Bridgwater Carnival
Bridgwater Guy Fawkes Carnival – the UK’s oldest carnival
Inscribed: – Arthur Rainey Memorial Cup. Bridgwater Carnival Concerts.
Arthur Rainey was the owner of Starkey Knight and Ford Brewery.
Awarded for: – Concert – Comedy Act.
This cup was Presented in 1965 for the best comedy front of curtain act.
In 2000 it was re-awarded for best comedy from any concert act.
Matty, a 17 year old boy from South Devon, is a wonderfully complex character who has had many medical challenges in his life and faced these with strength and determination. In many ways Carnival has saved Matty in moments when he needed distraction, before operations and at scary times.
2024 BRIDGWATER GUY FAWKES CARNIVAL – ‘IN NUMBERS’ 1) 2024 is the 419th anniversary of The Gunpower Plot, and the origins of Bridgwater Guy Fawkes Carnival can be traced back to when Guy Fawkes and his fellow conspirators failed in their attempt to blow up the Houses of Parliament in
THE FINAL COUNTDOWN HAS STARTED With just under one week until the carnival returns to town on Saturday 2 November, the final countdown has begun to Bridgwater Carnival 2024. For the carnival clubs and masqueraders who are working on their spectacular entries around the clock, to the carnival organisers who
IT’S TIME FOR THE CARNIVAL MASK TRAIL TO OPEN As the countdown to this year’s Bridgwater Guy Fawkes Carnival continues, 25 large carnival masks, designed and decorated by local school children have been placed on display in and around Bridgwater town centre. The masks all form part of a special trail
PRS for Music licences the use of copyright music across the UK, giving businesses and organisations the legal permission they need to play the music they want.
These licences ensure that music publishers, songwriters and composers are fairly rewarded with royalties so they can keep making music – and mean that we’re able to support music at events like this.
For more information about PRS for Music or music licensing, visit www.prsformusic.com or call 0800 068 4828
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