be so much on as there once was, but we had more people,” she said.
The winning float was the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party put together by the Moss family, who live in the village.
There was also a scarecrow competition over the weekend which was won by
Jacob Booth who created Dennis the Menace and Gnasher.
This year was the 38th parade held in Moulton Chapel and the committee will hold its annual meeting next month.
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- Ann Brown, Amy Tawn, Jane Tawn and Ryan Tawn raising money for St James Church, Moulton Chapel. Picture by Ben Chapman.
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- The Christmas Cottage Village People. Picture by Ben Chapman.
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- Harmony Majorettes from Peterborough. Picture by Ben Chapman.
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- Mark Baker and Charlie Brown. Mark won the first ever two Moulton Chapel parades as a child. Picture by Ben Chapman.
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- Pinchbeck carnival queen and princesses Sian Groves, Sophie Bolton, Bella Parker. Picture by Ben Chapman.
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- Ruth Ellis, Wool Artisan. Picture by Ben Chapman.
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- Tulip Queen Sadie Brown. Picture by Ben Chapman.
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- The Carr family with their Triumph Stag. Picture by Ben Chapman.
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- Under-12 Moulton Chapel Panthers. Picture by Ben Chapman.
Moulton Chapel Primary School takes part. Picture by Ben Chapman.
