Local carnival pictures

Some images from yesterday's carnival:

These were the main carnival grounds; during this picture the place was mostly empty, as it would not open until the parade had travelled through the middle of our town. The entry fee to the carnival was £1 per adult.

The carnival began with a parade through the town: this is the parade's pirate truck; that object hanging from the top of the central pole is a toy monkey. The two kids on the far left were fascinated by the toy sword and shield props they had for their role in the parade!

The Ancient Greece truck, likely a reference to the upcoming Olympics here in the United Kingdom.

This is the "bumblebee" truck; at least that is what I called it anyway, I do not know its actual title!

The royalty even showed up for the parade! Maybe not...in was a guy in a Prince Philip mask

A shot taken from near the middle of the festival grounds: it looks over towards some of the food stands and the bouncy castles.

A shot looking towards the western side of the grounds, where the stage was located. The award ceremony for the parade took place there.

People lining up for the candy and hot/cold food stands; I purchased some candies a little later on, as well as got an ice cream from one of the vans.

This last image was done by my brother; he remained at the carnival when I returned home, but I left him with my camera. According to him, some of the events that took place during the remaining time included some dance troupes performing, an owl display, and a raffle draw; the part he found most amusing, however, was when Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe" came onto the music system, as all the young people were singing along to it while the adults looked on!

It was well worth going to the carnival, my only regret was going home as early as I did when clearly should have stayed longer. With any luck the carnival will take place again next year.