“Amazing evening” say welcoming Cary crowd
Castle Cary & Ansford’s Illuminated Carnival last Saturday showed how a community can come together to put on an spectacular show.
“The standard of entries was significantly higher this year,” said Carnival Society Chair, Di Pinnions. “Small and large, so many of the entries were just amazing – a testimony to the creativity of our local community.”
Best overall cart was the spectacular A Fisherman’s Tale, from Kipling Carnival Club, in a very welcome return after a year off.
Best group was Hot Rock Carnival Club Juniors with “On Safari”.
Once again the Ansford Academy team – now known as Ansford Entertainers Carnival Club – put on a magical float, Narnia. Theirs was the only cart entered by a Carnival Club based in the town – an amazing achievement. Supported by the Notting Hill carnival club, Mahogony, Ansford’s entry builds connections and capability that will sustain the future of carnival.
The standard of walking Masqueraders was extremely high and very entertaining. Loc
al walking entry, Sue and Curtis Pexton, Dia da Meurtos (Day of the Death) got the authenticity thumbs up from a Mexican woman in the crowd who wanted her photo taken with them!
The New Male Majorettes once again got the biggest laughs! Good luck for their entry in Britain’s got Talent!
The sisters, Izzy and Lottie Wheeler, kept it in the family with 1stand 3rd in the juvenile category. And congratulations to high stepping, twinkling and twirling Amberlights who came first in the majorettes’ competition.
“The Carnival Society would like to thank everyone who helped make the evening such a success.” said Treasurer, Jeannie Thanisch, “So, a huge thank you for cheering the procession, helping raise close to £2,500 for our local charitable causes, marshalling, collecting and the 1000 other ways the community gets behind our big night out. Carnival spirit is alive and well in Cary!”