Ap(e)tly Proud

Explanation: Lisse has had swans, lions and even a unicorn as theme on their float and this year it’s the turn of the ape. Everyone can recognise an ape and they appeal to the imagination as they resemble us humans. This theme is also linked to the impending departure of our Mayor Lies Spruit because she is Ap(e)tly Proud of Lisse where she will have been Mayor for 13 years. Especially for her, there is a throne mounted on the front of the float. The large Ape on the front part of the float has moving eyes which stare at the public as if to say ‘let us look at each other and take care of each other’’.

The tails on the smaller apes meanwhile form a heart, symbolic for the love in Lisse. The Ape’s fur is composed of bulb flowers which have been pinned onto the models by Scouting troop De Shawanos, and the hair on the Apes is made from cut flowers. Beware when the float passes by as you may spot an escaped Ape!

Floral Design: Karin Pasman
Decorators: Scoutinggroep Shawano’s Lisse

For more information on the decorators see here.