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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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