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14 March, 2010
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Published: 27 November, 2009
FIRE or ice - that is the choice faced by the estimated 4000 spectators who will join in this evening's Wintersong parade in Nairn.
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The follow-up to last year's C. S. Lewis inspired "Nairnia" celebrations, this year's event will have two processions setting off separately to bring together fire and ice in the town centre and sing the specially created Nairn "Wintersong" itself. "The icy procession starts at The Brae, while the fiery one sets off from Rosebank Square, each led by a band of musicians," Isabel Connell, co-chairman of organising group Inspire explained. "The drummers will front the icy procession and the brass and wind will head up the fiery one and we're inviting members of the public to take part. To join in, just turn up from 5.30pm at Rosebank Square or The Brae to collect your free glow stick and join in." A stage has been built outside the Royal Bank of Scotland building on the High Street where 4000 voices are expected to join together in singing "Wintersong". "It's a great sing-a-long song," Inspire co-chairman Sula Grigg said. "We've had it written especially for Nairn as a celebration of all things that are good about winter. It's easy to sing and by downloading it from www.nairnwintersong.wordpress.com folk can learn the words and tune and join in on the night." Wintersong also has its very own symbol designed to show the harmony between summer and winter, and a giant version will take centre stage, with the help of members of Move to the Music Dance Group, Mellow Yellow Youth Arts Group and Yellow Dog Youth Theatre Company. Members will carry the various parts in the procession before bringing them together on-stage, symbolising that the whole is stronger than the sum of the parts. A large video screen will broadcast proceedings to the crowd and other attractions include handcrafted large scale effigies, including the spirits of summer and winter, the traditional winter lights switch on ceremony under the watchful gaze of host for the evening Mr Man in the Moon on and late night shopping with a Santa's Grotto for the younger participants. 
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