Carnival time Barbados


Come to Crop Over!


Natasha Voice, lastminute.com; Kirsty Litchfield, Bath Travel; and Sue Howard, Tropic Breeze


Rebecca Copeland, John Maddison and Manisha Vadukul, all Travel TIS


COREY GRANT of Ontro Travel in London says Crop Over is the best time to visit the island


Feeling peachy! The peach team ready for the road


Petra Roach, BTA; Jamie Spencer, Tropical Sky; and Gemma Lewis, Escape Marketing, dressed and ready for the off


Festivals & events


Here’s what’s coming up in 2011, 2012 and 2013:


Matt Pope of Thomas Cook cools off in the sea with Jane Riding and Gemma Farrah of Bowens Travel at Divi Southwinds


November 11-15, 2011: Clobi Challenge England vs West Indies cricket November 18-21: Barbados Food & Wine & Rum Festival Celebrity chefs, cooking demon- strations and tastings December 2-4: Run Barbados Running events including a Midnight Fun Mile May 25-26, 2012: Barbados


Legends Football Tournament British footballing heroes compete in a six-a-side tournament at Kensington Oval June 9-10: Sol Rally Car rally August 1-7: Crop Over Barbados’s top festival, with a parade, parties, music and exhibitions August: Barbados Sports Camp Free sports training for children, with professional and celebrity coaching May 2013: Cricket The England cricket team will be touring the West Indies


“I’ve been to about 10 Crop Overs. We all go to the national stadium the Saturday before for a kind of dress-rehearsal. Then on the Monday, it’s Kadooment Day, that’s when you wear the costumes. There’s plenty of food and drink, and it doesn’t end after the parade, as afterwards you go out in St Lawrence Gap. “A lot of the bars in Barbados might play reggae and other music, but for Crop Over its soca and calypso all the way. “I really like the build-up; the whole island is jumping. People come out in the last couple of weeks of July so that they’re here for a week before Kadooment Day. “It’s safe for families to watch, and local kids take part, but the route is quite long – it’s probably a bit too much for holidaymakers’ kids to take part. “If you’re staying in a hotel they can often link you up with a dancing band – the hotel is bound to be getting involved. Costs vary, but it should be between £100- £300, which includes costume, food and drink for the entire day. “It doesn’t matter if you think


you’ve got no rhythm – there’s always a local who’ll show you!”


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