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Nearly 15,000 people lined Gainsborough Road in the pouring rain to take in the 16th Hyde Park Santa Claus parade and support a great cause.
With a sports theme to this year’s parade, floats were decorated with hockey nets, basketball hoops and local soccer, hockey and baseball teams were taking part.
Leading the way as the Grand Marshall was London Majors legend, Cleveland Brownlee.
“This city has done for so much for me, and to allow me to walk in the Hyde Park Parade, this is nothing short of amazing,” said Brownlee.
“This is just like being on the field on a Friday night.”
London Majors legend Cleveland Brownlee was the Grand Marshall for the annual Hyde Park Santa Claus Parade in London, Ont. on Nov. 23, 2024. (Brent Lale/CTV London)
Brownlee, who moved from Georgia to London in 2010 to play for the Majors, has been a community supporter …
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