Following the news that Bridgwater Carnival will now take place on the first Saturday of every November for the foreseeable future, Bridgwater Carnival Guy Fawkes Committee have donated over £16,300 to local charities and groups.
The monies were raised during Bridgwater Carnival related activities between March 2013 and February 2014, and the donations were announced at the recent carnival committee’s annual general meeting at the end of April.
The following charities and organisations received donations, some of which were in recognition for assistance during Bridgwater Carnival 2013:-
- Sedgemoor Rotary Club – £2,275
- Bridgwater Rotary Club – £2,085
- Wellington & Taunton Young Farmers – £2,000
- Bridgwater Sea Cadets – £1,027
- Lions International – £1,007
- PGME School – £873
- Compass Disability Services – £639
- Westfield Church – £605
- Rhode Lane Wanderers FC – £573
- Robert Blake Science College and Chilton Trinity School – £482
- The Red Cross – £472
- Chedzoy Play Group – £460
- Cancer Research UK – £419
- Bridgwater Hospital League of Friends – £401
- Freewheelers – £350
- Wembdon Playing Field – £306
- Ron Peberdy Cyberknife Trust – £273
- Bridgwater Operatic Society – £211
- Bridgwater Wolves FC – £211
- Bridgwater Gangs and Features (Old Folks Show) – £350
- Somerset Emergency Flood Relief Fund Appeal – £200
- Young Musical Theatre Company – £191
- SNAP – £124
- Victoria Park Rangers FC – £120
- Cannington Primary School – £110
- Carers Trust – £108
- Somerset Rural Youth Project – £98
- Salisbury Hospice – £85
- St Margaret’s Somerset Hospice – £80
- Bridgwater Area Association for the Elderly – £76
- Marie Curie Cancer Care – £68
- Royal British Legion – £62
- Bridgwater Harley Owners – £29
- Brainwave – £28
In addition to this an extra £3,500 was raised for local charities by carnival organisers by taking a Christmas themed carnival cart around the supermarkets and streets of Bridgwater during the run up to Christmas 2013.
Dave Stokes, publicity officer for Bridgwater Guy Fawkes Carnival Committee, said: “Helping local charities and organisations to boost their funds is an integral part of the carnival which we are all very proud of, and is something which many people overlook”.
“In the last four years Bridgwater Carnival related activities have raised nearly £70,000 for local good causes, and this is testament to the hard work of everybody associated with Bridgwater Carnival.”
