Prize for the most innovative lantern and the best decorated

Link to Official Carnival Photos by Sam Wheatley

Class 1 – Hand-drawn Floats (with generator)

1st – Octupus’ Garden – Tuxford Family & Friends
2nd – Vulture Club - Fishlock Family & Friends
3rd – Meerkats - Pewsey Vale Running Cub

Class 2 – Walkers with/without Float (no generator)

1st – Transformers – Helps & Martin Families
2nd – The Wurzels  – De Pass & Co
3rd – Carnival Time in Venice – Keepence & Pratchett Families

Class 3 – Roadworthy Floats (9m+)

1st – The Devil Went Down to Georgia – Pewsey Hasbeens

Class 4 – Roadworthy Floats (<9m)

1st – Treasure Island – Pewsey Vale Amateur Dramatic Society

Class 5 – Roadworthy Floats – Community & Beginners

1st – The Colourful Castle – Haylie Wylie, Devizes

Ron Oram Cup – Best Local Float

1st – Gladiator – Kevin Arthur and friends

Photos by Diesel on Facebook … here | Photos by Jon Helps on Flickr … here

Reasons to be Cheerful!

The night as they say is yet young. But as Pewsey settles into its post-Procession parties, it knows it can celebrate a significant upturn in the number of entrants in this year’s Illuminated Carnival. In particular, no fewer than 23 floats took part in the motorised classes compared to a low point of 13 last year – a rejuvenation of fortunes that organisers have already determined to surpass next year … Sat 22nd Sept 2012

We Have Lift Off! – Pewsey Carnival 2011

Photos by Diesel on Facebook … here

Photos by Jon Helps on Flickr … here

Carnival Entry Form | Road Closures

STOP PRESS

Some of the new floats in Classes 3, 4 & 5 are short of their quota of Safety Marshalls. If you can help please contact the Secretary via the ‘Contact Us’ page . A full briefing will be given on the day.

Welcome to the brand new Pewsey Carnival Newletter produced by Press Officer, Liz Boden.  Topics in this inaugural edition include:

• advice on next week’s Illuminated Procession for entrants and spectators,
• a report on last week’s successful Children’s Carnival for the next generation of Pewsey Carnivalistas
• a statement from the Safety Group (+ see right of page for risk assessments on street events)

Wheelbeero Race

New Record Number of Entries! = 233

“Calling all Wheelbarrow Entrants, the quality of entrants was so high, why not enter the Carnival with them?. You can register with me up the carnival field from 4.00pm tomorrow (Sat 17th) or go online till 4.00pm and do it the easy way! ! Go on, you know you want to do it all over again!!” - Sally Smart, Carnival Secretary

Photos by Jon Helps on Flickr … here

Photos by Diesel on Facebook … here and here

Viddy by Lee Grafton …

Four-Legged Race

Photos by Jon Helps on Flickr … here

Photos by Diesel on Facebook … here

Viddy by Lee Grafton …

HAVE FUN – BE SAFE – SUPPORT OUR CHARITIES

Fast Trackers: click here for Carnival Entry Form | Road Closures

Yes, its that time of year again! At the time of writing, just 6 hours remain before the ceremonial switching-on of the Carnival Lights by our 2011 Queen Lucy Brown. STOP PRESS: And now it has happended …

This heralds a fortnight of activities leading up to the Illuminated Procession on Sat 17th which shows every sign of being the biggest and best since the 1998 Centenary. To that end all would-be entrants are strongly advised to help the organisers minimise congestion on the day by registering as early as possible … here.

Events kicked off in style yesterday when the “Carnivalistas” of tomorrow had themselves a great time at the Children’s Party & Disco. Now for your day-by-day guide to forthcoming attractions look no further than our special Calendar of Events page; from there you can click through to further details where we have them; another source of information is our Facebook Group; oh, and there’s the Carnival Programme in local shops.

If you have any queries please get in touch with the Secretary using the Contact Us page.

ENJOY!

Fast Trackers: click here for Carnival Entry Form

With several new floats and more marching bands already entered than ever before Pewsey Carnival is well on the way to putting on the biggest and best procession since the centenary event in 1998. Now local enthusiasts have resolved to put on an even better show following a cowardly act of vandalism on one of the floats under construction at Coopers Field.

On the morning of Sun 28th August float builders already working flat out to play their part in providing the entertainment for the big day arrived to find that tins of red and yellow paint had been randomly thrown all over their hard work. A whole day was lost just clearing up the mess from the malicious act. But the show must go on and the spirit was summed up by another Carnival supporter who commented that “an attack on one float is an attack on all of us, it just makes us more determined.”

Meanwhile anyone who has any knowledge of those responsible for this act of criminal damage should contact Wiltshire Police or Crimestoppers.

Fast Trackers: click here for Carnival Entry Form

Galleries from IMLS I & II including full list of family names: here

Fast Trackers: click here for Carnival Entry Form

Previously on this website: We told you there would be FOUR NEW BANDS in this year’s procession! We told you there would be SIX NEW FLOATS in this year’s procession!  And we told you how many of the issues surrounding event insurance had been greatly simplified for all concerned!

So now all we need is for YOU to click-through to the ENTRY FORMS page and  fast-track your registration using the online form (back by popular request!)

Word On The Streets

Don’t just believe everything you read online! Get yourself down to any trusted outlet in Pewsey High Street and further afield and claim your copy of the estimable Carnival Programme for only 1.2 of your British Pounds. It has everything you could wish to know about September’s Calendar of Events and more …