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Glowthorpe Lantern Parade lights up the night

Olivia RichwaldYorkshire
News imageBBC Stilt walkers wearing bright costumes lit up in blue walk among crowds.BBC
Stilt-walkers lead the way in the lantern parade near the Dearne Playhouse in Goldthorpe. Schoolchildren and community groups created more than 50 lanterns from tissue paper and willow

Hundreds of people have taken part in the first Glowthorpe Lantern Parade.

The festival of light, in Goldthorpe near Barnsley, was organised by the Dearne Community Arts' Festival and funded by Barnsley Council's Unity and Inclusion Fund.

Artist Sue Walpole held community workshops where she helped people create lanterns in the shape of houses, hearts, flowers and plants.

More than 50 lanterns were carried around the Welfare Grounds.

The parade was accompanied by an evening of light-based entertainment, including a disco bike, fire performer and bubbles.

News imageThree young girls hold lanterns, two shaped as red hearts and one as a circus tent.
News imageFive women hold lit-up lanterns shaped as teepees and stars.
Morgan, Amber and Robyn from Goldthope all created their own lanterns at school. The lanterns were themed as part of Barnsley Council’s Love Where You Live programme
Sharon, Rachel, Carol, Janet and Beaty made their lanterns at workshops with the WI. Janet (second from right) said: "We really enjoyed it and it has brought the community together."

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