Corfe Mullen Carnival
Carnival over for another year !
Yesterday we had the really successful finale of our Carnival. A really lovely day, a superb procession headed by our Carnival Queen and her princesses followed by lots of enterprising floats full of Brownies and Cubs and youngsters.
All converged on our beautiful recreational Ground for watch the displays and to browse among the many stalls. Hundreds of people and families streamed in, everyone met with friends and all the stall holders did good business.
Carnival is a splendid example of the whole community pulling together, making money for local Charities, getting together and also having fun, ice cream, burgers, tea and cake !
Very Grateful thanks from myself and all of us to the valiant Carnival Committee who work so hard all the year round to give us this one week of fun.
Lots of money goes to local Charities, Dorset Air Ambulance and East Dorset Mencap were the main beneficiaries this year, but usually a couple of smaller Charities are given some funds too, when all is counted up, and each of the Charity Stalls will have gone home with a profit as well.
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So glad the carnival went well. Unfortunately I was on a ferry coming back from France, so I missed it. Apparently Dorset Wildlife Trust had a really good day as well at their Open Day at Beacon Hill on Saturday. With lots of local residents going along to have a look at the new walks across Upton Heath. It seems like everyone was in a “get out there” mood! It’s great when the community comes together and when the sun shines!