Taking sanctuary

5 Dec 2024 • By Mary Anne Gill Share:

Sunday’s Cambridge Christmas Parade had only just got underway, but it was all too much for Toma Taute, pulled in a cart by Norma Taute, as part of the Sanctuary Mountain float. Not that Toma knew it, this was  Cambridge’s biggest parade in seven years – and umbrellas up or not, it was a cracker. Mary Anne Gill was on hand to catch the arrival of the festive season.

See: They really do know it’s Christmas

See: Rain, who cares? Christmas Parade a cracker

The parade had only just got underway but it was all too much for Toma Taute, pulled in a cart by Norma Taute, and part of the Sanctuary Mountain float. Cambridge Christmas Parade 2024

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