The Manchester Day Parade 2010 (video)

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The first-ever Manchester Day Parade through the city centre took place on a hot and sunny Sunday afternoon in June 2010.

It was a great success and delighted the crowds. It was clear that a huge amount of time and effort had been put in by all concerned.

As usual in Manchester these days the size of the crowd has been grossly exaggerated: 75,000 people according to the BBC and Manchester Evening News with Councillor Pat Karney proclaiming it as the 'best ever' parade in Manchester and 'a world-beater up there with New York, Sydney and Rio'.

But as the parade route was only 2,850 yards long, I estimate between 10,000 and 15,000 people were actually on the streets watching. In other words, quite a long way to go before it rivals Rio, but lots of fun and a good start.

Duration: 6 mins 12 secs

Technical details: Sony DCR-HC22E MiniDV camcorder, edited with Sony Vegas Video 5 and Magix Vegas 15 and 19. Encoded with XMediaRecode.