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Parade draws crowd (+photos)

By Hannah Norton
Northern Advocate·
30 Nov, 2014 11:00 PMQuick Read

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Bianca Allen on the WWI float which placed first in this year's Kamo Christmas Parade. Photo / Tania Newman

Bianca Allen on the WWI float which placed first in this year's Kamo Christmas Parade. Photo / Tania Newman

The Kamo community got into the Christmas spirit with the biggest turn-out to the annual parade in four years.

Organiser Colin Twyman said the streets were packed to watch the parade, which included 33 floats and groups such as St John, roller derby players, marching girls, gymnasts, and - of course - Santa himself.

"This year was much bigger than the last couple of years," he said.

"The crowd was three to four deep."

The winning float was World War I 'Christmas in the trenches' theme - in time for WWI 100 year commemorations - by the Allen family.

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"That was a stand-out float," Mr Twyman said.

Second place went to the Rock N Roll Live float.

This year's parade culminated in a Kommunity Karnival at Kamo High School.

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Santa arrived at Whangarei on Saturday. Photo / Tania Newman
John Wordsworth from Kamo Baptist church takes a stroll through Kamo with Mocca the donkey. Photo / Tania Newman
Logan Diamond drives a colourful tractor in the London Barber float in Kamo on Saturday. Photo / Tania Newman
Ashley Froggatt and Brianna Harwood on the Rock'n'Roll Live float. Photo / Tania Newman
Parade watchers were kept entertained on Saturday. Photo / Tania Newman
Whangarei Brass band give the parade some rhythm. Photo / Tania Newman

Image 1 of 6: Santa arrived at Whangarei on Saturday. Photo / Tania Newman

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