 SATURDAY
3rd – 11th JULY This year’s Newton Abbot Town
Carnival has now ended, the weeklong carnival ended with the carnival
Praise in Courtenay Park on Sunday 11th July. The event was well
attended with over 200 people in the park for the afternoon.
The week began with the crowning which
saw the new Queen Jessica Fleming being crowned and over 100 Morris
dancers dancing around the Clock Tower. There were a number of
events in the week running up to the procession day which included
a darts knockout, quiz night, historical talks, tea dance and
a fun run to name a few. On Wednesday 7th July saw the first carnival
tractor pull which took place in Wolborough Street, eight teams
competing for the fastest time with the winners finally being
announced as ‘Steve’s Naturals’ pulling the
tractor in 1 minute flat. Before the tractor pull was the annual
carnival duck race which saw nearly 1500 ducks’ race down
the river Lemon from Steppes Meadow to Asda, the winner numbers
were 1224, 114 and 416.
Carnival Saturday was well received
by all and offered something for everyone, there was charity stalls
in Courtenay Park, rides for the youngsters, mini golf, head messages
and demonstrations from Music Mill, Class of 2010 and the local
Judo Club. The day ended with the carnival procession which saw
floats from all around the South West taking part, in total there
were 34 different groups in the procession which processed through
the town to the Clock Tower. Thank you to everyone who donated
and collections of nearly £550 were made on that evening.
The organisers would like to thank
everyone involved in the event for their hard work, time and generosity
and all of the sponsors including Launa Windows, Firewatch, Harrier,
Viridor, Sibelco and IDS plus the carnival’s media partner
Palm radio. Many of the carnival raffles would not have happened
without the help from local businesses in the area who supported
the carnival by donating raffle prizes, so thank you.
Please visit the carnival website
again to find out news on the charity night where money raised
will be going to the carnivals two charities for 2010, Young Devon
and Newton Abbot Community Transport.
The Carnival Committee have chosen
two local charities to support during 2010, B Mobile and Young
Devon.
Please click
here for information on the 2 charities above.
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