Liverpool Giants (WWI Centenary Commemoration & Liverpool Biennial 2014) , Day 3 of 3, Video 4 of 4

The Liverpool 2014 Giant Spectacular commemorating 100 years since the start of World War I.
This is from Day 3 of the of the events, and the final day with the Giants, and the last of the four videos I recorded that day.
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Following on from the previous video, the Liverpool Clan Wallace City of Liverpool Pipes and Drums band play the bagpipes in commemoration of D-Day.
They pause for a short breather (piping and marching at the same time looks like it must be exhausting!) and are soon followed by the drummers on double-stacked cars. Keep an eye on the drummer closest to the camera on the last car. The joy as he plays is wonderful.
Following the drummers are the mourners, many still being rained upon, and after them is The Little Girl, now asleep.
The live band returns, and facing the crowd is a the dancing man with round glasses. This is Jean-Luc Courcoult, the man who made this wonderful event possible.
After the live band comes The Grandmother, now able to rest after her exhausting week searching for her grand-daughter. Her wheelchair and her Safe of Memories follow closely.
The gigantic cymbals pass by, and finally the confetti-cannon.
This was an absolutely wonderful event and I am very glad to have had the chance to see it. The efforts of everyone involved are greatly appreciated.
The Giant Spectacular was created by Jean-Luc Courcoult and Royal De Luxe.
More info can be found at: www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-... and www.giantspectacular.com/
Video filmed on Wapping, Liverpool, on 2014-07-27 at 11:18 BST.
My apologies for any quality issues - I couldn't see what I was filming most of the time, either due to holding the camera at arms' length or having the sun in my eyes, plus the occasional jostle from fellow spectators :-)

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