CARNIVAL: Committee hands out £2,350 to groups and charities

CARNIVAL: Committee hands out £2,350 to groups and charities

Posted: 29th March 2018
ILMINSTER Carnival Committee has handed out donations totalling £2,350 to various charities and organisations as a result of last year’s spectacular procession. Ilminster Fire Brigade, St Johns Ambulance, Vaughan Lee House, Ilminster Brownies, Ilminster Town Football Club, Warehouse Theatre, Ile Youth Centre, Ilminster Parish Hall, Ilminster Senior Citizens Lunch…

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CARNIVAL: South Petherton Carnival 2018 is cancelled due to lack of chairman

CARNIVAL: South Petherton Carnival 2018 is cancelled due to lack of chairman

Posted: 25th February 2018
THE decision has been taken to cancel this year’s South Petherton Carnival due to nobody stepping forward to fill the vacant chairman’s role. The Carnival committee had been looking for a new chairman to fill the vacant position since Andrea Clifford stepped down from the role at the organisation’s annual meeting late last year. Although there were people on the…

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CARNIVAL: Annual meeting for Gemini CC

CARNIVAL: Annual meeting for Gemini CC

Posted: 3rd January 2018
THE award-winning Gemini Carnival Club will be holding its annual meeting on Sunday (January 7, 2018) and is on the lookout for new members. The Ilminster-based club will be holding the meeting at the Shrubbery Hotel in Ilminster from 7pm and all are welcome to attend. A club spokesman said: “Many skills are needed to help bring this moving theatre experience to life and…

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CARNIVAL: Crunch meeting for South Petherton Carnival future

CARNIVAL: Crunch meeting for South Petherton Carnival future

Posted: 30th November 2017
THE future of South Petherton Carnival is in serious doubt once again – unless a new chairman can be found to run the organisation. The Carnival is one of the biggest events in South Petherton’s calendar and each year raises thousands of pounds for local groups and charities. But a crunch meeting will be held on Thursday (November 30, 2017) which could go a long way to…

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CARNIVAL: Ilminster Carnival Souvenir Newspaper available NOW for FREE!

CARNIVAL: Ilminster Carnival Souvenir Newspaper available NOW for FREE!

Posted: 12th October 2017
WELCOME to the very first Ilminster Carnival Souvenir Newspaper produced by the Ilminster Press news, sport and leisure website. The 16-page FREE colour newspaper is packed with photos, results and news from the Ilminster Children’s Carnival on Saturday, September 30, 2017, and the main Ilminster Carnival itself on Saturday, October 7,2017. The newspaper is available for…

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CARNIVAL: £3,600 donated during Ilminster Carnival

CARNIVAL: £3,600 donated during Ilminster Carnival

Posted: 11th October 2017
ILMINSTER Carnival organisers have thanked everyone who donated to the collection during the procession on Saturday (October 7, 2017) night and helped to raise £3,600. Perfect dry weather conditions encouraged more people to take to the streets to watch the wonderful Carnival weave its way through the town and with there being no rain in meant that the spectators could…

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CARNIVAL: Full results – although Ilminster Carnival itself was the real winner on the night!

CARNIVAL: Full results – although Ilminster Carnival itself was the real winner on the night!

Posted: 8th October 2017
THE amazing Harlequin Carnival Club took top honours at the annual Ilminster Carnival on Saturday (October 7, 2017) with its fantastic Beautiful Creatures entry. The colourful and creative jungle-inspired cart scooped a clutch of awards on a night when Carnival was the real winner. Harlequin took the feature class section along with Best Dressed Driver, Best Music on…

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CARNIVAL: All the results from Ilminster Children’s Carnival

CARNIVAL: All the results from Ilminster Children’s Carnival

Posted: 1st October 2017
ILMINSTER Children’s Carnival as a whole was the real winner on the day but, as always, there have to be some prizes awarded to individual entrants. The judges walked around the assembled throng of Carnival entrants which gathered at the Ile Youth Centre in Frog Lane on Saturday (September 30, 2017) lunchtime ahead of the procession. It was a difficult task for the…

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CARNIVAL: Ilminster Children’s Carnival wows the crowds

CARNIVAL: Ilminster Children’s Carnival wows the crowds

Posted: 30th September 2017
AMAZING creativity and wonderful imagination was in abundance as the annual Ilminster Children’s Carnival weaved its magic through the town centre. Crowds lined the streets on Saturday (September 30, 2017) lunchtime to watch the colourful procession of walking entries – led by Ilminster town crier Andrew Fox and his wife Julie and the fantastic Ilminster Majorettes…

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CARNIVAL: Teams needed for Carnival Quiz

CARNIVAL: Teams needed for Carnival Quiz

Posted: 23rd September 2017
TEAMS are needed to get their thinking caps on and take part in the annual Ilminster Carnival Quiz and show off their general knowledge. The quiz will take place on Wednesday, October 4, 2017, at the Shrubbery Hotel in Ilminster from 7pm in readiness for a 7.30pm start. Teams of four are required at a cost of £6 per team for the quiz which is organised by the Ilminster…

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