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BBC News
6 days ago
- Business
- BBC News
Bridgwater Carnival HQ upgrade takes step forward
A contractor has been appointed to deliver a £4.9m project to rebuild the headquarters of one of Europe's largest illuminated clubs use the workshops on Bristol Road in Bridgwater to build their carts for the Somerset carnival season each project includes replacing the existing sheds with 14 new ones, which will have heating, lighting and running Council has taken a key decision, which should allow construction work to begin in the coming months. The local authority estimates around 1,700 volunteers are involved in creating carnival cart Guy Fawkes Carnival Committee is also housed on the site. The project is set to provide a total of 140 parking spaces, including six disabled spaces and 13 cycle Bristol Road junction would also be upgraded, with improved footpaths on either permission for the project was granted in 2023, with construction work originally set to be completed before the 2024 work started in March 2023 and more recently the council put out a tender for construction firms to complete the building work.A preferred supplier has now been identified, which a council report called a "huge milestone". The project is one of a number of schemes to receive government funding as part of the Bridgwater Town received £3m from the deal, and further funding from Somerset Community Foundation and Arts Council council report said the scheme would "regenerate the Bristol Road site from its currently dilapidated condition". It said the site was "not fit for purpose" and it hoped the new "higher spec buildings" would attract volunteers to "continue the long-standing tradition" of the year's carnival had around 1,000 performers in the procession, made up of 99 entries, including carts and walking participants.
Yahoo
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
37 joyous photos of Brazilian carnival procession in Stroud
A BRAZILIAN inspired carnival group led a colourful procession through Stroud on Saturday. Afon Sistema led a vibrant procession across the town centre, featuring harmonies and dancers in colourful skirts for the annual Jazz Stroud Festival. The group is known for playing maracatu, samba's earthier cousin, with a unique Bristol twist. The event also celebrated Stroud Valleys Artspace's official acquisition of the historic Brunel Goods Shed. In preparation for the event, SVA worked with artists and with costume-making workshops and dance classes held at the Long Table and Lansdown Hall. Speaking after the event, a spokesperson from Afon Sistema said on social media: 'Thank you so much Jazz Stroud for having us! 'For the third year in a row, we brought some colour, energy, and maracatu vibes in Stroud. 'Already looking forward to the next.' All photos by Simon Pizzey - for all pictures see our gallery. Mhairi MacLean, aged six, taking part in the procession Aggy McCormick taking part in the procession Queen and King - Lucia Moreira and Alan Edmond L to R; Annabel Leo and Sian Cummings
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Fairmont kicks off 46th annual Three Rivers Festival
FAIRMONT, (WBOY) — The 46th Annual Three Rivers Festival ushered in its second evening of festivities Friday night with the grand opening of its carnival at Palatine Park in Fairmont. Festival-goers enjoyed a variety of carnival rides and indulged in a wide selection of food from numerous vendors, offering treats such as ice-cold lemonade, warm pretzels, cotton candy and candy apples. Live musical performances are also set to take place on the park's stage throughout the event. PACE Enterprises holds golf tournament fundraiser in Morgantown 'That's one of the things I love about it most is bringing the community together. I so often see people talking and I run into people that you have relationships with and you haven't seen them in a while,' a Three Rivers Festival Board Member, Jon Dodds, said. A beloved tradition of the festival is the annual Pepperoni Roll Bake-Off, featuring entries from local businesses across the Mountain State. Dodds told 12 News that he enjoys being able to watch the pageant winners judge the bake-off and how seriously they take their responsibility of keeping the tradition going. 'The weather is starting to break, its the end of the rainy season, and you know families start to come out, bring their kids out, and they start to enjoy the sun, and you know, its just a great time each year,' the Deputy Mayor of the City of Fairmont Josh Rice said. The celebration will conclude on Saturday night with a vibrant fireworks display at 10 p.m. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Yahoo
Teen involved in 2024 shooting at Shelbyville carnival accused of posting threat against event, police say
SHELBYVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Nearly one year after a shooting at a Shelbyville carnival left one person injured, authorities announced they arrested a teenager Friday afternoon in connection with an online shooting threat against the event. The Shelbyville Police Department said a 17-year-old was taken into custody on Friday, May 23 for posting a threat about the Madison Street Carnival on Snapchat, but there's no word on what charge(s) the suspect faces. According to officials, the minor had been involved in the carnival shooting on May 31, 2024, which sent a man to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. A few days after the shooting, law enforcement reported Cam Fite, of Shelbyville, had been arrested for aggravated assault while 'another male juvenile' was arrested for aggravated assault and unlawful possession of a weapon. However, no additional details were released about those two individuals. JUNE 2024: Two charged after shooting at Shelbyville carnival 'The Shelbyville Police Department would like to thank the concerned citizens who notified law enforcement of the Snapchat post,' the department posted on social media Friday night. Authorities did not provide any other information about this incident. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
BBC News
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Nuneaton carnival trophies discovered after years in lockup
A carnival committee is trying to "fill in the blanks" of an event's 95-year history after discovering a number of awards from years gone by. Nine trophies and shields from Nuneaton Carnival have been found in a lock-up in Camp Hill following a new committee taking over the awards date back to the 1950s and would have been presented to the winners of several of the carnival's categories, including best float and best dressed. David Hawley, the committee's treasurer, said the event had taken place since 1930, and he hoped by "publicising the event's past", it would "help to secure its future". The carnival previously announced it would not return in 2025 due to a lack of volunteers, however, after a new team assembled, the event is scheduled to take place in the market town in Warwickshire on 24 August. Andy Sergeant, the carnival's chair, said one of the artefacts was so big it was "like the World Cup". He added that the committee wanted to get the trophies cleaned up and find the people whose names had been engraved. We want to trace the families of the event's carnival queens from the past in order to "fill in the blanks" of its history, Mr Sergeant said."We'd like them to give us some idea of what it meant to them, the first carnival queen would have lived through the war, so it's a massive history project." 'We don't want the carnival to stop' The committee's chair added that it had reached out to the town's museum and hoped the trophies would be displayed in an exhibition."Hopefully publicising the trophies will remind the past winners of how much fun they had in the carnival and they will be there to join us in August," Mr Hawley said. "We don't want it [the carnival] to die out." Follow BBC Coventry & Warwickshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
