title The Carnival Procession, Diss, Norfolk - 16th June 2024 intro Isobel and the Palgrave Players have a float in the annual Diss Carnival procession, so it's a good excuse to capture the event a bit more comprehensively. This includes legging it up to Diss High School where the parade is assembling, and then following it all the way down to the bottom of Mere Street. imgp3361 East Angles Brass Band pause for a photo imgp3362 The Mayor and the Diss Duck mascot are ready imgp3365 The Blood Boys hang around imgp3366 Some sort of Mad Max ZZ-Top dude imgp3369 The Palgrave Players get ready for the procession imgp3379 Isobel looks over imgp3380 Storm Troopers and the Lone Ranger imgp3385 An old-timey van imgp3387 A tractor and trailer outside Diss High School imgp3392 ZZ Top does a close-up photo imgp3400 The steam roller has got its smoke on imgp3413 East Angles Brass Band heads the parade off imgp3415 A dude on stilts looks back imgp3436 A Fordson Major turns out onto Shelfanger Road imgp3443 The Tribe All gang gives a wave imgp3451 The parade continues down to Mount Street imgp3454 A very purple group passes by imgp3457 The parade on Mount Street imgp3470 The giant steam roller rumbles past imgp3473 The mayor and Diss Duck on parade imgp3484 A trailer of school kids imgp3488 Some stripey prisoners on Mount Street imgp3493 Frontier people, with the Betsy Ross flag of 1792 imgp3495 A "native American" with a bow and arrow imgp3505 A group of cowgirls imgp3511 A burlesque dancing group on parade imgp3515 Kelsey from the Dove Players imgp3518 Clive drives the Palgrave Players around imgp3525 Isobel helps hold the banner up imgp3530 Isobel and the Baker's Wife banner imgp3532 A Pink Lady tractor imgp3546 A baby sleeps through it all imgp3551 The 2nd Diss Salvation Army Scouts imgp3556 A Dramatots pickup float imgp3561 A pretend bluegrass band brings up the rear imgp3570 The parade on Mount Street imgp3579 A giant tractor pulls the Diss Guiding float imgp3587 Cowgirls outside Browne's on Market Place imgp3615 The Palgrave Players on Market Place imgp3620 Will with a hobby horse imgp3623 A view of the parade from up a lamppost imgp3634 The parade on the Market Place imgp3639 Cathal is Clint Eastwood imgp3640 There's a big crowd at the bottom of Mere Street imgp3642 The parade snakes its way through town imgp3651 More waving imgp3654 Cathal on Mere Street imgp3664 Cathal does some pretend shooting imgp3682 The Air Force cadets do some collecting imgp3685 Some sort of Barbie cowgirls imgp3687 A tractor on Mere Street imgp3690 A bit of kerbside flag waving occurs imgp3712 Crowds follow the end of the parade down Mere Street imgp3713 Crowds spill out onto Mere's Mouth imgp3722 A view of Diss over the Mere imgp3723 Straw bales in Diss Park imgp3727 There's a dog show going on imgp3735 The Fordson tractor pulls out of the bus station imgp3744 The cadets do a first-aid demonstration imgp3753 Some cadets do giant jenga imgp3763 The Diss Mascot does the rounds for photos imgp3769 A US Army truck imgp3771 The new D-Day 80 Beacon imgp3778 A tat-seller sells stuff imgp3784 There's some sort of rodeo show on the pavillion imgp3792 Diss Publishing's window is on-theme