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Grand Procession 2010

Brian Redwood — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 21:27:42 +0000

Well the weather started bad but from lunchtime on, there was no rain and that was good enough for me, and thousands others for that matter, the east car park was nearly full!! Less entries than last year (20) but one entry was made up of four vehicles, the Allin’s Top Gear entry made up of three camper vans in the style of the Top Gear vehicles that were recently filmed at Hartland Quay and a film crew! The Blue Ribbon Award for best float award went to “The Railway Children” which also scooped best local float and The Jamie Johns Memorial Trophy for most entertaining float! The most successful walking group was Bollywood who scooped the Blue Ribbon and Most Entertaining walker’s awards! Other first in classes included Radio Caroline’s “The boat that rocked” and Avatar!

I have uploaded some photos kindly taken by Bob Seymour from Shoreline Photography, I am afraid I am limited to uploading 30 a month so please keep checking back. If you have any good photos that we can use please email them to me brian@hartlandcarnival.com or drop a CD/DVD into the Pop In.

Full results will be posted soon!

Carnival’s Here!

Brian Redwood — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 07:53:02 +0000

Thanks to everyone for turning out to show your support for the Carnival Royalty. The evening went well without a hiccup, it was a great start to Carnival Week. I see various properties are starting to get decorated, don’t forget to get your entry forms to the Pop In by 7pm tomorrow!

After the crowning the was a great performance by that Hartland Town Band, I would just like to say thank you to them and everyone who turned up to watch

Not long to go now!

Brian Redwood — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:13:01 +0000

With less than two weeks to go Hartland is busy with carnival plans, I hope you have got your ideas for your entry sorted! The committee have been working hard and I think we are now on top of it, a big thanks to all the sponsors for there donations. This year’s sponsors have been uploaded to the sponsors page, please help them to help us by using there services. You will notice collection tins are out around the village, please give generously, if you would like a collection tin, drop me a line. Entry forms for the procession are available online or in the Post Office or Pop In, there are also entry forms for the best decorated premises in the Post Office and Pop In. Have a Great Carnival! – Brian

Hartland Carnival AGM 2010 Feedback

Brian Redwood — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 22:09:33 +0000

Carnival Week dates have been confirmed as 1-7 of August 2010, We may well have a shake around with the events this year, and possibly some new ones, so keep checking back with us for the most recent updates. If you have any suggestions feel free to email them through to me, details in the contacts page.

Hartland Carnival 2010 AGM

Brian Redwood — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:15:26 +0000

The 2010 Carnival AGM is to be held at 7:30pm on Monday the 1st of March at The Royal British Legion. Anyone that is interested in the Carnivial are welcome to join us, we’d love to hear your thoughts. If you are interested in joining out team of dedicated volunteers, then please come along and show your interest. Amongst other things we will be confirming on what dates to host the Carnival this year.

Carnival Procession – Oh what a Night!

Brian Redwood — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:28:13 +0000

A very high turnout of Floats (25) this year and I have had many comments about what a high standard they were this year. The Procession kicked of on time and even though we had such a large number of floats the procession went round smoothly. There appeared to be a space theme this year with many of the prize winners celebrating the 40th anniversary on the Moon Landing and the recent findings on Mars. The weather was fantastic which made for a good carnival and also kept the revelers in the village square until late, they were kept entertained by the Samba Bands Vaminos and Energia who gave an excellent performance. For those of us that were in the procession and did not get the opportunity to watch the carnival live, we had the opportunity to view it on the Kings Arm’s large screen TV after the Landlord kindly recorded the event! The walker numbers were down but what they lacked in quantity was made up for by the quality , one comment from a resident of Bridgwater was, “the walkers were of a quality expected at Bridgwater, and the carnival atmosphere was second to none” No trouble has been reported from the event and PC Tony Ellis was also impressed with the great atmosphere we had this year. Come midnight as you’d expect the streets were pretty messy but Torridge District Council cleaning team were out and about in the early hours and the place was spotless before most people had arisen, a big thank you to those that were involved with the clean up!

Hartland Carnival Procession Results 2009

The monies raised, which go to 11 local groups such as the ATC and Cubs, have not yet been counted but early indications are showing we are well in excess of last year, check back later for updates.

If you have any photos you would like uploaded to this website please email them to me brian@hartlandcarnival.com I have uploaded a lot of photos courtesy of Bob Seymour from Shoreline Photography thanks very much Bob!

Fun Night does “what it says on the Tin”

Brian Redwood — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 13:02:23 +0000

The Sun Shone and the People turned up in their masses, thanks to all for a great turnout! Alan on the mic was as comical as ever, thank you to Alan and Norman for the Supply of the PA. Fun was had by ages with a magic roundabout, Stryker, Coconut Shy, bouncy castle two raffles, and more. The Highland Fling entertained us with with welly wanging, mad bike water racing, bean bag throwing, sedan chair racing and much much more. To give it the authentic Scottish ambience, the Bideford Pipe Band played for us with two great sets! Hartland ATC turned out to encourage new cadets and provided a lucky dip

My favourite of the night was of course the Hartland Players Barbecue, well I do love anything food related!

Best Decorated Premises Results

Brian Redwood — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 11:38:42 +0000

After much deliberation and significant thought the Judges have made the
following decisions:

Business premises
1st: Post Office - Wild Wild West- Commended for its rich use of history, vibrant colours, authentic typography and having a horse. We didn’t take
kindly to being intimidated by the Indian though!
2nd: The Pop-in – Disney Princesses – was only just pipped to the post by a
fraction of a point, fantastic art direction, adorable princesses and
a breathtaking floral display.
3rd Farm and tea shop – Fruity Veg – The easy left-of-field alternative
winner, what it lacked in size it made up for in comedy and
originality.

Residential
1st: In the Night Garden – For a second we thought we were ‘in’ the
night garden. Attention to detail was second to none, execution was
perfect, we’ve got a suspicion they may have stolen the sets.
2nd: Lazy day under the sea – Innovative use of foil and impressive
use of limited space
3rd: Little Miss Muffet – A rigorous exploration of the theme,
we noticed a lack of curds and whey, which just lost a second place
accolade. Otherwise … great job.

Other points of note:
Springfield Pottery: Stylistically one of the most competent it
deserves a special commendation.
Fawlty Towers: Where was Manuel?
Cocktails in Kefelonia: We were really hoping to be offered some

Well done & thanks to all those that entered, the committee really appreciate your efforts! Thanks also to the Judges! – Ed

Carnival Week Starts – A Big Success!

Brian Redwood — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 08:50:10 +0000

Standing room only in the Parish Hall, thanks to all of you for turning out to show your support for the Carnival Royalty. Unfortunately I had lost my voice over the weekend and the people at the back may have found it difficult to hear so apologies for that. Besides that it was a great start to Carnival Week.

After the crowning the was a marvelous performance by that Hartland Town Band, I would just like to say thank you to them and everyone who turned up to watch.