Programme ofShaftesbury Carnival 2013

Saturday 28th September Price £1 Lucky Programme No.

AND AT 7.15 pm The ever popular✽ ILLUMINATED EVENING PROCESSION ✽

Please note, Bands will not be returning back through the High Street

SEE PAGE 3 FOR A REMINDER OF THE VIEWING AREAAND START POINT

AFTER THE PROCESSION - VISIT COLES FAIRAt Barton Hill Recreation Field

CARRYMAY JAMES Shaftesbury Carnival Princess 2013

ELAINE BARRATTOur Carnival Gran 2013

Carnival Thanksgiving Service will be held atBell Street United Church, Shaftesbury on Sunday 29th September at 6pm.

9.00 am PICK UP YOUR COLLECTING TINS. YOUR COLLECTION IS VITAL TO OUR BENEFICIARY. YOU CAN WIN A CUP BY BEING THE HIGHEST OR BEST DRESSED COLLECTOR SO COME AND GET A TIN & START COLLECTING IN THE AFTERNOON & ON INTO THE EVENING. COLLECTORS MUST BE 16 YEARS OR OVER.

3.00 pm GRAND CHILDREN’S AFTERNOON PROCESSION See details inside Town Centre 6.00 pm SPECTACULAR BAND PARADE High Street Marching, Counter-marching, Displays and Commentary with Dolphin Marching Band, Wessex Military Band, Gillingham Imperial Silver Band & Dorset Youth Marching Band.

onwards

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ROISIN COOKOur 76th Carnival Queen

CARNIVAL DAY PROGRAMME OF EVENTS

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THE BENEFICIARY OF THIS YEAR’S CARNIVAL IS:

NAOMI HOUSE AND JACKSPLACE are hospices for children and young people with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions. We provide care to young people and their families in communities across Berkshire, Dorset, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Surrey, West Sussex and Wiltshire.

We have two specialist units: Naomi House cares for children up to the age of 16, and Jacksplace offers care for young people aged 16 or over. Each unit is purpose-built and offers an appropriate, engaging environment for each age group. We support over 350 life-limited and life-threatened families each year with respite care in our purpose built hospices.

Each year we aim to raise £7 million to help us run both of our hospices. We receive only 18% of our funding from the Department of Health: the remaining amount is raised and donated by individuals, groups and businesses. Many people get involved by fundraising for us, whereas other individuals choose to volunteer their time.

The care and support that Naomi House offers is unique in central southern England. The hospices are open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and deliver a range of services to help relieve families of the everyday pressures of looking after a child or young person with a life-limiting condition.

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HAWKERSPlease only support sellers who have official carnival identification or the

committee’s own sellers as these are the only ones who in turn support the carnival.

Shaftesbury carnival is very pleased to welcome back the CAN-AM Car Club. A variety of classic American cars will be driving up through the High Street before the afternoon procession. They will be leaving the Medical Centre at 2.50 pm and will be displayed on Park Walk from 3pm. They will also be returning back through the town in front of the evening procession leaving the fire station at 6.50pm

SHAFTESBURY CARNIVAL COMMITTEEWould welcome any new members. If you feel you can spare us some of your time to help this very worthwhile cause, please contact the secretary Gill Wallis on 01747 854458.

Event SponsorsHilltop Motors – 851253 & Geoff & Gill Wallis have sponsored the Classic Car Show in AugustDaisy Graphic design & print – 852747 have sponsored the Baby Show & Trendy ToddlerShaston Social Club, Bleke Street, Shaftesbury have given the use of their hall for the bingo. Derek Beer, John Peel Café High Street, Shaftesbury has organised the fish & chip quiz night. Shaftesbury carnival committee are indebted to Steve Hodson of Serendipity, High Street, Shaftesbury for engraving many of the cups free of charge for yet another year.We would also like to thank Signrite Signs & Graphics, Wincombe Business Park, Shaftesbury for their continued support in updating our advertising road signs each year.

A Message from the Chairman of Shaftesbury Carnival Committee As some of you will know, I have been involved with Shaftesbury Carnival for a number of years and the amazing thing I have noticed over the years, is the tremendous support we get from our Community in and outside of the Town.Our sponsors, without their financial help, our chosen local charities would not benefit so much. My sincere thanks to our Traders and Retailers.There is also a lot of work that has to be done to make the Carnival a success and as a small committee; we rely very much on a huge number of non-committee helpers, especially on Carnival Day for marshals, collectors, barrier and road sign erectors, judges etc. to get the show on the road. Thank you to you all.It is that dedication and enthusiasm which has passed from generation to generation for 13 decades that gives you the cheapest and probably the best entertainment you have seen for a long time. So please “Do Best Can” (our Carnival motto) and try to give at least £1.00 each to our collectors and this will help secure Carnivals for the future and the many charities we support.My heartfelt thanks to everyone who helps us to keep our Carnival tradition alive, now in its 136th year.

