Crawley’s 9th Annual St Patrick’s Parade takes place on Sunday 18th March and all of Crawley are being invited to take part.
The Parade is being organised by the Celtic and Irish Cultural Society (CICS), in association with Crawley Borough Council and Sussex Police with support funding from the Irish Government. The aims of the parade, apart from having fun or having the ‘craic’, is to encourage Crawley’s diverse and vibrant community to participate in a greater understanding of Celtic and Irish traditions.
The parade lead by the Mayor of Crawley together with local dignitaries and personalities takes a route through the town centre, starting at 1.00pm from the Crawley Train Station car park (assembling from 12 noon onwards) and would expect to take 45 minutes to complete. The size of the parade dictates the involvement of marching bands, floats promoting local businesses and companies, vintage and classic cars, youth groups, motor cycles, dancing schools, sports clubs, cultural groups, junior bands, marching groups, fancy dress and many more.
The parade finishes in the Town Centre where live music, Irish step dancers and local musicians will bring the day to a fantastic conclusion for the entire afternoon.
The parade would give all organisations a great platform to advertise themselves and the work they do and a chance to distribute flyers so as to attract new members.
The idea of the parade is to bring cultures and communities together through participation that can only be good for the town and it’s inhabitants. With Crawley growing and expanding the CICS want to re-create that feel good factor for the residents of the town, and what better way of developing it for the future than through local businesses with the help of the community. And with all the communities working together the town can be better for it.
For more info on the society and to see last years parade and the publicity it generated check out www.celtic-irish.co.uk
It’s not just an Irish only St Patrick’s Parade, it’s a parade for the community. Crawley has a diverse mix of people and cultures and as a new town has welcomed people from across the globe. Crawley Borough Council, are fully supportive of the event as it encourages cultural cohesion recreating the party atmosphere of the worldwide St. Patrick’s celebration.
There is also a special section called the ‘nations of the world’ where the participants can walk in the parade carrying the flag of their country or geographical region. So the more flags and banners the merrier. The parade is non-political and non-sectarian, one for everyone to enjoy in celebrating this world famous day that is very unique.
The organisers welcome Volunteers as stewards, artists and performers to work beside professional and experienced volunteers. Training will be given for all new volunteers.
If you would like further information or want to take part please contact
John Nolan
Mobile 07956 317492
Home 01293 513189
E-mail john.nolan@celtic-irish.co.uk
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