by all our schools and what scope it provided for some really imaginative entries.
Here is a summary of what happened and a record of the fantastic support we received, especially from the small group of volunteers who work together as the Crowthorne Carnival Association.
Thank you everyone.
Steve Loudoun
Chairman: Crowthorne Carnival Association
2024 Carnival Programme.pdf
Taking part in the parade were:
Will Bissett, The Piper
Nicky Bevan Muscular Dystrophy
Hatch Ride School
Q Dance
Hatch Ride School
Oaklands School
Sandhurst Drum Corp
1st and 2nd Crowthorne Scouts
Crowthorne CoE School
Thames Vale Vultures (Bikers)
Berkshire Fire and Rescue
Wildmoor Heath School
The Ark Pre-school
Crowthorne Musical Players
Mini Motor Enthusiasts
Landrover Enthusiasts
Carnival Royalty
Jack Sparrow
The difficult job of judging fell to:
Cllr Ankur Shiv Bhandari - Mayor of Bracknell Forest and the Mayoress, Rishi Bhandari
Cllr Caroline Smith - Mayor of Wokingham
Cllr Bob Wade - Chairman of Crowthorne Parish Council
Cllr Lesley Foxwell - Deputy, Chairman of Wokingham Without Parish Council
Sue Hester – Chairlady of Crowthorne Good Neighbours
Leigh Welham – Past President of the Rotary Club of Crowthorne, Sandhurst and Bracknell,
The overall winners were Oaklands School.
Carnival Royalty was kindly organised by Fiona Povey Hair Salon:
Leon Yax Flores-Ortega (aged 11) - St. Sebastians School
Sophie Buckland (aged 10) - Crowthorne CoE School
Our thanks to everyone who entered.
Front Garden and Scarecrow Competition winners 2022 kindly sponsored by McCarthy Stone and judged by Mark Dodds and Annie Myatt:
Best front garden – Mrs Bowyer
Best hanging basket – Mr Horne
Best scarecrow – Tracey Clarke
All get garden vouchers with the winners cup for the best front garden going to Mrs Bowyer. Well done and many thanks to all who entered and are helping make Crowthorne look so beautiful.
Shop Window Competition 2022 sponsored by the Carnival Association
Taking part were Playhouse Cleaners, Pederson & Co, Taylor & Co, Thames Hospice, AJ Brooke, Coats, Sarai Hair, Two Sisters, VAPE-57, Ronnies Cards, Sue Ryder, Dancia and Dopson Butchers. The winners:
Highly commended - Pederson & Co., Dukes Ride
3rd place – Dobson Butchers, High Street
2nd place – COATS charity shop, High Street
1st place – Thames Hospice charity shop, High Street
Programme Front Cover Competition sponsored by the Carnival Association
Our thanks to the children and their teachers for making this such a fun exercise. Our winner was Elodie from Wildmoor Heath. Elodie and the runners-up were given book tokens and their entries returned, framed and ready for the wall.
Dog Show
The dog show was judged by Cllr Mrs D Hayes MBE, Michelle Hart and Linda Murray-Hitchen
Carnival Quiz Night
Our thanks go to the following people and organisations who provided prizes to help with the Carnival fund raising Quiz:
1st Prize: Meal voucher from Golden Retriever
Plus raffle prizes donated by; The Lexicon (Bracknell) The Crowthorne Inn, Vape 57, Hardwicke Fruit and Veg (Crowthorne Market) Bucklebury Farm Park and Carnival Committee Members
Treasure Hunt
1st place – The Tims family won Two Go Ape vouchers provided by Prospect Estate Agents
2nd place – Adam and Vicky Newland – four free games at the Hollywood Bowl
3rd place – Nyck Moore collection of sweets provide by Flava lighting and equipment
RBL Darts
1st place - Crowthorne Inn
2nd place - Pinewood
3rd place - RBL
4th place - The Prince
The winning tickets were drawn at the carnival fete by people with no connection to the organisation of the event.
