I think I got a bit carried away on the photo front, when it came to this years Yuletide Festival in Blandford Forum, oh well never mind anyway dear reader / viewer browse at your leisure...
Above - Ted and friends outside his Aurora Gems shop in Blandford
watch the Blandford Yuletide Parade go by
Above - The procession heading towards Blandford / St Peter & St Paul Parish Church
in the heart of Blandford
Above - I thought this pic would catch the light of the lanterns but it hasn't really has it ?
Above - The band and the rest of the yuletide procession
outside Blandford Parish Church
Above - This photo's blury but in an arty pretentious sort of way
its nevertheless pretty cool
as it rather catches a moment in time in constant motion
and life always is in constant motion...
too deep it's only a parade !!!
next photo...
Above - Gosh that musical instrument (perhaps a trombone) must be heavy
and to have the lung power to play the thing as well...respect
Above - The Blandford Yuletide Festival parade
continued to walk the path of Christmas time good cheer
Above - The crowds begin to gather in Blandfords town centre
to watch the seemingly never ending parade go by
Above - This good lady wasn't holding anyone to ransom -
she was just collecting money all in aid of a good cause !
Apologies for the quality of the above pic -
I just spotted a clear image of a kid in the background
and although I don't have Photoshop or similar software
it's amazing that a scanner and a black Biro
can achieve the same(ish admittedly shoddy) result !!!
Above - the Blandford Yuletide Festival was lucky to be able to feature
not just one band but two
the second being The Stour Valley Brass Band
The band plays on...
More photos of the Blandford Yuletide Festival 2011 to feature in a blog post soon
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