Borderland Rotary Club is already making plans for the return of the Oswestry Christmas Parade after the disappointment of having to cancel in December 2024, due to storm Darragh.
Jonathan Jones, who organises the parade said “We’ll be back – no doubt about it but it’s been very disappointing as lots of planning goes into big events and people had been planning, preparing and building their floats for days and weeks before the big day so it was very hard to pull the plug the day before the event but, safety must come first – and the storm proved to be as bad, if not worse than forecast. Many suggested we just postpone to the next weekend but unfortunately, it doesn’t work like that as all the licences would have to be reapplied for and that can’t be done in a week, transport companies have their businesses to run and numerous other things that have to be in place to make it a success.
Borderland has run the Christmas Parade for many years now and it’s become known as the beginning of Christmas in Oswestry with thousands coming into town to enjoy the festivities and shop locally – it’s just a wonderful community event.
Jonathan continued, “We had already received many generous donations from local shops and businesses and this money will be carried over till next Christmas when we will once again, fill the streets of Oswestry with good cheer and the sound of music and laughter. But for now, we at Borderland Rotary Club would just like to thank everyone who has supported us throughout the year wish you all, a very happy New Year”.
Picture credit: Grum.
