Accrington Carnival

Carnival is a truncation of the latin word carnelevarium and refers to the period before Lent in the church calendar when it was the custom to consume all the perishable stocks of food that were not allowed during the period of general fasting. A hangover from our medieval past.

How oddly typical it is that Accrington should decide to hold its Carnival in June.
 
Acrylic-bob said:
Carnival is a truncation of the latin word carnelevarium and refers to the period before Lent in the church calendar when it was the custom to consume all the perishable stocks of food that were not allowed during the period of general fasting. A hangover from our medieval past.

How oddly typical it is that Accrington should decide to hold its Carnival in June.
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My word A-B you're a fountain of knowledge :cool:
 
Perhaps we could get an Accyweb petition going.
Save our Carnival.
A lot of hard work goes into the carnival behind the curtains.
On the day it brings smiles to a lot of peoples faces.
It really is a fun day out for everyone.
Old and young alike.
There's a raffle full of brill prizes and it raises a lot of cash for various charities in the area.
There must be someone out there with funds to spare.
 
Does anyone know where the carnival starts and finishes?? I know the stall etc are at peel park, but thats about it...
 
The Accrington Carnival is due to be held on Saturday June 18 2005. The theme for floats in the procession this year is "West End Musicals". Floats are being asked to assemble at the Globe Centre Car Park, off Scaitcliffe Street from 8am. Walking participants will assemble on the 'NHS East Lancashire Public Health' car park on the corner of Eagle Street & Paradise Street. The judging will take place from 9.45am.

Starting off at 10.45am the procession will travel down Eagle Street to Blackburn Road. It will head along Blackburn Road, past the Town Hall and up Little Blackburn Road as far as the traffic lights before turning left into Abbey Street, past the Post Office. The procession then goes along Whalley Road to the traffic lights at the junction of Queens Road where it turns right along Queens Road to the junction with Thorneyholme Road. Finally, floats turn into Thorneyholme Road for dispersal.

starts at 9.30am ends 5.30pm
 
If your thinking of going to the Peel Park School playing field after the procession then wellies are going to be needed , its going to be very muddy there.
 
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I know it could probably be classed as an unnecessary drain on HBC funds but I'd be sorry to see the Carnival lost forever. It's something people look forward to and some of the floats are very well done. My girls and I were in it last time, walking and it was sooooooooooo hot we were exhausted by the time we'd been rushed up Whalley Road to catch up with everyone at the Queens Road junction because we'd been held back at Eastgate by traffic. I felt sorry for the young lads with the big drums.

This year we are just looking forward to being spectators.
 
i think the story should have read

HBC turned down funding because they had already had their own carnival on broadway
 
We have so few traditions left it really would be sad to see it go. Just think how much was wasted on the Mayor making ceromony for the enjoyment of a few & how much HBC could have given for the benefit of many. Unfortunately (in this case) charity began & stopped with HBC as IMO many more charities would benefit from the carnival funds than they will from the Mayoral one.
 
I first remember going to watch Accrington Carnival in about 1947 or 48. I got a bag of Rishy Crisps, thrown from a lorry! :p

We have a May Queen carnival in our village. It's always held in June! When I first came to live here, 30 years ago, the parade was massive and we had about 10 bands. This year we only had 4 floats and 2 bands. Part of the problem is that the police, who used to give their services free, now demand £3000 a time and the insurance has quadrupled. It's the same story everywhere in the country - cost.

We shouldn't let these old traditions die. Good luck with the Accy one.
 
panther said:
whens oswaldtwistle carnival????
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16th of July if I remeber right, I know its this year which is strange as it used to be alternate, accy one year Ossy the next, don't know what happened to that
 
would be sorry to see the end of the carnival,used to love it as a kid,and theres not too much for kids in hyndburn nowadays,although if they still have a carnival queen i'm sure it used to be fixed,as a girl i knew won it one year have a face like a basket of whelks lol
 
shame on you cashman, bet she had lots of personality,thats what is looked for as well you know, not just LOOKS.
 
mez said:
shame on you cashman, bet she had lots of personality,thats what is looked for as well you know, not just LOOKS.
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to be honest mez she didn't have much of a personality,also she had a head like humpty dumpty.lol
 
Yes a lot of hard work has gone into the preparation for the Carnival.I have in the past lambasted some of the young talent around Accrington for their anti-social behaviour,but the tenacity that the youngsters have shown week after week designing and making outfits for the day does them great credit.Thanks should also be given to the voluntary helpers who work behind the scenes to make this day possible.Lets hope it gets the weather it deserves.
As the saying goes nowadays RESPECT!
 
Well the weather has been great and the carnival procession was brilliant. I tried to take photos but some heads kept popping up in front of me.

Mimi spotted Mick across the road from us also armed with trusty camera.

There didn't seem to be as many stalls on the field as there have been in the past, or was that just me? We watched the jugglers and "Laurel and Hardy" but spent most of the time queueing up for cold drinks!
 
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