Oddly there were many American cheerleaders in the New Years Day Parade. Although judging by the reactions of the male members of the crowd the organisers knew what they were doing.
And of course to accompany the cheerleaders there where the matching marching bands. Oddly they didn't provoke as much interest in the crowd as the cheerleaders did.
Another parade entry, a rather well designed dragon. He was also a foreigner, a ring-in promoting an Italian arts festival.
Another of the Italian guests, this one a water serpent with a very cool articulated body.
One of the relatively few English entries (well except for
all the London boroughs who'd also had to enter. The only
decent display was by the borough of Westminster who'd gotten
a lot of tanks and drove them through the streets. We hope
there were still a few left to guard Parliament). Would a
parade be a parade without a large inflated Noddy?
