Published Date:
03 July 2009
THE sun put its hat on today for the start of this year's South Tyneside Summer Festival.
Hundreds turned out for the traditional launch of the festivities - the Cookson Parade, which was started by Alda Pereira, the mayor of Noisy-le-Sec in France, one of South Shields' twin towns.
Representatives of schools, community groups and health organisations marched the route from South Shields Town Hall to Bents Park, where a host of free fun events was on offer all afternoon.
The parade this year had a decidedly fishy theme, with marchers adopting a host of sea-themed designs, incorporating jellyfish, seahorses and deep sea monsters.
For more on this story plus a gallery of pictures see Monday's Shields Gazette.
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Last Updated:
06 July 2009 9:12 AM
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Source:
Shields Gazette
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Location:
South Shields
