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The incoming market was complemented by a number of Horsham shops joining in with the Italian flavour of the festival</P> <P>The weather was not as kind as in 2007 when the Piazza Italia first took place but it did stay dry throughout the day. Visitors in 2008 wrapped up warm against the cold wind and came out to enjoy the produce and events on offer</P> <P>On Good Friday, in a slightly different format to last year the Ferrari parade was in East Street giving an idea of how the town will be when East Street was pedestrianised. Market Square was occupied by the Ducati motorcycle display</P> <A HREF="/images/hh/full/70a.jpg" target="_blank" width=295 height=393><IMG class=edge SRC="/images/hh/page/70a.jpg" alt="Ducatis in Market Square" border=0 align=right></A> <P>Trade was brisk in the Carfax where a wide range of genuine Italian produce was available to try and buy. A Venetian gondolier and wedding guest provided street entertainment together with some Italian themed bands. Scalextric were on hand with Ferrari cars to test drive around the track</P> <P>To mark the reason for the bank holiday there was an Easter Parade and service held in the Carfax on Good Friday, this was lead by Horsham Churches Together</P> <P>Look out for next year's event to be held at Easter 2009, 10<SUP>th</SUP> & 11<SUP>th</SUP> of April. One new addition to the line-up may feature the Mini car to celebrate 40 years since the Italian Job was on the cinema screen. A direct link between Horsham and this film is that the star, Sir Michael Caine, had his first acting role in the <A HREF="/30/electrictheatre.htm">Carfax Theatre</A></P> <TABLE BORDER=0 class=thumbs align="center"> <TR><TD VALIGN="bottom"><A HREF="/images/hh/full/70g.jpg" target="_blank" width=295 height=169> <IMG class=edge SRC="/images/hh/page/70g.jpg" alt="A new Ferrari" border=0 align=left></A> </TD> <TD VALIGN="TOP"><A HREF="/images/hh/full/70b.jpg" target="_blank" width=295 height=393 > <IMG class=edge SRC="/images/hh/page/70b.jpg" alt="Hidden Horsham, East Street Ferrari Display" border=0 align=left></A></TD></TR> <TR><TD><P class=c>A new Ferrari</P></TD><TD><P class=c>East Street Ferrari Display</P></TD></TR> <TR><TD VALIGN="TOP"><A HREF="/images/hh/full/70c.jpg" target="_blank" width=295 height=221> <IMG class=edge SRC="/images/hh/page/70c.jpg" alt="Hidden Horsham, The Carfax" border=0 align=left></A></TD> <TD VALIGN="bottom"><A HREF="/images/hh/full/70d.jpg" target="_blank" width=295 height=393> <IMG class=edge SRC="/images/hh/page/70d.jpg" alt="Hidden Horsham, Scalectrix in the Carfax" border=0 align=left></A></TD></TR> <TR><TD><P class=c>Italian Market in the Carfax</P></TD><TD><P class=c>Scalectrix in the Carfax</P></TD></TR> <TR><TD VALIGN="bottom"><A HREF="/images/hh/full/70e.jpg" target="_blank" width=295 height=197> <IMG class=edge SRC="/images/hh/page/70e.jpg" alt="Hidden Horsham, The Carfax" border=0 align=left></A></TD> <TD VALIGN="TOP"><A HREF="/images/hh/full/70f.jpg" target="_blank" width=295 height=293> <IMG class=edge SRC="/images/hh/page/70f.jpg" alt="Hidden Horsham, Bar Vin" border=0 align=left></A></TD></TR> <TR><TD><P class=c>Hepworth Brewery in the Carfax</P></TD><TD><P class=c>Bar Vin sporting Italian flags</P></TD></TR> </TABLE> <P>If you have any images or comments you would like added to this page please contact Hidden Horsham as shown below</P> <P>Last update: Dec 2010 (tense of writing left as per 2008 article looking forward</P> <BR> <TABLE BORDER=0 class=info > <TR><TD><P>External Links:</P> <P><A HREF="http://www.visithorsham.co.uk/piazza-italia" target="_blank">Horsham Piazza Italia 2008 Programme</A></P> <P><A HREF="http://www.horshamchurches.co.uk" target="_blank">Horsham Churches Together</A></P> <P><A HREF="http://www.docgb.org" target="_blank">Ducati Owners Club GB</A></P> <P><A HREF="http://www.hepworthbrewery.co.uk" target="_blank">Hepworth & Co Brewery</A></P> </TD></TR> </TABLE> <H3><A HREF="/69/horshamtownguide.htm" class=opac><IMG SRC="/images/back.gif" alt="click for the previous image" border=0></A><A HREF="/71/blackjug.htm" class=opac><IMG SRC="/images/fwd.gif" alt="click for the next image" border=0></A></H3> <HR> <P>Contributions, comments and suggestions are welcomed. 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