Ray Humphries MBE, Chairman

SEE INSIDE BACK COVER FOR BENEFICIARIES OF THIS YEAR’S CARNIVAL

Thanks to Sam Braddick of the Gillingham & Shaftesbury Show for allowing usthe use of crowd control barriers. Next year’s show will be on August 20th 2014

I think you would agree that Naomi House & Jacksplace is a very worthwhile cause. Families local to Shaftesbury either have or are benefitting from this very important charity.Please give generously during the carnival week events and on carnival day itself so that our beneficiary is well supported. I realize that times are difficult but please try and support this very worthwhile cause.

Shaftesbury carnival is grateful to ELAINE BARRATT who very kindly agreed to carryon being Carnival Gran this year due to illness of our 2013 nominated Gran.

This year we would like to say thank you to Andrew Watling forproviding and driving the car to pull the Queen’s & Princess’s float.

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Headed byThe Carnival Princess CARRYMAY JAMES

with her attendants SHANNON NEILL AND RUBY PORTER and accompanied by

SHAFTESBURY TOWN SILVER BANDThe Carnival Queen ROISIN COOK

With her attendantsGRAINNE COOK AND POPPY HINDLE

Dorset Youth Marching BandDolphin Marching Band

Procession assembles at 1.45 p.m. in the Coppice Street Car Park

Judging 2.00 p.m.Eleven classes - Eleven trophies

Non prize winners will receive a certificate of entry

The Route of the Afternoon Procession:

Coppice Street, Angel Square, High Street, Bell Street, Parson’s Pool,Bleke Street, The Commons, High Street, Salisbury Street, Old Boundary Road,

dispersing at the Coppice Street Car Park.

GRAND PROCESSION OF CHILDREN IN FANCY DRESS

The Carnival Committee is grateful to:SHAFTESBURY CHRISTIAN CENTRE & STALBRIDGE LINENfor allowing us to use their areas for forming up the larger floats.

This Programme could win you a prize of £10if the Carnival Queen ROISIN COOK selects

your number on the front cover.The winning number will be displayed at the

John Peel cafe from 1st October 2013.

£10

SPONSORS OF BANDS AND PRIZES FOR ENTRANTSWe would like to thank all the traders in Shaftesbury and the surrounding villages for their generous donations. The bands who entertain us both in the parade and in the procession cost a great deal of money. The prize money added to the cost of the bands total in excess of £3,300. Shaftesbury carnival is very lucky in having the generous support of the local businesses and the committee is very grateful. The names on these pages are all of our sponsors for the bands and prize money. Please accept the printer’s apology if any name is inadvertently left out in the printing process. As you can see the list is very comprehensive.

We also thank those kind businesses whose generous contributions were received after 22nd September & therefore too late for inclusion in the programme.

PLEASE NOTE:AS LAST YEAR, THE EVENING PROCESSION WILL BE STARTING AT THE FIRE STATION.

THEREFORE, VIEWING IN CHRISTY’S LANE WILL BE GREATLY RESTRICTED. SEE PAGE 5 FOR A REMINDER OF THE NEW ROUTE.

Blackmore, Longmead - 853034Bramley Home Care - 860192B V Dairy Wincombe Lane - 851855Chutneys, 28 Salisbury Street - 852585David & John Witcher - 851336 E C Electricals - 853861Eric ManleyF Compton Coal Merchants - 828353 Food Lynx Ltd Wincombe Centre - 612216Friars Moor Vet Clinic - 850500G M Spencer Accountants - 854556G W Hughes Hilltop Motors, Longmead - 851253 Imprint Graphics, Longmead - 850707J M Clarke, Little Hawkesdene - 853120 John Peel, High Street - 852178Kavanagh Roofing, Longmead - 853635

Keith Hooper - 871982Littledown Products - 851177Lynne Fish Homeopathy - 828520Maclachlan Solicitors - 440448 Melbury Greenstone Ltd - 812798Mr Alex GibbsMr & Mrs A FranksOwen Brockway, Electricians - 854609Phillip Proctor & Associates - 851081Quality Solicitors Farnfields - 854244R T Johnson Painter & Decorator - 855603 Reeve The Baker, High Street - 854916R Keenlyside - Gilyard Scarth - 851122 RJ & JD McLean, Agri Machinery - 830996Sarah NutleySemley Auctioneers - 855122 Shaftesbury Tyres & Batteries - 850558

