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Bridgwater Carnival 2009
Bridgwater Carnival 2009 lived up to its reputation as the largest and best illuminated procession in the world, with a mesmerising display of colour, sound, movement and overall entertainment.
The carnival, which took place on Friday 6 November, attracted thousands of spectators and enthralled people of all ages as it wound its way around the historic streets of Bridgwater, Somerset.
Unfortunately the collection dropped for the third year running to £24,300, down from just under £27,000 in 2008, this money will be shared between Bridgwater Carnival and its chosen local charities.
For the tenth time in twelve years, Gremlins CC won the Ker Cup with their entry "Joust", after coming first in the feature (local) class. Ramblers CC with their entry "Ramses Revenge (Curse of the Mummy)" came second and Griffens CC and their entry "Rollup, Rollup" took third place, The most improved accolade also went to Gremlins CC. Gremlins CC & Ramblers CC jointly won the prestigious Hardy Spicer Championship Cup (awarded to the local tableaux or feature winning the greatest number of points for the concert, procession and participation in the squibbing); Ramblers having won the 2009 carnival concerts held at Bridgwater Town Hall back in October.
In the local tableaux class, Wills CC took first place with their entry "Venezia", whilst in the open tableaux class Gemini CC of Ilminster took first place with their entry "To The Trees". First place in the open feature class was taken by Masqueraders CC from Meare with their entry "Burlesque Masquerade".
Doug Robson, president of Bridgwater Guy Fawkes Carnival Committee, described the carnival as the best ever. He said: “I don’t know where to begin; it was fantastic, absolutely brilliant, I would even say it was the best carnival I have ever experienced.
"The whole night was just magical, everything went without a hitch, the crowd was impeccable, and the atmosphere in the town was out of this world".
"The standard of the entries was incredible and I would like to pay tribute to everyone involved and personally thank them all for their hard work and efforts."
Once again Bridgwater Carnival has exceeded all expectations… and the countdown has already begun to Bridgwater Carnival 2010.
