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Over £2.7 million awarded to 10 cultural organisations across the South West

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STRONG DEMAND FOR TICKETS FOR 2024 BRIDGWATER GUY FAWKES CARNIVAL CONCERTS

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Dave Croker becomes new Bridgwater Carnival President

DAVE CROKER BECOMES NEW BRIDGWATER CARNIVAL PRESIDENT Bridgwater Guy Fawkes Carnival has elected...

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Carnival Concert seats go on sale 1st May

CONCERTS TICKETS TO GO ON SALE ON WEDNESDAY 1 MAY AS NEW CARNIVAL...

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TALENTED ENTERTAINERS WANTED FOR 2024 CARNIVAL CONCERTS

Local talented entertainers are being sought to be ‘front of curtain’ acts at...

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Carnival Column 6/03/24

Some news outlets have recently been using an irresponsible headline on an article...

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Grandstand Tickets for Bridgwater Carnival 2024 go on Sale

The popular Bridgwater Guy Fawkes Carnival, which has the reputation for being one...

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Carnival Column 20/2/2024

The Bridgwater Guy Fawkes Carnival spectacle never truly receives the UK wide recognition...

Carnival Column 9/02/2024

As we enter the beginning of February and with the big day still...

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Matty

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.   

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2024 BRIDGWATER GUY FAWKES CARNIVAL – ‘IN NUMBERS’

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

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BRIDGWATER GUY FAWKES CARNIVAL – SATURDAY 2 NOVEMBER,

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

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IT’S TIME FOR THE CARNIVAL MASK TRAIL TO OPEN

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

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