WELL DONE TO ALL SHAFTESBURY CARNIVAL SUPPORTERSYour generous support last year, despite difficult times, enabled us to give a total of £2,400 to local charities. After a small donation was given to Shaftesbury Town Silver Band for putting on the concert etc and to the Shaftesbury Town Council for the Coles Plaque we gave £850 to Mindful and £1,000 to Shaftesbury Town Band towards new hats. We thank you for your support last year and thank you in anticipation of your support this year. This year’s very worthwhile charity can be found inside the back cover.

Thanks to Derek Beer of the John Peel Restaurant for providing the Bands with refreshments.

Thanks also to St. John’s Ambulance for their attendance at our events.

Shaftesbury Window Dressing Competition Results 2013 ‘Carnival Time’ 1st Cranbornes 2nd Turnbulls 3rd Hine & Parsons 4th Natures Treasures

Highly commended The Beadster

The committee are grateful to Major (RTD) Fred Harveyfor judging our band parade this year.

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No. Class Title and Entrant’s NameBINGO PRIZE SPONSORSShaftesbury Carnival Committee would like to thank the following local traders and

people who have donated the Prizes for the Carnival Bingo.

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It is regretted that some entries were not received in time for inclusion in the programme

Mr & Mrs A FranksMr & Mrs R HurstMr & Mrs R SalisburyMr & Mrs P SangerMr & Mrs P TuckerNature’s Treasures, High Street - 852709Old Bakery Restaurant - 852069Owen Brockway Electricians - 854609 Parfitts Shoes - 852559Pat & Ivan HayterPaws & Claws Pet Shop - 854909 Peaches & Crème - 850123Prime Cuts Butchers - 852053Ray & Chris HumphriesRight Over The Top Ltd - 853085 Royal Chase Hotel - 853355R Tucker, Driving Instructor - 851684Salt Cellar, Gold Hill - 851838 Saxons, High Street - 855018Shaftesbury Arts Centre - 854321Shaftesbury Bowling ClubShaftes Gem Set Netball Club - 853080Shaftesbury T.I.C - 853514Shaston Social Club - 852348Shirley Allum Fashions - 852444S K Fruits, High Street - 855152 Sloanes Bespoke Hair - 850093Squires, High Street - 852455Steve BrockwayStomp, Salisbury Street - 855984Teddy Bear Corner - 853136The Barbers, Parsons Pool - 852850 The Half Moon Inn - 852456The Rising Sun - 828514The Ship - 853219 The Toy Box - 850877Tom & Sandra WhitefordTurnbulls, High Street - 858575Westby familyYe Olde Two Brewers - 854211Yve Sturgeon, Swans Yard - 855699

Abbotts Greengrocers - 852439Allum & Sidaway Jewellers - 852439 Amore, Mustons Lane - 855566Aroma, Bell Street - 855560ASL Locksmiths & Shoe Repairs - 853585Automotive, Bell Street - 855701 Baan Thai Rest/Takeaway - 851537 Beggars’ Banquet Café - 850332Bob KingswellBoots The Chemist - 852471Bright Blooms, 14 Bell Street - 854483Café Elodie, Swans Yard - 07553 084072Café Rose, Bell Street - 854444Celia GriggsChutneys, Salisbury Street - 852585Cole & Co Boutique - 858958Corner House Hair Studio - 07789514774Cranbornes, High Street - 855900Crystal Clear, High Street - 853388Donhead Sports Club - 828130Dorset Store, High Street - 853366Elaine BarrattFitness By Design - 835180Framers, High Street - 855043Geoff & Gill WallisGilyard Scarth, High Street - 851122G M Spencer Accountants - 854556 Golden Fish - 852138Grosvenor Travel - 853656Hine & Parsons, High Street - 852466 Indulge, High Street - 07733255027Jeans Sweet Shop, The Commons - 853896Jo Slade John Peel Restaurant - 853178John & David Witcher Kalypso Hair Stylist - 855400La Fleur De Lys Restaurant - 853717 Lloyds Pharmacy - 852086Marge & Richard GrayMaureen MusprattMr & Mrs Budd

53 Reserved for late entry 54 Reserved for late entry 55 S Pirates Of The Curried Beans Cary Comedians Carnival Club, Castle Cary56 Look Out For The Pirate Ship - “Bung Us Your Wonga” Prepare To Repel Boarders!! Collecting Vehicle Kindly provided by Perry & Son

PLEASE TAKE CARE! Throwing coins at the floats, other than those provided for thatpurpose, can cause accidents. Please save your coins for the Official Collecting Vehicles.It is dangerous to allow children to sit at the roadside with their legs out in front of them.

