It was the culmination of a Parish Council initiated project which had seen every pupil in the school join storytelling and craft sessions to learn more about the village's Millennium Garden, local history and local legends. Our photographer Neil Cross captured the joy of the parade which went from the school, through the Millennium Garden to the recreation ground.
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They carried home made instruments and some wore devil masks, others carried papier mache pigs heads.
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The project was organised through the Parish Council with funding from Ribble Valley Council and the village's own Church Street Fund.
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It was inspired by the sculptures in the village's Millennium Garden - in particular a sculpture entitled The Pig, The Ribber and The Devil by Fiona Bowley
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Alastair Price from the Horse and Bamboo Theatre company helped the children to create models and masks following a visit by storyteller Sue Allonby who worked with pupils to develop stories and ideas prompted by the sculpture.