What is so special about Ulverston I hear you cry?
Well, several things I reply.
Firstly, this ..........
Yup! Laurel & Hardy. It is the birthplace of Stan Laurel.
Also it has a lovely Carnival
the 'Carnival Master' at the head of the procession (following a Police van)
Then the first band
then the Mountain Rescue
the Coastguard
Rambo
Dance troupe
the drumming band
a pipe band
the Carnival Queen on a flat bed pony cart (it had to stop until all of the proceeding events had reached the top of the hill and then take a run at it - apparently it failed to get up the hill in one go last year when it stopped half way up
)
a dray from the local brewery
then the Dragon (it has the replica of a lighthouse on its nose which is a memorial on the hill overlooking the town and is its emblem)
the dragon was lead by a penny whistler and a drummer
I know it was a dragon 'cos it was dragon its tail on the road.
the procession went up the hill and then came back into the centre of the town by another road and I managed to get all of the entrants again.
NO I AM NOT GOING TO POST ALL OF THEM AGAIN.
The only photo of this second lot that I amgoing to add here is the Fire Engine with a 'clown' driving it with a dog as co-pilot.
That's Ulverston as we saw it.
Great stuff Paul! Looks like fun.