{"id":1775,"date":"2024-12-31T23:51:49","date_gmt":"2024-12-31T23:51:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/b\/?p=1775"},"modified":"2024-12-31T23:51:49","modified_gmt":"2024-12-31T23:51:49","slug":"garstang-tractor-parade-for-the-childrens-festival-28th-december-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/b\/2024\/12\/garstang-tractor-parade-for-the-childrens-festival-28th-december-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Garstang Tractor Parade for the Children’s Festival – 28th December 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It was a dull day but spirits were high as dozens of tractors converged into Booths Car Park at Garstang. Some old ones and some new ones, over a 100 with the old ones being parked in the square outside Booths store. They’re so small compared to the new mammoth tractors at the far end of the car park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is all in aid of the Garstang and District Children’s Festival, collecting money for the 2025 festival.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

After a couple of hours of display the parade began at midday. Launched by a chequered flag and a Reindeer tractor towing a Santa sleigh. The route round Garstang was packed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The old ones, Fords in blue, Massey Ferguson’s in red plus some others:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The new ones:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Garstang has its own Mayor and Town Council which was news to me. The Mayor is Councillor Michal Halford, wearing the chain of office. I wanted a photo to also have the sign on the gentleman’s back. ‘Garstang & District Children’s Festival’. That’s what it’s about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Queen of Garstang raised the starting flag then the Mayor offered a hand. Forward came Santa’s sleigh and tractor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The old tractors awoke from their slumber while the new one’s were already buzzing round the route but they merged at the roundabout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This grey one was a little corker. It has a very smart iron seat made in Newark it says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Walking to High Street was a surprise as it was packed and the tractors were racing through. Too fast it seemed and a relief when a delivery driver blocked the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A blue one to match the cafe-bar sign. Nineteen: had a bacon sandwich in there and it was thumbs up, the staff were very friendly with all the customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A delivery van brought them to close up enabling this good photo of the Massey’s en-masse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here looking towards the clock the packed crowds on both sides. The children loved the musical horns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here the Mayor demonstrates the horn to a waving child.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It was a fine display and parade. It’s great to see all that together coming in from the fields all around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two Garstang posts on here very close, here’s the other: http:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/b\/2024\/12\/a-walk-through-and-beyond-garstang-26th-october-2024\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The related website has a page on Garstang although we just noticed it’s 10yrs old http:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/1hrAway\/Garstang.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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