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Published Date: 06 June 2008
FINAL details have been released about the Leith Festival pageant, which goes ahead this weekend.
The parade, which is seen by many to be the highlight of the festival, will begin at 12.30pm on Saturday and wind its way through the streets of Leith before culminating on Leith Links, signalling the beginning of the gala event itself.

The parade will be escorted by a police horseback guard while a mock Lord Provost will lead the event chauffeured in a large blue Bentley car.

An open top bus donated by Lothian buses will also be involved, as well the Leith Community Concert Band, the Leith Sea Cadets, The Sunshine on Leith Pipe and Salsa band and the local Boys' Brigade.

Leith councillor Gordon Munro said the pageant was an opportunity not only for locals to appreciate their area but also for other city residents.

"This is always the highlight of the Leith Festival," he said. "Come and see Leith at its best on the parade and on the Links."

The route will be slightly different from the traditional one, due to the tram works.





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  • Last Updated: 06 June 2008 10:46 AM
  • Source: Edinburgh Evening News
  • Location: Edinburgh
 
1

AbandonAllHope,

06/06/2008 13:06:38
Please no, not the salsa band
2

abcd1234,

Edinburgh 06/06/2008 13:11:33

The route will be slightly different from the traditional one, due to the tram works

So is there a prize if you can guess the route?
3

Gastric Antral Vascular Ectasia,

06/06/2008 13:36:14
The headline reads "Leith parade route details are released".

Reading the story, though, I'm none the wiser.

4

Mr I Raitt,

of Leith 06/06/2008 14:31:51
But the details may well have been released .. just not to EEN readers. As Snoop Dogg as Huggy Bear in the modern big screen version of Starsky & Hutch said "I lay it out for y'all to play it out." i.e. the EEN have kindly alerted us to the fact that the route details have been released - now we can go and do the leg work. Thanks EEN!
5

Angus R,

06/06/2008 14:48:37
Due to tram works and diversion of traffic this year's parade will start at Lochend Park (opposite Loch Inn Pub), down Lochend Road, Vanburg Place, Hermitage Place, Links Gardens and then onto Leith Links to join the excitement of Leith Festival Gala Day.


There you go - i could get a job for the EEN !!
6

Plantagenet,

06/06/2008 20:09:35
The open top bus? that must be the one they're keeping for Hibs victory parade after they win the Scottish Cup.
7

Just a tax payer,

EDINBURGH 06/06/2008 20:55:02
"The route will be slightly different from the traditional one, due to the tram works"
The route will NOT only be slightly but completely different. It has never started or went down Lochend Road. Come on EEN, get your facts right.

 

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