Lions Bay Roberts 2011 Christmas Parade

Bob Badcock adjusts the lettering on his 1975 Beetle.

Bob Badcock adjusts the lettering on his 1975 Beetle. 1 width:500px;height:332px Members of the Vanda Maunder Dancers, dressed in their Christmas cowgirls outfits. 2 width:500px;height:332px The Ascension Collegiate Astros cheerleading team. 3 width:500px;height:332px From left, Chloe Crane, Jenna Lee Ralph, Taylor Dale and Jessica Pike of Catherine's Dance Studio. 4 width:500px;height:332px Parade marshall Debbie Jewer has a chat with Santa Claus prior to the start of the Bay Roberts parade. 5 height:500px;width:332px
The Pirates of the Caribbean float, sponsored by Home Accents and Gifts, was a crowd favourite. 6 width:500px;height:332px Parade participants Jodie Boone and her 17-month-old daughter Brooke Anthony road aboard the Snoopy's Christmas float, which was created by Cordell Smith. 7 height:500px;width:332px "Granny" Sherry Neil knits in her chair in a float called Mummer's Christmas, which was sponsored by the 2nd Bay Roberts Brownies. 8 height:500px;width:332px Ethan Kavanagh-Day (left), Gavin William MacDougal and Nathan Butler (right) enjoyed their time on the Gingerbread House float, which was sponsored by Powell's Construction. 9 width:500px;height:332px Eric Roach had one of the best views of the Bay Roberts parade from his perch atop a replica lighthouse that he built on his Water Street property. 10 height:500px;width:332px
Six-year-old Claire Taylor was sporting a Santa hat and beard. Her younger sister, Jenna, was a great little helper. 11 height:500px;width:332px Two-year-old Calleigh Morgan of Bay Roberts gives a high-five to Mickey Mouse. 12 width:500px;height:332px Bay Roberts firefighters Geoff Roach (rescue captain), Shannon Franey, David Gifford, Shane Franey and Michael Murphy pose in front of the department's Snoopy versus Red Baron float. 13 width:500px;height:332px Karen Moore (front), Susan Ralph and Doreen Oliver (right) are nurses at the Carbonear General Hospital. They donned traditional nursing caps for the occasion. 14 width:500px;height:332px Newman Parsons drove the Bay Roberts fire department's vintage 1942 Fargo fire truck. Parsons has been a member of the brigade for some 45 years. 15 width:500px;height:332px
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Published on December 5, 2011

The annual Lions Bay Roberts 2011 Christmas Parade took place Saturday, Dec. 3. The event was a tremendous success, with ideal weather, huge crowds and an entertaining and creative procession of floats, bands, dance groups, emergency vehicles and, of course, Santa Claus.

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