29/08/2008 by admin.

Ryde Carnival’s Procession Officer Brenda Livingstone has set up a Facebook group for past Queen’s and Attendants - This little site will have photographs of the Queen’s and the floats and anyone can add their photographs to it.Facebook Ryde Carnival Past Queen’s and Attendants page

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29/08/2008 by admin.

Yesterday evening saw the start of what should be the highlight of all the year for the island carnivals.

The procession was headed by a specially commissioned costume for the event which was a confection of Stars, Rockets and Balloons in shades of purpl, pink and sliver. RAW Samba wowed the crowds with their fantastic dancers and musics, then came the Ryde Carnival Float with it’s fantasy Seahorses riding the waves and our wonderful troupe of dancers in thier beautiful colourful costumes.
Local schools and community groups from the Ryde area and further afield put on a spectacluar display, intermingled with family costumed groups and individuals. Local Marching bands joined in with their traditional tunes and marching performances.

The floats that joined  the procession came from around the island including, Sandown, Ventnor, Cowes, St. Helens to name a few with their elegantly dressed Carnival Queen’s.

Other floats that joined us included “Santa’s Confused.com” which was built and designed by Binstead community group to highlight global warming. The Isle of Wight Strollers put on a brilliant display of “Biggles” with their actors flying along the route in Tiger Moths in wonderful choreographed flying formations.

The biggest group of the evening Mas Fusion ended the  parade with a fabulous display of Japanese Migoto Matsuri Festival with veiled travellers, flower bearers, Japanese  warriors, Peacocks and Herons with fabulous King and Queen individual costumes, this group is as good if not better that many of the Carnival troupes that come out of London’s Notting Hill carnival.

We would like to thank everyone who took part in what was a wonderful evening of entertainment and pure enjoyment. We would like to thank everyone who came to watch our first parade of the week.

Don’t forget the children’s parade is on this afternoon and starts at 1.30 pm Assemble in Upper Dover Street, Judging starts at 2.00 pm and the Procession moves off at 2.45 p.

Please come and support all the children at the event and don’t forget to give generously to the collectors.

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