OUT goes the funfair
MORE focus on local musical talent
The Castle Vale summer carnival is to be scaled down and moved from the traditional Farnborough Road site to the smaller venue of Centre Park this year. The event will take place on Sunday 6th July, and will be themed: ‘Carnival- A Party in the Park’, with an emphasis on music and local performances. Uncertainty about work scheduled for the playing fields, and the fact that it is ‘off the beaten track’ caused the Carnival Committee to abandon the Farnborough Road site.
Carnival organiser Bob Brueton said: “Centre Park doesn’t have the car parking space that Farnborough Road has, but it is much easier for most local people to get to. We shall be using the Fort Car Park and providing a mini-bus shuttle-system for people who need it. Over the years, the carnival has attracted many people from outside the Vale, but we expect this one to have a more local appeal, so most people will be able to walk to the event. “
One of the aims of the new Carnival Committee is to make this event a participatory event, where local people can perform on stage and show their talents. Some outside, professional performers are also being lined up for the day. The performances will replace the carnival’s traditional centre-piece, the arena, where birds of prey, motorcycling and other display teams have been the focus.
The organisers still hope for crowds of between three and four thousand if the weather is good, though the emphasis this year will be on local musical talent for local people. Despite the absence of the funfair, there will still be stalls, clowns, and circus skills for youngsters, though there will be no licensed bar this year, in keeping with the area’s ‘alcohol restriced zone’ status.
3 Comments
April 13, 2008 at 5:35 am
I wholeheartedly agree that moving the Carnival to the Centre Park this year is a great idea, thus, making it more easily accessible due to its central location for the whole of the community and for those of us who do not own a car.
Although I’m in fully in favour of promoting the overwhelming wealth of talent that we have here on the Vale, I hope that this year performers will be given their own marquee in which to do their turns. As last year (and maybe the weather was partly to blame for this) it seemed that the majority of stalls were all crammed into one of the marquees including an area set aside for performances, which meant at times you couldn’t hear yourself think or speak let alone others!
Could Bob or someone else on the Carnival Committee please confirm the date of the Carnival as the article states “will take place on Saturday 6th July” as on attempting to mark this event on my calendar I’m in a bit of a dilema (unless I’ve got a duff calendar!). Mine states that Saturday is the 5th and Sunday is the 6th July 2008???
Regards
Dawn
April 13, 2008 at 10:32 am
Apologies, Dawn. It should have read SUNDAY 6th July. It now does. Thanks for alerting us.
July 6, 2008 at 4:26 pm
i think it was wrong move party in park centre park because lot people were saying it was not right place put becaues it was better on farmborought people like there in park there was nothing for 15 year there was no rides for 10 years old ok
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