You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. Opinion 0 Comments PHOTO: OTAGO DAILY TIMES An estimated 30,000 people were in Alexandra in September 1984 for the blossom festival. Centennial Ave was lined with people as the procession moved past. The Alexandra Plunket Mothers float, Strawberry Shortcake, gained first place by popular vote. Related Stories SUBSCRIBER Letters to the Editor: mining, heritage and Trump SUBSCRIBER Bombs alone will not help Iran protesters SUBSCRIBER Cartoonist’s view — Yeo SUBSCRIBER Outraged by horrific killing in Minneapolis In living memory SUBSCRIBER The secret diary of... secret horoscopes SUBSCRIBER Letters to the Editor: All Blacks, Wānaka and NZ Post SUBSCRIBER Cartoonist’s view — Yeo Increasingly expensive chocolate not just a case of costly ingredients SUBSCRIBER Predicting 2026 will be just another political horse race SUBSCRIBER Cartoonist’s view — Yeo SUBSCRIBER Pretending to help Donald Trump More