Full steam ahead for Amble’s Christmas Lights and Parade
Hundreds of people turned out to see the festive lights switch-on, and despite wet weather during the day, fortunately there was no rain on Amble’s parade.
📷 Amble Coastal Rowing Club created an awesome RMS Mauretania float
The theme for the parade this year was friendly/the Friendliest Port, with one community group pushing the boat out with a spectacular float in the shape of RMS Mauretania. Click here if you want to know the story about Amble and the famous ship.
📷 Hildi Wehr and her mother with Santa
Ten year-old Hildi Wehr officially switched on the Christmas lights and set the parade going. She is Amble’s Good Young Citizen of the Year 2025 and won the honour as part of her prize.
The Lights Committee had excelled themselves with new lights along Queen Street, and the crowd cheered when they lit up the street.
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- Santa
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- RNLI
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- Silver carriage
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- Time Bandits
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- Andy and friends
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- Caribbean Crew
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- Newbiggin Brass Band
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- Meze Mundo
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- Rotary
The parade kicked off with Santa on a vintage motorbike, followed by Hildi and the Amble Coastguards. Police, RNLI, Cadets and the Fire Brigade all joined in as did a wealth of community groups, with live music from Caribbean Crew steel band, Meze Mundo street band and Newbiggin brass band.
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- Amble Sword
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- Angies Tav
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- Cadets
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- Coquet Churches Together
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- Amble Food Bank
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- Women’s Workshop
Santa was busy all afternoon, and despite the wet weather, entertainment from Andy and friends, and the stalls in the Town Square lifted people’s spirits.
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- Grace, Ollie & Everly
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- Alice
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- Zara
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- Emilia and Daisy
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- crowds along Queen St
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- festive boat
Amble Events Committee chair Bart Rippon said, “It was yet another wonderful parade and attendance, in spite of the bad weather, there was a great atmosphere. Thank you to everyone who came, and their valued support.”
Anna Williams
