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Saint Patrick's Weekend 2005, Crawley - OverviewThe Saint Patrick's Weekend 2005 was held 19-20 March 2005 and aims to offer the people of the south east a taste of Irish music, dance and song. It was presented throughout the town of Crawley, West Sussex and culminated in the 2nd Annual Crawley St Patrick's Parade. In addition to the
parade, a number of additional
events were staged throughout the area such as dance
demonstrations in the town centre, following the Parade and an evening
of story, dance and music. The events were organised by the Celtic and
Irish Cultural Society in association with Crawley Borough Council.
Saturday 19th March 2005 - "Wakin' of Saint Patrick"Sponsored by Coinford ConstructionThe night hosted was hoted by television and west-end actor, Donal Cox and involved storytelling, a themed Irish dance performance telling the story of St Patrick and live music. Donal introduced dance routines from the O'Brien School of Irish Dancing and delivered excepts from a number of the writings of Saint Patrick as well as additional material. Those of us that have heard the stories of "a wake" may think of it as a hooley with singing and dancing. That is what we we wanted it to be! A night of singing, dancing and fun. All proceeds went to Saint Catherine's Hospice and additional local charities. [Visit Coinford Construction] Sunday 20th March 2005 - Saint Patricks Parade 2005Sponsored by Cappagh GroupCrawley was the venue for its second annual Saint Patrick's Parade. Participants from throughout the southeast of England converged at its Rail Station to begin a prearranged route around the town ending in the High Street. Participants from throughout the community came out to support the event including Polish Bikers raising that Nations flag. The O'Brien School, who danced for Saturday's benefit at the Railway Club, put out an impressive float with Saint Patrick included and the Sussex Borders Motor Club provided additional classic vehicles for the parade. At the same time, West Sussex and New York fire-fighters marched side by side. The Celtic and Irish Cultural Society would like to thank everyone who participated in the events over the weekend and especially Sussex Police and Crawley Borough Council. Without the support of the local community such events would not be possible. [Visit Cappagh Group] [See More Information] |
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