THOUSANDS of Islanders and tourists came out to party last night at the 18th Battle of Flowers Moonlight Parade.
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Sunny side up
August 15, 2008 – 2:00 pm
THE circus came to town yesterday – and picked up first prize.
Optimists take top Battle award
August 14, 2008 – 3:24 pm
The Optimists Club have scooped the top prize in this year’s Battle of Flowers with their entry, Circus.
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Battle people: Mary Bidan
August 14, 2008 – 2:00 pm
WHILE there are numerous Islanders who help to make the Battle of Flowers the success that it is, it is safe to say that without the float builders there would be no parade.
Here we go!
August 14, 2008 – 2:00 pm
CARNIVAL spirit takes over the Island today for the 106th year as the Battle of Flowers gets under way on Victoria Avenue – and fingers are crossed that the weather stays dry.
All right on the night
August 14, 2008 – 1:59 pm
DESPITE the arrival of 100,000 rotten flowers last week and a number of funding threats over the past year, most of the float building teams for today’s Battle of Flowers were well ahead of schedule last night.
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Battle stars from the past
August 14, 2008 – 1:58 pm
ANYONE who grew up with the Battle of Flowers – especially the girls – will have had their favourite.
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We drive at dawn …
August 14, 2008 – 1:57 pm
AS if Battle of Flowers week is not stressful enough, float builders around the Island were rocked by the news this week that 100,000 dyed chrysanthemums from Holland were rotten.
Blooms’ Day
August 14, 2008 – 1:55 pm
Float builders were rocked this week by a delivery of rotten flowers. Ramsay Cudlipp visits St Peter’s Battle HQ to find out how they are coping
1,257 km on a bike – just for the Battle
August 14, 2008 – 1:55 pm
A COUPLE from Germany were so keen to watch today’s Battle of Flowers that they have spent the past two weeks cycling here especially.