£200 (1st prize)... Carnival Association... ticket 00051
£100 jewellery voucher... Taylor & Co. Dukes Ride... ticket 00427
A season football training u6... Pinewood Football Club... ticket 00142
Jewellery pendant... Taylor & Co. Dukes Ride... ticket 00371
Stuffed animal, bed and a book... Lapland UK... ticket 00393
Stuffed animal, bed and a book... Lapland UK... ticket 00175
Stuffed animal x2, bed and a book... Lapland UK... ticket 00314
Golf for 4 persons... BFC/Everyone Active... ticket 00112
Family swim at Coral Reef... BFC/Everyone Active... ticket 00440
5 Swimming lesson, Bracknell... BFC/Bracknell Swimarium... ticket 00441
Training voucher Personal Training... Energie fitness... ticket 00082
Discount voucher 50% off... GC Hairdressing... ticket 00382
Signed DVD... Jamie Raven (magician/illusionist)... ticket 00359
Discount voucher... Positive reflexology... ticket 00197
Fruit and veg voucher... Hardwicke F&V... ticket 00041
1 X Adult and 1 Child entry voucher... Cotswold Wildlife Park... ticket 00424
Gift voucher for nails and toes... Sarai hair and Beauty... ticket 00170
2 x tickets Queen Anne Enclosure 3rd September... Ascot Racecourse... ticket 00004
Family entry (2 + 2)... Jakes @Trilakes... ticket 00207
£50 gift voucher and bottle of prosecco... Flava lighting and equipment... ticket 00261
Olympus digital voice recorder... Dawn and Malcolm May... ticket 00205
MOT voucher... Crowthorne service centre... ticket 00211
Dog treats... Holly Bells... ticket 00127
Craft beer pack... Frank Schippers... ticket 00455
£20 Garden voucher... McCarthy Stone... ticket 00351
£20 Garden voucher... McCarthy Stone... ticket 00085
£20 Garden voucher... McCarthy Stone... ticket 00098
2 Bottles Blossom Hill Wine... Flava lighting and equipment... ticket 00152
All of our raffle prize winners will be contacted directly by a member of our team.
Funding:
Bracknell Forest Council
Crowthorne Parish Council
Wokingham Without Parish Council
Involve
Co-op community support scheme,
Legal and General
All Just Giving contributors
J & K Newland
Support in kind:
Waste services provided by BFC waste services
Catering provided by Two Sisters
Road closure services provided by Ringway
Tail end vehicle for the parade provided by Continental Landscape
Our thanks to Wellington College for use of The Drive for assembling the Parade
Transportation of judges provided by Crowthorne Community bus
Our thanks to Royal Berks Fire & Rescue for use of their facilities
High street balloons - Flava lighting and equipment
And all our volunteer road closure and parade marshals, those who helped with the set up and clearance of the field after the event and everyone who has helped all of the associated events a great success
Affiliated event supporters:
Fruit and veg show: Methodist Church
Flower festival and Songs of Praise: St Johns Church
Festival of the T Pot: Baptist Church
Schools Music Festival: Wellington College & participating schools
Quiz night use of premises: Crowthorne Parish Council
Bowls, Darts and Snooker: Royal British Legion Crowthorne
Publicity: Crowthorne Eye
Publicity: SRA magazine
Programme advertisers:
Handy DIY hardware, home and garden needs
Pederson & Company property managers
Berkshire Cycles
Matthew Hichens bathroom fitter & handyman
Raw4Pets pet food
Dopson Butchers
AJ Brooke funeral directors
Sarai hair and beauty
Sibit computers and support
CT Bell home appliances
Ultimate bathrooms
Crowthorne Service Centre MOT and repairs
Crowthorne Insurance Limited
Rowberrys Solicitors
Hardwicke Fruit and Veg
Prospect estate agent
Two Sisters café
3 County Care homecare services
Fiona Povey hairdresser
Grays Farm fruit and veg
Loics Delicatessen
PKB Accountants
Vape 57 vaping needs
Michael Hardy estate agents
Outdoor and Indoor Living
Creative Flooring
Frank Schippers estate agents
Taylor & Co jewellers
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