Please see details of the Family Lantern Parade that will be taking place on
Thursday 26th November 2009.  I hope you can make it.  I am still waiting to
hear from the Riverfront with regard to using the basement for a practice
before we perform.


Geraldine

Lantern Parade & Festive Music

Thursday 26^th November

Event details:

Parade

The Parade is being organised by Andy O’Rourke (Malarky Arts), in association with Newport City Council and is being sponsored by Newport Unlimited.

Will include local schools and community groups including:

Bettws Communities First

Bettws Make A Difference (MAD)

Don Close Nursery

Millbrook Primary

Monnow Primary

Ysgol Gymraeg Ifor Hael 

Bettws in Bloom

St. Woolos

Maindee Primary

Pill Primary

St. Josephs Primary

A giant magical star will be leading the way; with the samba band ‘Batatan’; the children will be joined by a wintry, colourful band of followers; a variety of mythical creatures including yeti, ice queen and holly & oak kings doing ‘battle’!

Schedule:

Route of Parade (As accompany the attached map):

5pm: Groups Meet at The Riverfront Theatre

5.30pm: Parade to start (Police to assist crossing of the main Kingsway Road – using the pedestrian crossing)

Route (may change dependent on weather) (As per the attached map)

Route 1 (Good weather)(Blue route as on attached map):

5.30pm Riverfront Theatre

Across Kingsway

Skinner Street right onto Upper Dock Street

Upper Dock Street until Old Green Roundabout

Top of High Street

Length of High Street

Cross over Stow Hill/Skinner Street

Commercial Street until Llanarth Street

Llanarth Street 

 6.10/6.30 Arrive into John Frost Square

Route 2 (Weather Ok)(Pink route as on attached map):

5.30pm Riverfront Theatre

Across Kingsway

Skinner Street until left onto Commercial Street

Commercial Street until Llanarth Street

Llanarth Street 

6.00/6.10pm Arrive into John Frost Square

Route 3 (Poor weather)(Green route as on attached map):

5.30pm Riverfront Theatre

Across Kingsway

Skinner Street left onto Upper Dock Street

Over Corn Street

Dock Street through Chartist Tunnels

5.50/6.00pm Arrive into John Frost Square

Once in John Frost Square:

Arrival into John Frost Square (Anytime between 5.50pm and 6.30pm) will be met with a welcome from Stage Host (Jools Constant) on behalf of the crowd – once in John Frost Square the parade will provide 10 minutes of entertainment before the staged music/dance event start. Event will finish around 8pm latest (dependent on weather).

Stage acts include:

Time (Dependent on weather)    Act
6.40pm
6.20pm
6.00pm    Cor Casnewydd (On behalf of St. David’s Foundation)
7.00pm
6.40pm
6.20pm    GLD school of Dance
7.20pm
7.00pm
6.40pm    Newport Gospel Choir
7.40pm
7.20pm
7.00pm    Cascapella (Choir)
8.00pm
7.40pm
7.20pm    Newport Devils (Cheerleaders)

Event Support:

There will be food and drink available to purchase within John Frost Square.