Great news from Cesana, Italy – the track on which she won Olympic Silver in 2006 - where Shelley Rudman today won the third round of this season’s World Cup events. In the process she was fastest in both heats, including a new track record on her second run, and went to the top of the FIBT Rankings … see Video.

As shown on our Calendar there are five more rounds to go in the World Cup before the 2010 Winter Olympics event  in Vancouver on 18-19 February. Naturally, all in her home village will be cheering her on again.

More at: Shelley Rudman Supporters Group

Help PADFAC raise funds for local charities by doing your Christmas shopping from the comfort of your armchair.

Just use the links you’ll find on our SHOP page to click through to your favourite online store, e.g. Amazon, eBay, Play.com among many more. A percentage of any order you place is then automatically directly into the PADFAC bank account.

CARNIVAL PHOTO-GOODS!

The scheme includes photobox.com which is the place to go for personalised T-shirts, mugs, calendars, e.g. selected from the Carnival photo collections we’ve also linked to on the SHOP page.

So don’t delay, get shopping today … and remember …

Shopping is for Life, not just Christmas!

Amazing what you can find in the nooks and crannies of the interweb – a blog I stumbled upon had this picture of the Carnival Concert in 1947. 

Perhaps we should offer a prize for anyone who can name who any of these young troupers might be, mostly born in late 30s / early 40s … contact   

Missing

22 Year Old Thank You Sign

It’s a much loved part of the Pewsey Carnival River Display and we would like to see its safe return. If you have any information please email.

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Fawn with Sophie & Charlotte - Pewsey Royalty for 2009/10

MORE PHOTOS!

Check out the comments at the foot of Children’s Carnival, Wine Race and the record-breaking Wheelbeero (205 entries) pages for links to photo galleries on Flickr … anyone can post comments (just register first) … see also official photos (all events) on Photobox (10% of order value to PADFAC) and/or via online shop page.

Also Diesel’s collections on Photobox (all proceeds to PADFAC):  2008 | 2009

ANOTHER NOTCH ON THE BELT

Say goodbye my own true lover
As we sing a lovers song
How it breaks my heart to leave you
Now the carnival is gone

The Seekers

As the plaintive chords of the Yellowhammer Roadshow fade over the Vale at the end of another year of unbounded success for Pewsey & District Feaste & Carnival – 111 years after the first one.

Congratulations to all entrants for the oustandingly high standard of floats and fancy dress. Below you will see the top three placements in the walking classes and the Judges’ total marks for all entrants in the motorised classes; unfortunately we don’t have the points breakdown for the judging criteria (all entrants from Pewsey unless stated):

Articulated Vehicles (Class 3) - Star Trek (Hasbeens)

Other Roadworthy Vehicles (Class 4) - Chicago (PVADS)

Hand-drawn floats with Generators (Class 1) - Fantasy Island (Pewsey Vale Running Club)

Walkers with/without floats (Class 2) – Ghostbusters (Helps/Martin families & friends) 

also

Ron Oram Cup (best local entry) – Clone Wars (Leighton Batten & Friends)

 As usual all interested parties are invited to the committee meeting immediately following carnival which this year will be held in the Bouverie Hall on 22nd October 2009, 7.45 pm.

Finally, a short word of thanks from the website team for your support this year which has seen unprecedented visitor numbers on a weekly basis – please help us turn this into hard cash for PADFAC’s charities by remembering to click-through using our Shopping links when ordering online (Christmas is coming!) 

A large number of carnival helpers gathered along with representatives of several local charities in the Bouverie Hall, Sat 16th May to witness the presentation of nearly £8,000 donations from 2008 carnival activities.

Main Beneficiaries – 3 x £1,000 each

Prospect Hospice | Wiltshire Air Ambulance | Wessex Children’s Hospice (Naomi House)

Service Providers – share £1,293

N.Wilts Radio Amateurs Emergency Network (RAYNET) | Pewsey Vale School | Wiltshire Search & Rescue (WILSAR)

The 21 Carnival villages and 15 other local charities each received £100 as did local electrical goods recycling company Refurbiz

Annual awards were made to persons or groups who had made outstanding contributions to Carnival: 

• Presidents Cup – Zixex Club for their efforts in refurbishing the Old Fire Station House, soon to become a fully-fledged HQ for PADFAC.
• Len Goddard Cup – Liz Boden for the annual Carnival programme and press relations.
• The Fred Phillips Cup was won by the indefatigable Shirley Manning. 

• The Luce Cup for best decorated gardens on the main procession route went to Mr & Mrs Ken Chave & Mrs Lavis.   

Special thanks were also given for the major contributions to fundraising made by Pewsey Co-op (main sponsor), Cossors Shop, Pewsey Vale Running Club, Hasbeens and Sam’n'Ella’s Burger Bar!