Island Life Magazine Ltd August/September 2015 | Page 97

OUT & ABOUT

Mardi Gras!
A

sunny Saturday in late June saw
the Magna Carta Mardi Gras
parade shimmying through Ryde,
in an explosion of colour and smiling
faces. Over 30 carnival entries from
schools and communities told the story
of Britain’s trek towards democracy with
the various groups representing such
significant events as Votes for Women,
Peace Protestors, Gay Pride and, of
course, the Magna Carta itself.
Part of the nationwide ‘Parliament in
the Making’ celebrations to celebrate
800 years since the sealing of the
Magna Carta, the Mardi Gras was a great
success, both with the participants and
the hundreds of people who turned out
to enjoy it all.
Pictures by Graham Reading

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