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Tim Martin

Tim Martin – Westonzoyland C.C.

Tim has been a member of Westonzoyland C.C. for over 25 years, and...

Arthur Leigh OTS 1

Arthur Leigh – Bridgwater Gangs & Features President

Full Name Arthur Herbert Leigh Date of Birth (optional) 20th November 1942 Place...

Dave Speed OTS 1

Dave Speed – Cavaliers C.C.

Full Name: Dave Speed. I’m not too keen on David as it’s too...

Bill Bevan

Bill Bevan – Gremlins C.C. & presenter of ‘The Carnival Show’ on Sedgemoor FM

Full Name William John Bevan Date of Birth 14 February 1984 – yes,...

Anne Middleton OTS 1

Anne Middleton – Bridgwater Carnival Committee

Full Name Anne Middleton Date of Birth Many moons ago Place of Birth...

Ben Cleaveley 1

Ben Cleaveley – Lime Kiln CC

Full Name Ben Cleaveley Date of Birth 17 March 1989 Place of Birth...

Andy Meek

Andy Meek – Ramblers CC

In the second of our ‘On the Spot’ series, The Squib catches up...

Mike Crocker OTS

Mike Crocker – President 2019

Full Name Michael John Crocker Earlier this year Mike Crocker became the new...

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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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