CROWDS lined the streets as hundreds of schoolchildren took to the streets for the annual Christmas Lantern Parade.
The youngsters left from the Christmas Market with their handmade lanterns along St Werburgh Street accompanied by the Queen of Light puppet, walking along Eastgate Street to the Cross, down Bridge Street, then turning around and heading for Northgate Street, with the Parade ending back at the Christmas Market in Town Hall Square.
Schools that took part on Thursday (November 28) were Tarporley CE Primary, Boughton Heath Primary, Belgrave Primary, Grosvenor Park Academy, Dee Point Primary, Upton Westlea Primary, St Clares Primary, Cherry Grove Primary and Acresfield Primary.
Lisa Harris, Director of Places Strategy, Cheshire West and Chester Council said: “Chester artist Russell Kirk has been running workshops in our schools to make lanterns that the children will be carrying in the parade.
“Russell has made structures for many of our parades including the Twelve Days of Christmas, Midsummer Watch, Winter Watch and Diwali, his Queen of Light structure adds to the Lantern Parade spectacle.”
The Lantern Parade is part of Chester’s Christmas celebrations that include the Christmas market in Town Hall Square, Lanterns at Chester Zoo, Chester Cathedral’s Christmas Tree Festival, The Gingerbread Village, Peter Pan at Storyhouse, Snow White at the Forum Studio Theatre, Winter Watch Parade (5 December) and the combined Saturnalia and Winter Watch Parade (12 December). Visit www.experiencechester.co.uk for more Christmas events.
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