It is the ultimate intergenerational collaboration - mobility scooters decorated by teenagers cruising in the Contact Alexandra Blossom Festival Grand Parade.

The call is out for seniors to join the fun and ride the scooters in this eye-catching new addition to the iconic parade.

 Don’t have a mobility scooter?  No problem - festival organisers are partnering with Ted Clouston, a 92-year-old local scooter business owner, to help provide a small fleet of wheels for the occasion.

 Ted - who attended the first Blossom Festival in 1957 - said he already had a group of scooter enthusiasts ready to go.

 “Everyone I’ve spoken to is dead keen.’’

 It was over a decade since Ted last took part in the Grand Parade, and he was looking forward to cruising the street again - albeit on a very different ride to previous years, he said.

Festival event manager Martin McPherson said the idea was about community, creativity and bringing the generations together - as well as “a bit of fun’’.

“Imagine a squad of mobility scooters driving in a ”V” formation down Centennial Ave, all decked out in blossoms thanks to the youngsters  - it will be magnificent,’’ he said.

He was keen to hear from rest homes and senior clubs, as well as students, keen to get involved.

‘’Whether you're a senior keen to cruise or a student with a bit of flair, this is your chance to roll through Alexandra in style,’’ Martin said.

Students would be rewarded with free entry to the Contact Party in the Park, and festival organisers will shout them lunch, Martin said. 

Ready to roll or get decorating?

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They see me rolling . . . Mobility scooter users Allan Johnston (left) and Ted Clouston, both 92, with Alexandra Blossom Festival event manager Martin McPherson.  The festival is inviting mobility scooter riders to decorate their scooter and ride it in the Grand Parade on September 27.  PHOTO: SHANNON THOMSON/ALEXANDRA BLOSSOM FESTIVAL

 Contact Martin at [email protected] to get involved.