BOVEY TRACEY Carnival
LAST year the weather gave us the run around during carnival week. We had to cancel Sports Night and Picnic in the Park was a soggy affair BUT it was still a jolly good laugh. Thanks to those that did brave the weather! The newly added Car Quest cemented itself into our carnival week. As ever our quiz, skittles and bingo nights were hugely supported too. The procession itself was an ode to the past in its variety and length. Its so pleasing to see carnival week going from strength to strength, year after year. This year at our annual meeting we were able to give donations to The Dartmoor Vale Rotary Club, Bovey Tracey Garden Club (formerly The Horticultural Society), Wolfpack AFB, Devon & Cornwall Police, Firefighters Benevolent Fund, Tina Richardson for the Christmas Lights and Ashburton Dartmoor Search & Rescue. Going forward, the committee have decided to have a charity of the year and all monies raised will go to them. For the year of 2018 we have chosen Wolfpack AFB. We hope we can help them raise more money towards their great cause of ex-service personel in need. As well as the success of carnival week we also had huge support for our Street Fayre during the Christmas Lights Switch-on. The street was so full Santa and town mayor Avril Kerswell had to walk to the switch-on as our float couldn’t get through!
Going into 2018 we have big news on our website – we have gone LIVE! Please pop over and see what we have so far at
www.boveytraceycarnival.co.uk. It will be the ‘go to’ place to find out everything that is carnival related! We have plenty of dates for your diary. All of the favourites plus a new and really exciting one – a SUMMER BALL! This will be held at Bovey Tracey Golf Centre and will include food, live music and entertainment. We are in the early stages of planning this event but as updates come we shall post them on our Facebook page. We start with Saturday, July 28 Picnic in the Park in Marsh Mill Park 5-11pm. Sunday, July 29 Carnival Car Quest Start point at Station Road car park from midday. Monday, July 30 Carnival Bingo at The Dolphin Hotel – eyes down 7pm. Carnival Darts at The Bell Inn 8pm start. Tuesday, July 31 Quiz Night at The Dolphin Hotel at 7.30pm. Wednesday, August 1 Carnival Skittles at the Dolphin Hotel at 7.30pm. Thursday, August 2 Sports Night at the Recreation Ground by the swimming pool at 6.30pm. Friday, August 3 Carnival Summer Ball at Bovey Tracey Golf Centre. Food, music, dancing and much more.
n BOVEY TRACEY ROYALTY: Kira Stoneman, Meghan Moyle and Aliyah Brown took first prize at Kingsbridge Carnival last year.
Saturday, August 4 Procession Day starting at the Old Town Hall and proceeding on its usual route which will finish at Pottery Road/Thorns Cross. We are also delighted to have the Fireworks Display in Mill Marsh park at 10pm kindly organised by Funlands Funfair. Sunday, August 5 Sunday Funday & Dog Show at Mill Marsh Park from 12.30pm. There will be family-friendly events and activities including stalls, food and beer tents and so much more. Monday, August 6 Carnival Grand Draw At The Bell Inn @ 7.30pm.
To keep an eye on all of our events you can keep up to date by joining us at
www.facebook.com/boveytracey carnival or
www.boveytraceycarnival.co.uk. If you would like to get involved with the carnival in any way please email Rob Pettit on
robertpeters3@sky.com or call 07783427852 or come along to a meeting at 8pm on the third Monday of every month at The Bell Inn.
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