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Pigs on parade for town's arts festival

Calne Arts & Music Festival A pig dressed like Harry Potter on the left, wearing the black Hogwarts robes, scarf, Harry Potter round glasses, the arting hat and having the lightning-bolt scar painted on. He has an award medal on. On the right is People's Vote winner Rosie the flying piggie. She is mostly pink and woolly with wings.Calne Arts & Music Festival
Calne Music and Arts Festival Close-up of model dragon in a slightly pig shape, with painted green scales, lizard-like wings attached and added horns.Calne Music and Arts Festival
The People's Vote winner was Rosie the Flying Piggie, seen here next to the Harry Potter pig which also won an award
They all started off as plain cardboard pigs - but this dragon-pig has been completely transformed

Pigs with wings, dressed as animals and a couple with a Harry Potter theme have all featured at an arts festival.

The Calne Pig Parade was part of the Wiltshire town's music and arts festival, which celebrated its 50th anniversary on 5 October.

The papier-mâché pig sculptures were created in recognition of the town's heritage - marking 40 years since the demolition of the Harris bacon factory.

Many of the pigs, which were decorated by local people, community groups and organisations, were on display in local shop windows before competing for prizes.

Calne Music & Arts Festival A painted pig with a wry smile, painted to have a smart blue uniform with RAF insignia. He also has a pair of old-fashioned flying goggles and a hat. Plane wings are attached and some tissue has been made to stick out from his neck, as if it is a scarf flying in the wind.Calne Music & Arts Festival
Flying pigs were a regular theme, including with this RAF-style pig

More than 700 people went to see them all gathered together at the festival's pig parade.

The idea was originally launched at the Calne Carnival and had backing from the town council.

People could buy a pig at the carnival and get it decorated in time for the parade.

There were a number of awards, with the People's Vote winner announced as Rosie the Flying Piggie.

There is still a chance to see some of the pigs, with 50 on display at the Calne Heritage Centre until the end of October.

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