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Steel drummers, swirling swans, Percy the Pig and a host of colourful, fun and wacky characters all featured in the Margate Carnival today (August 7).
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After a two year break due to covid, the event was back, processing from Palm Bay, along the seafront passing Turner Contemporary, the Old Town, and Dreamland, before ending at Westbrook.
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Crowds of onlookers packed the route enjoying the show put on by dance groups, community and youth groups and clubs, businesses, individuals, carnival courts and more.