Battle: The race to be ready

Thursday 31st July 2008, 2:57PM BST.

TWO weeks today, for the 106th year, the Island will be gripped by Battle fever.

And preparations are already well in place to make this year’s Battle of Flowers a big success.

Last night, Miss Battle, Holly Fraser, was joined by parade officials and media representatives to see how the floats are coming along and how much work still needs to be done.

But while some exhibits are on track for the arrival of thousands of flowers next Thursday, many of the parish exhibits are well behind schedule this year. ‘We’re slightly behind,’ said Trinity chairman Anslie Le Brun. ‘We would like to have finished building by now, as we normally are.

• Picture: Miss Battle, Holly Fraser, adds a harestail to a dragon’s head on the John Le Cornu Family and Friends float

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