Flags

Stratford-upon-Avon held its annual celebration of Shakespeare's birthday last Saturday.  A major element of the event is a parade through the town; CH and I missed this, because we were travelling back from holiday - we stopped in the town for a meal on our way home, and arrived just as the crush barriers were being removed and the roads reopened.

Today contractors were hard at work returning the town to its normal state, but they hadn't yet removed the flags which fly along the centre and both sides of Bridge Street during the celebrations. It was a very windy day and they were flapping wildly and noisily, but I liked the interest they added to what is usually rather a drab street.

If you're interested, there is some information about the celebrations here.