Looking back at Spalding Flower Parade floats from the past

The Spading Flower Parade is always a feast of colour and impressive creativity as the floats take shape thanks to delicate decoration with flower heads.

The best designs live long in the memory and can be explored on the excellent archive at www.heritagesouthholland.co.uk - including snaps taken by visitors and gems from the archives of this newspaper.

To whet your appetite for what’s to come in 2024 - and revive memories from the past - here’s a mini gallery of just some of our favourite floats from parades gone by…

You can read more of our coverage at our dedicated Spalding Flower Parade section.

What was your favourite float? Tell us in the comments below…