Thousands of people flocked to the annual spring festival in Cobden on Saturday to enjoy glorious sunshine. Pictures: Rob Gunstone
THE 20th annual CopRice Cobden Spring Festival provided fun for the whole family at the weekend.
Subscribe now for unlimited access.
$0/
(min cost $0)
or signup to continue reading
Festival co-ordinator Barbara Cowley said the event was a real celebration.
“It was just simply wonderful. There were lots of people, glorious sunshine and lots of happy smiling faces” she said.
The event cast off with a fishing competition at Lake Cobden on Friday evening before thousands converged for Saturday’s ever-popular street parade.
The theme was anniversaries and celebrations and feature a parade of “Heytesbury sons”, World War I veterans, represented by relatives, who returned home to help settle the Cobden/Heytesbury district .
