Shopping is for Life not just Christmas! …

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!

This year’s Carnival Debrief meeting is on Thurs 22 Oct, 7.45 pm at the Bouverie Hall – anyone with any interest in Carnival events is welcome to attend and share their views.

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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!)

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MORE PHOTOS!

Check out the comments at the foot of Children’s Carnival, Wine Race and Wheelbeero pages for links to photo galleries on Flickr … anyone can do this (just register first) … see also official photos for sale and/or our online shop.

Also Diesel’s collections on Photobox:  2008 | 2009

Photos of Yesteryear: Hasbeens at Bridgwater (1990)

STOP PRESS

New event announced by Mr Graham “Yellowhammer” Manning: Carnival Carrot – mobile exhibition and competion to find the Vale’s finest Daucus carota – bring your finest specimen be it orange, purple, red, white, or yellow to the Royal Oak, Noon on Carnival Day 19th Sept. Oh, it must still have the green bits on.

MARSHALLS WANTED

Anyone who would like to volunteer for marshalling duties at the Wine Race,  Wheelbeero Race or the Main Procession would be very welcome. Please contact Craig Thompson (0772) 2297154 or Craigthompson6 [at] btinternet [dot] com“>email

RESIDENTS/SPECTATORS INFORMATION

Procession Route & Car Parking – Carnival Night

Official car parks for the night of 19 Sept 09 and the procession route are shown - here - as follows:

• From South (Tidworth/Upavon) - Green Drove,
• East (Burbage) – Milton Road,
• West (Devizes) – Pewsey Vale School,
• North (Marborough) – 1) The Brow, 2) Fordbrook.

Car Parking fees are £5 per car all of this money will go to charity. If you are charged to park elsewhere both you and our charities are being ripped off.

Please use the official parking sites. Remember the small roads are used as emergency routes. Cars which are parked illegally will be dealt with by the Police.

Road Closures

• Thurs 10 Sept 09 – Wine Race
• Thurs 17 Sept 09 – Wheelbero Race

• Sat 19 Sept 09 – Illuminated Procession

ENTRANTS INFORMATION

New Classes for 2009

Closing date was Sat 5th Sept

Class 1* – Walkers with Floats (incl generators)

Class 2 – Walkers with/without Floats (no generators)

Class 3* – Floats moved by Roadworthy Vehicle, Articulated (over 9m)

Class 4* – Floats moved by any other Roadworthy Vehicle

Judging

All entrants to gather in Assembly Field by 6.30pm. Passengers on floats (Classes 3 & 4) are advised that they are not covered for personal injury; unless making your own arrangements you take part entirely at your own risk.

* New for 2009 – all entrants in each class will be assessed by a panel of judges who will award marks out ten against the criteria below, winners to be announced at the service around King Alfred’s statue on the following evening (Sun 20th):

• Entertainment/Fun Value
• Quality of Build (incl artwork, flowers, etc.)
• Costumes
• Lighting
• Music
• Overall Appearance

* New for 2009 – for the first time, judging of the roadworthy vehicles (artics/others) will be by observers placed along the route. Prizes for each class: 1st – £100 and all other entrants to receive £30 courtesy of our sponsors Cossors Shop.

Otherwise, judging of both the classes for hand-propelled floats (with/without generators) is unchanged from previous years – this will take place in the Assembly Field prior to the procession after registered entrants have been tagged and collection tins issued. Prizes for each class: 1st – £50, 2nd – £25, 3rd – £15 courtesy of our sponsors M2M Builders Ltd and Fishlock & Dyer Ltd (Electrical Contractors).

PROGRAMME

Carnival programme now available from all quality outlets … for just 1.2 of your English £££s!

ROYAL FAMILY 2009

Congratulations to Fawn Blair, Sophie Bryant and Charlotte Gilbert on their selection as this year’s Carnival Queen and Attendents - they join a notable heritage in the hall of fame. Report and picture: Wiltshire Gazette & Herald

FORTHCOMING EVENTS

For details of carnival events check out the various links from the Events / Calendar options above or use the Search box.

• Pages are updated as and when information arrives from the various organisers and/or other service providers.
• Registered users can log in and leave leave questions using the comment box on any page - a committee member’s response can then be seen by all.
• Otherwise, the email forms on the Contacts / Feedback above can be used to get in touch.

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Many thanks to the good people at The Wiltshire Ocelot entertainment guide for fully five pages in their September issue about goings-on in Pewsey and Carnival in particular!

Reminder: Procession registration closes Sat 5th Sept >>> Entry Forms

Carnival Entry Forms!

Click through to the Entry Forms page to register for the big day on Sat 19th Sept. There you will find online and postal entry forms and all the rest of the information for your particular class.  The Wheelbeero Race entry form is there too.

Carnival entry is FREE to all but registration CLOSES on Sat 5th Sept.

Have Fun

but

Be Safe (not Sorry)

and

Support our Charities

Carnival programme now available from all quality outlets … for just 1.2 of your English £££s!

LATEST NEWS

Anyone who would like to volunteer for marshalling duties at the Wine Race,  Wheelbeero Race or the Main Procession would be very welcome. Please contact Craig Thompson (0772 2297154 or Craigthompson6 [at] btinternet [dot] com“>email)

Illuminated Procession Classes and Judging

Following a committee meeting on 6th Aug the classification and judging of carnival floats has been streamlined as part of the drive to encourage more people to build and enter larger floats.

* New for 2009 - the previous four different classes for roadworthy vehicles (tradesmen / families / youth groups / adult organisations) is reduced to just two: one for Articulated units (>9m in length) (Class 3), the other for those towed by or aboard smaller roadworthy vehicles (Class 4).

As last year, the roadworthy vehicle classes will be joined in the main Motorised Procession by human-propelled vehicles that use a fuelled generator (Class 1). They will again be following the Pedestrian Procession comprised of all other entrants, i.e. Class 2 for individuals/groups on foot with/without human-propelled floats (e.g. decorated bicycles, soap-boxes, etc.).

Judging

* New for 2009 – all entrants in each class will be assessed by a panel of judges who will award marks out ten against the criteria below, winners to be announced at the service around King Alfred’s statue on the following evening (Sun 20th):

• Entertainment/Fun Value
• Quality of Build (incl artwork, flowers, etc.)
• Costumes
• Lighting
• Music
• Overall Appearance

* New for 2009 – for the first time, judging of the roadworthy vehicles (artics/others) will be by observers placed along the route. Prizes for each class: 1st – £100 and all other entrants to receive £30 courtesy of our sponsors Cossors Shop.

Otherwise, judging of both the classes for hand-propelled floats (with/without generators) is unchanged from previous years – this will take place in the Assembly Field prior to the procession after registered entrants have been tagged and collection tins issued. Prizes for each class: 1st – £50, 2nd – £25, 3rd – £15 courtesy of our sponsors M2M Builders Ltd and Fishlock & Dyer Ltd (Electrical Contractors).

* Entry forms and further details in the process of being updated to reflect changes; closing date for entries: Sat 5th Sept 2009

Royal Family 2009

Congratulations to Fern Blair, Sophie Bryant and Charlotte Gilbert on their selection as this year’s Carnival Queen and Attendents - they join a notable heritage in the hall of fame. Report and picture: Wiltshire Gazette & Herald

FORTHCOMING EVENTS

For details of carnival events check out the various links from the Events / Calendar options above or use the Search box.

• Pages are updated as and when information arrives from the various organisers and/or other service providers.
• Registered users can log in and leave leave questions using the comment box on any page - a committee member’s response can then be seen by all.
• Otherwise, the email forms on the Contacts / Feedback above can be used to get in touch.

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