FOR ALL THOSE TAKING PART IN THE SIDNEY PARADE ON FRIDAY, JULY 1st

The arrangements are very similar to last year.

The float will be available at the Sidney Municipal Yard at the end of Ocean Avenue from 8am on the Parade morning. Anyone who can come early to help decorate it will be very welcome!

To get to the Municipal Yard, if you are coming from Victoria, turn right off the Pat Bay Highway at McTavish Rd (over our extraordinary new interchange!), then follow the signs to take Lochside, heading north. After about 1 km, turn left onto Ocean Ave. Go to the end of the road (close to the Pat Bay highway again!).


THE PARADE

The Parade starts at 11am and everyone should be on or with the float by10.30am. THE EXACT MARSHALLING LOCATION WILL NOT BE KNOWN TILL EARLY NEXT WEEK, SO THERE WILL BE ONE MORE E-MAIL ABOUT THIS.

Calvin Cairns will be leading the music again this year-----thank you so much, Calvin!

Tune list at the end of this e-mail - and on the website
http://bckitchenparty.com/Sidney%20Parade%20Info.htm

Participants can either
a) come to the float in the Municipal Yard (see above) any time after 8am to help with decorating, and then travel on the float to the marshalling point. (The float will leave the yard at about 9.30.) The advantage is that after the parade the float will end up at the Municipal Yard so your car will be parked in the right place! OR
b) meet the float at the marshalling point (still to be announced) by 10.30am.

Dress:
We plan to use straw bales to sit on (like last year), so bring a blanket or towel for comfort. Also to have an overall cowboy theme: jeans, plaid shirts (or VFS T-shirts), cowboy hats and boots (garden boots would be fine!). If you don't have a cowboy hat, a funny hat of any kind will be great!
NB: For any people walking alongside the float and handing out sweets, we are not allowed to throw them, only hand them to people. Just so you know!

Party:
Please remember you are all invited to the raspberry/strawberry/ swimming-pool party at 1615, McTavish Road, straight after the parade (~12.30 onwards). See earlier VFS notice for more details).

Weather:
This year we again have a float with a top, so we do have some shelter (if it rains a bit.) On the off-chance that it rains really heavily on the day, we may not be able to play. If it's just cloudy with occasional showers, come along anyway, and we'll hope for the best!


See you all a week on Friday!!
Ann Gower Tel: 656 5457 Email agower@uvic.ca

PS If you get this e-mail and know that you cannot make it to the parade, please let me know at agower@uvic.ca.

Parade Tunes:

Cock of the North
Keegan's Jig
Rakes of Mallow
Mairie's Wedding
Road to Boston
Joys of Quebec
Old Joe Clarke
Skittles at Buckley Bay
Rubber Dolly
Redwing

 

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