CARNIVAL: Results and photos from Ilminster Children’s Carnival

CARNIVAL: Results and photos from Ilminster Children’s Carnival

Posted: 24th September 2016
YOUNG people brought plenty of colour to the town centre on Saturday (September 24, 2016) for the annual Ilminster Children’s Carnival. There were cowboys and Indians, pirates and dragons and even a teddy bears picnic as the procession made its way through the town. But it was an entry based on Brazil – entitled Socca Samba – which hit the right beat with the judges…

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CARNIVAL: All set for Ilminster Children’s Carnival

CARNIVAL: All set for Ilminster Children’s Carnival

Posted: 24th September 2016
THE annual Ilminster Children’s Carnival takes place later today (Saturday, September 24, 2016) and organisers are hoping for another fantastic parade. Children and youth groups will be getting into the Carnival spirit with their own colourful procession through the town. Judging will start at 1pm with all entrants hoping to win one of the prizes up for grabs and then…

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IN PHOTOS: Great night at South Petherton Carnival

IN PHOTOS: Great night at South Petherton Carnival

Posted: 12th September 2016
THE crowds came out once again at the weekend for the annual Carnival procession in South Petherton. The wonders of Carnival returned to South Petherton on Saturday (September 10, 2016) for the ever-popular parade. There were pirates and Indians, Smurfs, superheroes, Olympic favourites and even a Mad Hatter – among others  - to entertain the crowds lining the streets of…

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IN PHOTOS: Great night at South Petherton Carnival

IN PHOTOS: Great night at South Petherton Carnival Photo 10

Posted: 12th September 2016
THE crowds came out once again at the weekend for the annual Carnival procession in South Petherton. The wonders of Carnival returned to South Petherton on Saturday (September 10, 2016) for the ever-popular parade. There were pirates and Indians, Smurfs, superheroes, Olympic favourites and even a Mad Hatter – among others  - to entertain the crowds lining the streets of…

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CARNIVAL: Big night for South Petherton

CARNIVAL: Big night for South Petherton

Posted: 10th September 2016
THE annual South Petherton Carnival takes place tonight (Saturday, September 10, 2016) and organisers will be keeping their fingers-crossed for dry weather. The cavalcade of floats, majorettes, groups and individual masqueraders will parade through South Petherton from 7.30pm. Roads in and around the Carnival route will be closed from 6.30pm. The Carnival procession will…

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CARNIVAL: Live music with Micro Light

CARNIVAL: Live music with Micro Light

Posted: 16th August 2016
ILMINSTER Carnival will be holding a fundraising night at the Shrubbery Hotel in Ilminster later this year. There will be live music with Micro Light plus a disco with DJ Gary Lawrence from around 8pm on Saturday, September 3, 2016. Tickets are priced £5 in advance and available from the Shrubbery Hotel or Ilminster Carnival committee members. Tickets on the door will be…

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CARNIVAL: Rain fails to dampen duck race fun enthusiasm

CARNIVAL: Rain fails to dampen duck race fun enthusiasm

Posted: 27th March 2016
HUNDREDS of yellow plastic ducks loved the rain although it was not exactly ideal weather for the spectators – but the crowds still came out to support the 16th annual duck race in aid of South Petherton Carnival. Spectators lined the route for the annual duck race earlier today (Sunday, March 27, 2016) where the cavalcade of yellow ducks made their way down the stream…

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CARNIVAL: Duck Race in South Petherton

CARNIVAL: Duck Race in South Petherton

Posted: 24th March 2016
THE annual fundraising duck race in aid of South Petherton Carnival will be held on Easter Sunday (Sunday, March 27, 2016) from 3pm. The plastic duck action will start from 3pm at the Hele Lane ‘sheepwash’ in South Petherton and the little duckies will swim their way round the village to the finish at Silver Street. The results will then be announced at the Brewers Arms…

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CARNIVAL: Tuck in with Gemini CC at the Big Breakfast

CARNIVAL: Big breakfast with Gemini CC

Posted: 20th March 2016
  GEMINI Carnival Club will be sizzling sausages this morning (Sunday, March 20, 2016) for its regular Big Breakfast event in Ilminster. Go along to the Parish Hall at the top of North Street between 9am and 11am and enjoy a fantastic hearty full English breakfast. And help raise a few quid for Gemini CC in the process.

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CARNIVAL: Gemini to host music quiz

CARNIVAL: Gemini to host music quiz

Posted: 1st March 2016
A MUSIC quiz will be hosted by Gemini Carnival Club later this month at the Shrubbery Hotel in Ilminster. The fundraising event will be held on Sunday, March 27, 2016, from 7.30pm and it will cost £2 per person. Teams of up to four people are welcome to attend and show off their music knowledge. For more information – email geminicc@talktalk.net.

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