Some of the floats are very big and need all of the road to manoeuvre.

£250 cheque given to Shaftesbury Snowdrop Appeal by Coles Fair aftera collection made from all the stallholders at Shaftesbury Carnival 2012

Back row left to right Richard Cole, William Cole & Billy Cole fromthe Fair & Ray Humphries, Shaftesbury Carnival Chairman

Middle row Emma Cole presenting the cheque & Kelly Smith from the FairReceiving the cheque Pamela Cruickshank from the Snowdrop Appeal

We also thank those kind businesses whose generous contributions were receivedafter 23rd September and therefore too late for inclusion in the programme.

Thanks to Jackie June & Antony Streets for bringing the Committee into the21st century by putting Shaftesbury Carnival on Facebook & Twitter.

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G R A N D I L L U M I N A T E D P R O C E S S I O N

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No. Class Title and Entrant’s Name

Classes A to J will assemble at the Cattle Market where it will be judged at 6 p.m. Classes K to P will assemble at the Cattle Market but will be judged en routeClasses R, S, T & V will assemble in front of the Christian Centre & Stalbridge Linen where it will join the procession at the FIRE STATION. It will move off at 7.15 p.m. and proceed along Barton Hill, The Commons, High Street, Salisbury Street. Hand carts & walkers will turn into Old Boundary Road, St.Rumbold’s Road, where they will disperse. All motorized entries will proceed to the Royal Chase Roundabout and proceed up Christy’s Lane where they will disperse at Stalbridge Linen.Official end of the procession is the junction of Old Boundary Salisbury Street.The National Can-Am Car Club Will be going along the route in front of the procession leaving the Fire Station at 6.50 p.m. so make sure you come along early so as not to miss all the American cars.The Dolphin Marching Band Will also be going along the route in front of the procession leaving the Fire Station at 7.00 p.m. so there is plenty to come early for.

34 Wessex Queen & Attendant Laura Evans Of Frome & Bethany Crockford Of Shaftesbury Car kindly provided by Jeff Parker35 N Dandy Highwayman Highwayman Carnival Club, Shepton Mallet36 R Rockin’ Into The 60s 2nd Shaftesbury Guides37 J Cygnet Majorettes John & Jenny Caines, Castle Cary 38 L Rio Carnival At The Movies Roger Muspratt-Hamilton, Gillingham39 M “Celestial Celebrations” Razamatazz Carnival Club, Gillingham40 Wessex Military Band 41 Retiring Queen & Princess Abbie Card & Daisy Mayall Car Kindly Provided By Five Square Motors42 S Irish Rovers Just George’s Carnival Club, Sturminster Newton43 Collecting Vehicle Kindly provided by N D Hardiman44 F E C Electricals Ltd Shaftesbury45 J Mere Dazzlers Majorettes46 Carnival In Somerset Promotion Project Van 47 V Butterfly Ball Magnum Carnival Club, Blandford48 E DAF LF “Gemma” (F Compton Coal Lorry) A J Lodge, Berwick St John49 E Commer Maxi Load A J Lodge, Berwick St John50 F 2ND To None Driving School James Orgar, Shaftesbury51 F Foodlynx International Food Service Food Lynx Ltd, Shaftesbury52 T “Who You Gonna Call” Hot Rock Carnival Club, Gillingham

