SUNNINGDALE AREA CARNIVAL 2015
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The first Sunningdale Area Carnival, arranged by David Rowe and a number of other enthusiastic paticipants to celebrate the Queen's Silver Jubilee in the local area.
David Rowe, then chairman of the local council called a village meeting to ask the community what they would like to do to celebrate the Queens Silver Jubilee. They decided to run a carnival to take place on Jubilee Day, also to hold a Red, White and Blue Ball and organise Tea Dances for the elderly at Charters School!
Volunteers added their names to the committee, and David Rowe and Jill Gresswell ran the show.
There was fantastic local support; £2,000 was borrowed from the council and it was decided there would be 6 elements to the day:
There were 50 floats the first year drawn from local charities and organisations.
Over the
years many of the groups have remained loyal to the carnival and we
see them there every year.
The procession often had up to 50 floats in the early years. Starting in Ascot, they drove through Ascot and Sunninghill and onto Sunningdale. As there were so many of them they could not stay at the recreation ground but had to drive on and away!
There was a bucket collection during the procession which was split equally between all the participants. The local police were thankfully, very supportive.
Over the years the football competition was contested by most of the local football playing schools.
The art competition, which continues to this day, involves the many local schools and, in earlier times, the entries were used locally to advertise the Carnival.
A Beauty Queen competition was held for the first 10 years until the girls requested it to stop.
More recently we have had a photographic competition, gladiator jousting, ferret racing, falconry, pony rides, sheep and duck herding and novelty dog races. Stalls offer anything from cakes, plants and bric-a-brac to face painting, tombolas and bee keeping.
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GET
INVOLVED!
The Carnival is organised by a group of local people who want to celebrate all that is good in Sunningdale, Sunninghill and Ascot and the local area.
If you would
like to help in any way with the Carnival for 2014, please
call Julian on 01344
62510901344
625109
THANKS TO
OUR PROGRAMME ADVERTISERS
This year we
have many intersting local advertisers including:
JASON
CHARLES JEWELLERY - SUNNINGHILL
TAYLOR FORDYCE
SOLICITORS - SUNNINGDALE
THE STOCK
EXCHANGE - SUNNINGHILL
TOM FRENCH JEWELLERY - ASCOT
SUNNINGHILL CARPETS
MEWES MENSWEAR - Sunningdale
THE STOCK EXCHANGE - SUNNINGHILL
ASCOT LOCKS - SUNNINGHILL
COWORTH PARK
PINK & BROWN - SUNNINGHILL
PLAYHOUSE DRYCLEANERS - SUNNINGHILL
HERRINGTON
& CARMICHAEL SOLICITORS - Camberley
THANKS TO
OUR SPONSORS
The Carnival
could not take place without the much welcome, and very generous
support of our sponsors, all of whom get a big "Thank You" from the
organising committee.
HAMPTONS INTERNATIONAL - SUNNINGDALE
SYTNER BMW & MINI - SUNNINGDALE
WHYNOTCOMPARE.CO.UK
WAITROSE -
SUNNINGDALE
CARNIVAL
LOCATION
The Carnival
will take place on 14th September 2014
at
Broomhall Lane Recreation Ground
Broomhall Lane Sunningdale
SL5
0QS
Sunningdale Area Carnival 2014
CONTACT
020 12 34501344
625109
sunningdaleareacarnival@mail.com
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