25/08/2010 by admin.

The foul weather we’re currently having, has caused the cancellation of Sandown Illuminated Carnival tonight 25th August 2010.

What bad luck this is the second year in a row that this has happened. Please remember to keep hold of your costumes so that you can support our friends at Sandown Carnival Committee at their 5th November celebration which will now included the carnival procession.

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24/08/2010 by admin.

Our web admin and photographer have been busy working behind the scenes to get our photograph albums online. The latest include our visit to Sandown Main Carnival on 28th July 2010, Ryde Children’s Carnival 20th August 2010 and Ryde Main Carnival 21st August 2010.

Although the weather wasn’t particularly good on Friday for the Children’s parade the rain held off until all the entries had arrived at the finish in Quay Road.  The procession was well supported.

The Main Carnival on Saturday was hit by the bad weather and it started to rain as everyone was setting up , this didn’t stop the crowds supporting what was a wonderful evening.

The Carnival Learning Centre’s Europa project was brought to life by the Blue Touch Paper Carnival Group a local group of disabled people who were cheered as they walked along the route.

We had a number of Marching bands join us from the island, but we welcomed the Essex Marching band from Southend On Sea who brought their flag bearers who performed some spectacular flag spinning. All the major towns and villages arrived with their beautiful queen’s floats and the girls used their clear umbrellas to protect their dresses from the rain. The Ryde Carnival Float resplendent with  a glob, the Santa Maria atop and beautiful fans was complimented by our beautiful dancers.

There was a wide variety of pedestrian entries who depicted everything from Toy Story to Viking Long boats . The Carnival ended with a spectacular display from Mas Fusion Community Carnival Group who performed their “Flights of Fancy” to great roars of praise and clapping from the crowd, and finally the tail end float arrived with it’s child chimney sweep popping his head out of the top.

Ryde Carnival Association again were pleased to support local groups with our Small Grants scheme, the groups helped this year included Wight Strollers with their Bad Habits Float, Binstead Community Association and their very funny take on the Wizard of OZ, P.J’s Theater School who went GA-GA, The Downer Family with their wonderful Top Hat and Frills, the costumes of this group were yards of hand sewn plastic bags into beautiful dresses! Oakfield Primary School and their Passage to India, the Baxter Massive with their Birds of Paradise, Dover Park Primary School with their Creative Journey and finally an individual Queen Costume designed by Penny Verity which accompanied the Ryde Float.

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