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SPECIAL 40th ANNIVERSARY CARNIVAL PROGRAMME

Castle Cary and Ansford Carnival Society are delighted to announce a very special programme of entertainment to celebrate their 40-year anniversary. Key highlights include: Exciting partnerships with Ansford Academy and Castle Cary Primary School Bringing international carnival acts to the town, including from Notting Hill Celebrating...

10th September 2017
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40th anniversary ‘ruby dinner’!

Thanks to everyone who came along to our recent 40th anniversary dinner.  It was a sparkling evening full of wonderful memories, special people and fervent wishes for another 40 very happy years! Our guests had their photos taken by a budding photographer after walking up the...

7th August 2017
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We’ve been busy!

June was a busy month for the carnival society, fund-raising and planning our special 40th anniversary carnival processions. Our evening with Bernie Scott (the spiritual medium) was amazing, with a busy crowd fascinated by what she shared. A week or so later and we were thanking our...

30th July 2017
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Love Carnival? How about helping out?

With our carnival celebrating it’s 40th birthday this year, we are hoping to make ‘Cary’s Big Night Out’ brighter and better than ever! It takes a lot of people, with lots of different skills and talents to bring the procession to a street near you. How about helping...

25th May 2017
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40 Years Of Carnival

2017 marks an amazing 40 years of carnival in Castle Cary! To celebrate we're planning a programme of special events, as well as making our children's and evening illuminated processions brighter and better then ever! For starters, see if you can spot yourself in carnivals gone by....

1st May 2017
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Cary Comedians Carnival Club

In this auspicious 40th year for the club and Castle Cary Carnival, tremendous efforts are being made by Cary Comedians to fundraise and get their dressed tractor completed to enter not only the Castle Cary Carnival but also the Wessex GP Circuit and the Somerset...

25th April 2017
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The hard work pays off!

Castle Cary and Ansford Carnival Society held their annual Presentation Evening last Friday (3 February) and gave £2000 from their 2016 carnival collections to a range of 14 deserving local causes. The evening was very well attended, with over 70 people crowding into the Horse Pond Inn...

4th February 2017
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Bigger, Better And Bolder Than Ever!

Castle Cary & Ansford’s Illuminated Carnival last Saturday, really built on its reputation for smooth running and a warm, friendly atmosphere to give the enlarged crowd a sparkling night out. A programme of afternoon events got the party started good and early. Kicking things off, with...

18th October 2015
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Castle Cary Carnival Season Is Underway!

Carnival season in Castle Cary and Ansford is underway! The sun shone for our first procession, the Children’s Carnival last Saturday, with around 90 children taking to the streets in a festival of colour and creativity. Leading the way were the town’s majorettes, and the...

12th October 2015
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CCACS Gives £1400 To Local Deserving Causes

Castle Cary’s Carnival Society has given £1400 to local deserving causes in their 2015 donations to the community. The cash was raised from collections in Cary’s Children’s and Illuminated 2014 carnivals. At a well-attended event at Cary’s Rugby Club hall the Society’s Chair Di Pinnions...

8th February 2015
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