Two parade participants and a member of the team
As you can imagine, the scene here at Carnival Control Centre (see link to the left) is pretty hectic with just a day to go. Tomorrow some 600 hundred people will join a parade through the centre of Newbury, 60 traders and community groups will arrive at Goldwell Park (or Goldwell-Park-Next-To-The-Northcroft-Centre as it’s come to be known since many people were uncertain of its location!) to set up stalls and thousands of people (that’s you) will come into town to join in the fun.
There’s a surprising amount that needs to be done to make all this happen. Lots of meetings have been held, hundreds of emails sent and telephone calls made, posters and newspaper inserts have been designed, funds have been raised through a variety of ingenious means, routes planned, stewards recruited, lorries sourced, entrants briefed, websites updated and so on (and on!). It has been suggested that, in the interests of crowd maximisation, we also had a hand in arranging that there wouldn’t be a British finalist at Wimbledon this year but that’s a scurrilous idea and we couldn’t possibly comment.
More about the Carnival Team after the event. For now, can we remind you that if there are going to be future Newbury Carnivals we are going to need lots of help. If you are interested in joining the team or would like to find out what’s involved, come to our marquee at the Carnival Fete and have a chat with one of us. And don’t forget to buy a raffle ticket while you’re there!