Message from the Wessex Grand Prix Chairman Hello, my name is Dave Bowen and for the second year running I have been given the opportunity of chairing the Wessex Grand Prix Circuit of Carnivals. For those who may wonder what this is all about let me enlighten you a little. The Wessex is a group of people who enjoy the world of carnival. The association, consisting of eight towns Sturminster Newton, Mere, Frome, Shaftesbury, Gillingham, Castle Cary, Trowbridge & Warminster, covering 3 counties, Somerset, Wiltshire & Dorset. Other members are the entries, Clubs, Walking Groups of Masqueraders, Pairs and Single Masqueraders. We have an on-going competition over the season in which the various entries go head to head in their different classes. Week by week we release that evening results to let them have an idea of how they are doin. Just to add a little bit of a twist we hold back some of the later results to keep people guessing who won at the end of the season. The entries do find out at our annual presentation dinner dance in December, a very eagerly awaited event for us all.As you can see carnival is a big part of our lives not only on carnival nights but the building of the entries, not only the big floats (or carts as we call them) but also the groups, pairs and single masqueraders, costume design and making it happen over the rest of the year. Many of the members meet up during the year at various social and fund raising events.Both the town committees and the entries put a lot of hard work into carnival not only on the night but over the year as a whole. On a bit of a downside, the cost of staging a carnival and the legislation involved for both town and entry, things seem to get harder each year and to their credit both town and members do their level best to keep carnival alive for us to enjoy for years to come I hope. So, to this end, could I please ask you to dig a little deeper into your pocket to make the collection a little bigger to help out your local charities and towns keep the fantastic tradition going for many more years to come. Let us keep one of the best west country traditions going. Let’s face it, how much would you have to pay to take your family to see a film or show these days? Carnival could be called a free night out, but where else would you get up to 2 hours entertainment with no cost. I would like to wish you all an enjoyable carnival day and evening. Dave Bowen, Wessex Chairman

PLEASE TAKE CARE!

Throwing coins at

the floats, other than

those provided for

that purpose, can

cause accidents.

Please save your

coins for the Official

Collecting Vehicles

No. Class Title and Entrant’s Name

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1 Dorset Police Force2 Dorset Fire & Rescue Service3 Shaftesbury Town Silver Band4 Shaftesbury Carnival Queen & Princess 2013 Roisin Cook & Carrymay James Attended by Grainne Cook & Poppy Hindle Shannon Neill & Ruby Porter5 Shaftesbury Mayor & Mayoress Cllr Simon Pritchard & Mrs Stephanie Pritchard Car kindly provided by R & R Elite Cars, Semley6 A Mr Monopoly Alice Loftus, Sturminster Newton7 C As Ourselves. Diamonds Are A Girl’s Best Friend Allum & Sidaway Gem Set Netball Team, Shaftesbury8 P Guardians Of The Pearl Next Generation Carnival Club, Gillingham9 A Burebueb Devlin Mannion, Gillingham9a A The Smurfs Jess Vick & Georgia Curtis, Stourpaine10 J Rio Carnival Enigma Majorettes, Melksham11 M It’s Christmas Little Leggs Carnival Club, Sturminster Newton 12 N Grandma’s Feather Bed Storm Carnival Club, Blandford13 C Anyone For Tennis Shaftesbury Community Tennis Club14 J Frome Charisma Twirlers15 F Aerials, Electrical & Same Day Delivery Jeans Electricals, Mere

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No. Class Title and Entrant’s Name

CODES for CLASSES IN THE EVENING PROCESSION A - B - C Masqueraders D Decorated Hand Truck E Classic or Vintage Vehicle F Trade Vehicle G Trailer pulled by Car H Unclassified J Majorettes K - M Grand Prix Masqueraders

N Masqueraders with Motorized Props P Decorated Hand truck Grand Prix R Under 17’s Comic/Feature/Tableau Float S - T - V Comic/Feature/Tableau Float

It is dangerous to allow children to sit at the

roadside with their legsout in front of them.

Some of the floats are very big and need all the road

to manoeuvre

16 T Cherokee Muppets Carnival Club, Gillingham17 Watch Out For The Pirate Ship - “Bung Us Your Wonga” Prepare To Repel Boarders!! Collecting Vehicle Kindly provided by Perry & Son18 Dorset Youth Marching Band 19 Carnival Gran Elaine Barratt Car kindly provided by Alexander’s Private Taxi Hire19a D Smurfs At Christmas Shaftesbury St John’s Badgers20 K The Firebird Natasha Shaw, Marnhull21 G Madagascar “Afro Circus” Caron Parry School Of Dance, Shaftesbury22 B Lumberjacks Burrow Comedians Junior Carnival Club, Bridgewater23 N “A Little Moist” Mojo Carnival Club, Shepton Mallet24 F A & R Tiles The Ives Family, Shaftesbury25 S Clowning Around Revellers Carnival Club, Shaftesbury26 B Green Fingers (Still Growing) Tracey Cook, Wincanton27 L Butterfly Frenzy Ann Cook, Wincanton 28 J Ilchester Gems Majorettes29 F Taxi Trade Shaftesbury & Gillingham Taxis, Shaftesbury 30 Collecting Vehicle Kindly Provided By Shean & Hare Construction31 R What A Night Kipling Junior Carnival Club, Shaftesbury 32 N Festival Of The Dragon Enspired Carnival Club, Salisbury33 Gillingham Imperial Silver band