Photography by Carl Jones

More than 2,500 people attended Caerphilly’s River of Light lantern parade on Thursday.

Children of all ages braved the cold winter night to display their homemade lanterns .

Organisers said over 800 lanterns were made by children at weekend workshops throughout the month at Caerphilly Leisure Centre.

Accompanied by samba drumming, dancing, costumed performers, giant sculptures and a Chinese Dragon, the parade made its way through the town centre to Crescent Road to finish with a fireworks display at Caerphilly Castle.

Councillor Colin Elsbury, who represents the St Martin’s ward covering Caerphilly town centre, said: “It’s a fantastic event with real community spirit.

“When you see the parade coming down Cardiff Road, you know why they call it a River of Light.”

The Mayor of Caerphilly County Borough, Cllr Vera Jenkins led the parade through the town and later thanked the crowd for attending and wished everyone a very Merry Christmas.

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