Pictures: Remembering Worcester Carnival days of old
ONE of the summer community highlights in Worcester over the years has been the city's carnival.
It was revived in the mid-1960s, mostly due to the enthusiasm of city councillor Harry Bradley and his wife Ella, and enjoyed decades of fun before running out of steam in the 1990s.
The carnival then eventually returned in its current form in 2017 and the 2025 edition on Saturday, July 12 will be the seventh event planned by the current committee after a two-year hiatus due to Covid.
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It has certainly brought people together and on carnival Saturday the streets can be packed to see the parade pass by.
Today we are returning to the glory days of the 1980s for some images of Worcester Carnival in arguably its prime.
Companies entered into the spirit of the occasion and spent hours, if not days, decorating their floats.
Taking centre stage was the carnival queen and this collection of photographs features two — Corrina Booton from 1981 and Sarah Smith from 1985.
Dressing up was, of course, all part of the day and there were a range of looks as the two rival 'team pictures' show.
Finally, there is a collection of characters from the Worcester Evening News — as it was then — advertising department who led the firm's float in 1990.
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