1. Have a lie in*, preferably with a light breakfast in bed (you’ll want to leave room for lunch in the park).
2. Head to Goldwell Park (next to the Northcroft Centre, as if we had to remind you,) for lunch – a wide range of refreshments will be available as you can see from the list of stalls on our fete page – and visit a selection of stalls, fairground rides, etc.  Don’t forget to bring a picnic rug and/or chairs and a camera.
3. At about 1.30 pm, make your way to the Parade route to enjoy the build up to the 2009 Carnival Parade, including street entertainers and Keep Off The Grass music at the Pig and Paper.  (Scroll down for more details about that.)  Treat yourself (and, if you’re feeling charitable, your family) to an ice cream.
4. Enjoy watching the wide variety of entries as they pass by, with over 600 people taking part.
5. Return to Goldwell Park for arena displays and much, much more.  If you have young children they’ll love the Hagstone Storyteller who is perfoming at approximately 3.15pm and 3.45pm. Don’t forget to buy a raffle ticket (grand draw at 5.00pm) and watch the prizegiving for the Parade winners at approx 4.00pm.
6. Have a bit of a sit down after all that excitement and then head happily home.

How does that sound?  In case you missed it the first time, here’s a short video from the Newbury Weekly News about the last carnival in 2007.

* N.B. Item 1 probably doesn’t apply if you are involved with a Parade entry and certainly doesn’t if you’re one of the organisers!