Carnival Events

Details of the first events of Carnival 2012 are now available and can be found on their dedicated pages by clicking the links below:

Sat 14th July* - Royal Family Selection: competition to find the Carnival Queen, Attendants, Princess, Prince and Flower Girl (* note change of date)

Sun 8th July - Cossor’s Memorial Trophy: Car Treasure Hunt in memory of carnival stalwart Clifford “Cossor” Goldsworthy

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Pewsey Community Jubilee Party

CHEQUE PRESENTED TO WILTSHIRE AIR AMBULANCE

As the good people of the Wiltshire Air Ambulance were unable to attend the recent PADFAC Presentation Evening we went to them, taking along carnival’s annual donation of £1,000.

The distribution of funds from the 2011 Carnival activities saw a total of £7,200 in donations to the following local charities and good causes:

£1,000 each: Wiltshire Air Ambulance, Prospect Hospice, Naomi House Hospice

£100 each: Puddleducks Playgroup, Vale of Pewsey Scouts, Pewsey Guides, Pewsey Brownies, Bubbles Playgroup, Devizes PHAB, Pewsey and District LINK, Pewsey Heritage Centre, Holy Family RC Church, St Johns Church Pewsey, Methodist Church, Police Benevolent Fund, Fire Service Benevolent Fund + 21 Village Halls

In response to postal requests, £100 each: Wiltshire Bobby Van Trust, Africaya, Pewsey Primary School PTA, Pewsey Youth FC

Finally, a special request for extra help for possible re‐roofing: £300 to Pewsey Heritage Centre

Congratulations to our 2011 Royal Family

Flower Girl  Amy May Brown   Prince  Jorge Perry  Princess  Angel Elzubaidy

Attendent Alice Saunders    Queen Lucy Brown    Attendent Chelsea Pollard

Results of the Treasure Hunt

• 1st   – Wisbey, Lock and Price families
• 2nd  - Hasbeens
• 3rd   – Hawkins family

Thanks to sponsors: NV Spreadbury, Haskins Garage and Pewsey Vale Coaches
Raffle sponsors: Tesco Marlborough, Swindon Greyhounds, Charlies Farm, Chips Away (Nick Tatlock), Olive Goldsworthy, Reg Giddings

Treasure Hunt made £206 for carnival funds
Teams from as far away as Southampton took part

Why is it called Cossor's Car Treasure Hunt? Read on to find out. (more…)

Pewsey Carnival Presents….

Children’s Carnival Disco

Carnival Princess (ages 10 – 13 yrs), Flower Girl (7 – 9 yrs) and Prince (7 to 11 yrs) Competition

Saturday 9^th July 2011

6.00 pm – 8.00 pm

At The Coopers Field, Pewsey

Entry £3 – Free Entry to Competitors

Followed by:

Carnival Queen / Attendants Selection and Disco

All entrants 14yrs and over

Saturday 9^th July 2011

9.00 pm – Midnight

Prize Money:

Queen £150 – Attendants £100

Entry £3 – Free Entry to Competitors

Checkout our Karnival Kountdown timer (right) to see how much time you have left to get together your floats and costumes for the big event on 17th Sept. Car stickers are available from a number of local shops if you’d like to help spread the word; you can also share this post with friends via Facebook, Twitter or email using the buttons below left.

In other news …

Beneficiaries

Upwards  of £5,500 was raised for our beneficiaries by the activities of Carnival 2010.
Prospect Hospice, Wiltshire Air Ambulance and Naomi House again received £1,000. Wiltshire Search and Rescue (WILSAR) and 40+ churches, village halls and charitable causes also received donations.

Award Winners

The annual awards to carnival workers and supporters were also made at the recent Presentation Evening:

Fred Phillips Cup – Annmarie Martin

Len Goddard Cup – Trevor Mabbutt

President’s Cup – Pewsey Hasbeens

Luce Cup (best decorated home) – shared by Mr and Mrs Owen and Mr and Mrs Warborough

A special Gold Medal to mark 50 years’ service was presented to Chairman Richard Giles by long-standing committee member Don Andrews.

Sponsors

The Presentation Evening also heard Richard Giles express Carnival’s thanks to all supporters, workers and sponsors, especially principal sponsor Pewsey Spar.

Here are some pictures taken at the childrens 3 legged race. Thanks to all the organisers for doing a grand job and Carnival’s Royal Family for handing out the prizes.

For more pictures click here

Not a world record but a Yellowhammer record (which is far better)

That famous yellow music box managed to raise £409 for carnival last year. A personal best from its creator Graham Manning.

So lets help him raise even more for the 2010 carnival. Just look out for our Graham during the carnival fortnight. Give him enough money and he may let you have a rummage in his cd collection to pick a song for him to play.

We will keep you updated on his whereabouts on our Twitter feed.