Carnival is always FANTASTIC FUN!  But there is a serious side to it as well.

Our nominated charity this year is West Berkshire Mencap and several Parade participants will be helping us to collect money for them as they walk along Bartholomew and Northbrook Streets.  In addition, many other Parade entrants will be hoping to raise money for their chosen charity or local community group, while other organisations will be fund raising at the Carnival Fete.

PLEASE help if you can. Why not have a look now and see whether you have any spare change in wallets, purses, and pockets which you can bring along on Sunday and put into someone’s collection bucket?  There are lots of people who are working hard to decorate lorries and make costumes, so that they can encourage you to give generously to charities which affect the lives of people in and around Newbury.  Let’s support them if we can – and have fun at the same time.