Football’s coming home to Stafford as part of the annual Mayor’s Festival Parade.
The festival theme this year is “Out Of Africa” which pays homage to the Football World Cup being staged in the ‘Rainbow Nation’ for the first time later this month (June).
Preparations for the parade, on the day before the World Cup Final, have already begun and local businesses, community groups and schools are all invited to get involved. Lorries for floats are available for groups to decorate on a first come first served basis. There is also space for ‘walking floats.
Stafford Borough Council’s Cabinet Member for Leisure, Mike Smith, said: “Football fever is sweeping the country and Stafford is no different. So as this years festival coincides with the World Cup we decided to celebrate the host nation and its many diverse cultures, histories and languages.”
He added: “And wouldn’t it be great to be celebrating England in the final with the brilliant carnival atmosphere this parade always brings.”
The borough council run parade on Saturday 10 July will assemble in Bridge Street and set off on its town centre route at 12noon passing through the Market Square, where the borough’s new Mayor, Councillor Malcolm Millichap will be judging the ‘best dressed float’.
Anyone wanting to get involved must register by 18 June either e-mailing events@staffordbc.gov.uk or by calling 01785 619300. More details about the event will be available soon from www.staffordbc.gov.uk/leisure .
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