GALLERY: The first parade of The Battle of Flowers weekend

The parade, which was free this year, gathered thousands of islanders and holidaymakers.

A scaled-down version of the celebration was needed, keeping the tradition alive after fears this year's event would be cancelled completely.

The parade circled through town, so it required smaller floats, but designers refused to let their imaginations be dimmed by size requirements.

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The evening parade will do the same on Saturday evening (9 August) and end with a firework finale.

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Earlier this week, it was announced that the Battle of Flowers was given £120,000 of pubic money to cover debts accrued last year, and pay creditors left out of pocket last summer.

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The sum will be deducted from future grants, reducing them, and has been described as an 'advance'.

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