East Midlands (Page 13)

Harborough Carnival 2008 Parade – Carnival Queen Float

The float carrying the Carnival Queen passes down Welland Park Road as part of the 2008 Market Harborough Carnival Parade.

The Market Harborough Carnival is a yearly event takes place every June in the town of Market Harborough in Leicestershire, England. It starts with a parade of floats at around mid-day, leading down through the town and around Welland Park. The parade ends up at Symington’s Recreation Ground in St Mary’s Road, where there are numerous stalls and entertainment.

Many local schools and organizations take part in the event. There is no overall theme for the floats set by the organisers, ensuring a good diversity of float themes and designs. The lorries used for the floats are provided by local haulage company Sanderson Transport.

Welland Park Playpark under construction

360° VR panorama outside the play park area in Welland Park while it was under reconstruction in 2008. The new play facilities were installed at a cost of £300,000, and since re-opening in August 2008, have proved very popular with families.

Welland Park Rose Garden

360° VR panorama of the Rose Garden in Welland Park, Market Harborough. At the centre of the Rose Garden is the old Bell Tower from the Symington Corset Factory (now used as the council offices).

Welland Park 1

Welland Park is a popular park in Market Harborough, England. It was awarded a Green Flag Award in 2007, and with the attention of hard working volunteers and council workers, helps Harborough to consistently rank highly in (and occasionally win) the East Midlands In Bloom competition.

Welland Park Road

360° VR panorama of the path along Welland Park road and the south side of Welland Park in Market Harborough, England.

From Wikipedia:

A major improvement took place from 1930 with the acquisition of land between Northampton Road and Farndon Road. This enabled the construction of Welland Park Road (which enabled east west traffic to bypass the town centre), provision of 100 homes for rent along Welland Park Road and 52 in Walcot Road to rehouse occupants of the old yard houses, plots for private housing, the layout of Welland Park and the construction of Welland Park School.

Welland Park Road Bridge

360° VR panorama on the Bridge over the River Welland on Welland Park Road in Market Harborough, England. The bridge was originally constructed as part of Welland Park Road in 1931.

Farndale View and Rhodes Close

360° VR panorama of houses on Farndale View and Rhodes Close, in Market Harborough, England.

The estate was built by David Wilson Homes around 1999 on land just to the south of Lubenham Hill road.