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Post by thebfg on Oct 27, 2017 20:14:07 GMT
We will go. Have you been to the illuminated ones. A bit further west. They are definitely worth seeing. I've got a video but I can't seem to get it off Facebook. A mate of mine lives in Burbage, been to the carnival with him. I've not done any of the others, although a friend of ours had us sut througha DVD of Weston Super Mare carnival in the pissing rain. They do make the old Wellingborough and Rushden carnivals look a bit sad We did the Bridgewater one. But I gather its the same people. The kids loved it.
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Post by Stumpy on Oct 27, 2017 21:28:21 GMT
I've been to the Glastonbury Carnival a good few times. Well worth a visit
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Post by bodger on Oct 28, 2017 8:09:20 GMT
I've been to the Glastonbury Carnival a good few times. Well worth a visit .......................... mmm ............................ errr, no ...... I can't find it on Jim Shead's map.
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Post by kris on Oct 28, 2017 8:38:47 GMT
I've been to the Glastonbury Carnival a good few times. Well worth a visit Those summerset carnivals with all there brightly illuminated floats, are a bit weird if you ask me.
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Post by Stumpy on Oct 28, 2017 10:41:40 GMT
I've been to the Glastonbury Carnival a good few times. Well worth a visit Those summerset carnivals with all there brightly illuminated floats, are a bit weird if you ask me. They may seem a bit weird to you Kris, but the West Country carnivals trace their roots back over 400 years to The Gunpowder Plot of 1605. The main person to be associated with the plot would be that old rogue Guy Fawkes, but the main instigator of the plot was a Jesuit priest called Robert Parsons who was born in a small village just outside of Bridgwater Zummerzet. Parsons (and his fellow gunpowder plot mates) were Catholic’s who wanted to put an end to the Protestant monarchy, and the government of the day, in order to put an end to Catholic persecution. Bonfire night is a major annual celebration across the whole of England, but it is likely that the reason that the West Country Carnival was originally so keenly celebrated is that the South West towns were predominantly Protestant – hence the celebration of Robert Parsons' (and Guy Fawkes') failure.
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Post by kris on Oct 28, 2017 10:53:33 GMT
Those summerset carnivals with all there brightly illuminated floats, are a bit weird if you ask me. They may seem a bit weird to you Kris, but the West Country carnivals trace their roots back over 400 years to The Gunpowder Plot of 1605. The main person to be associated with the plot would be that old rogue Guy Fawkes, but the main instigator of the plot was a Jesuit priest called Robert Parsons who was born in a small village just outside of Bridgwater Zummerzet. Parsons (and his fellow gunpowder plot mates) were Catholic’s who wanted to put an end to the Protestant monarchy, and the government of the day, in order to put an end to Catholic persecution. Bonfire night is a major annual celebration across the whole of England, but it is likely that the reason that the West Country Carnival was originally so keenly celebrated is that the South West towns were predominantly Protestant – hence the celebration of Robert Parsons' (and Guy Fawkes') failure. I have a brief idea of the history and I'm not saying they shouldn't go ahead. I was just talking about its modern manifestation of brightly lit floats trundling along through small towns and villages. I once experienced the Glastonbury carnival from the vantage point of a small cottage at the bottom of well house lane. The floats dwarfed the cottage, and as you probably know that road there has a problem with large trucks using it anyway. It was a bit like the aliens had landed, which in Glastonbury is quite possible.
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Post by Stumpy on Oct 28, 2017 10:59:33 GMT
The modern manifestation is largely due to the various carnival clubs collecting for local(ish) charity's.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2017 11:08:49 GMT
This is how Nov 5th should be celebrated.
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Post by Stumpy on Oct 28, 2017 11:22:15 GMT
This is how Nov 5th should be celebrated. Very true, and quite a spectacular event. I attend it most years. However, this year because the 5th of November falls on a Sunday, tradition dictates it's moved forward a day to the 4th of November, and on the 4th of Nov this year I've got tickets to watch The Mighty Bath kick shite out of London Irish in The Anglo Welsh Cup at the Madejski Stadium in Reading
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