Carnival News 2002

Carnival News 2002

14th January 2003

The carnival committee is meeting once again – please go to the 2003 news page for all the latest news.

15th November 2002

After the cheque presentations on 6th November the Carnival Committee held a meeting to start talking about Carnival 2003!

Simon Oakley announced that a total of £1,600 was being retained by the Carnival Committee from the money raised this year to pay for new marquees and provide a start up fund for next year.

A new committee was elected, namely;

Chairman – Steve Valentine
Vice-Chair – Michael (Tiger) Ayres
Secretary – Karen Valentine and Rachael Wilson
Treasurer – Harold Seckington

Other village people who have expressed an interest in getting involved are – Vince Butler, Trevor Smith, Steve @ Karchers!, and Curly. Ray, Eddie, Tony and Owen have all agreed to stay on as committee members.

Simon Oakley has therefore stepped down after an excellent Chairmanship and Peter Burns has left the organising committee, although he has promised Karen he would still be around to offer his knowledge in her hour of need!!

The next meeting of the Carnival Committee will take place on December 3rd in the Reading Room at 8:00 p.m.

7th November 2002

The proceeds from Carnival 2002 were distributed to local groups and charities in a ceremony in the Reading Room on Wednesday 6th November.More >>>

31st October 2002

The 2002 Jubilee Carnival has been hailed a huge success, and the total money raised has topped £4,000 – double the amount raised in 2001.

The 2002 Carnival Committee worked harder than ever to stage this year’s event, which has become a 3 day extravaganza of entertainment, competition and community.

Cheques totalling £2,400 will be presented to worthy Helmdon groups and charities at a ceremony to take place on Wednesday 6th November at 8:00 p.m. in the Reading Room. Members of the public are invited to attend and voice their opinions regarding the Carnival and perhaps volunteer to be part of next year’s committee.

A sum of money is being ploughed back this year to purchase much needed new marquees, which the Carnival Committee hope to be able to hire out to other organisations throughout the year. The remainder of the cash will be used as a start up fund for 2003.

2nd September 2002

Carnival report.

22nd August 2002

The Carnival starts tomorrow! Good luck to all involved – let’s hope it’s one of the best Carnivals ever!!

12th August 2002

The Carnival committee will be knocking on your doors tonight selling tickets for all the music events as well as raffle and grand draw tickets. We will also be dropping off Carnival flyers and collecting for the tombola. Please give us your generous support.

29th July 2002

The Helmdon Carnival Committee met on 25th July 2002 and report that everything is coming together well with only 4 weeks left to go.

There are 7 float entries this year, and they will be joined by Morris Dancers and a marching band as well as various vehicles in the main parade.

Raffle tickets are on sale now from the Carnival Committee or the Bell. Tickets are also available for the two main music events on Saturday & Sunday. Tickets for Accrington Stanley on Saturday 24th August can be purchased by credit card on the ticket hotline – [phone number removed].

The Carnival Committee will be doing the village rounds on Monday 12th August to sell tickets so please support them generously.

18th July 2002

The “Boys” strongly suggest that you attend the Helmdon Carnival Dance on Saturday 24th August.

Music will be provided by Accrington Stanley who formed in 1980, playing Beatles songs. This is something they still do today. Unlike many of the other ‘tribute’ acts around though, they don’t try to talk or look like the original members.

Accrington Stanley have tried to do many different things with the Beatles music. This includes playing the whole of Sergeant Pepper and Abbey Road live, an evening of John Lennon songs and another dedicated to Paul McCartney.

Those who enjoy the sounds of the Beatles will certainly enjoy Accrington Stanley!

The Chippies will be the back up band for what promises to be a fantastic fun filled evening! Tickets for any carnival event are available from any member of the Carnival Committee.

28th June 2002

A meeting of the Carnival Committee took place in the Reading Room yesterday, the 27th June. Plans are gathering pace now with only 8 weeks left until Carnival weekend!

The procession will start from the school with bands, tractors and floats (floats by: The Bell, Playgroup, School, Station Road, W.I., & The Women’s Club). The Morris Dancers will join in by the War Memorial.

The Sports Draw raised £350 (printing costs to be deducted) and now the focus switches to the main Carnival Draw. Prizes for the main raffle are:

Other prizes may be available.

Carnival 2002 will see more attractions than ever before… there will be stalls, rides, food, drink and games. If anyone feels they could donate a few hours to man a stall please contact Karen Valentine on [phone number removed] or e-mail.

The next meeting of the Carnival Committee is on Thursday 25th July at 8:00 p.m. in the Reading Room.

10th June 2002

The 2002 Carnival Sports Draw took place yesterday, June 9th in the Bell, Church Street, Helmdon. The winners were as follows:

Thank you to all those who bought tickets, and to those that helped sell them!

8th June 2002

Organisations continue apace and things are really starting to come together. Main Ring attractions will include Morris Dancers, bands, and the ever popular tug-of-war contest, whilst the Carnival procession is promising to be bigger and better than recent years with key village groups getting the Carnival bug!

The Carnival Committee’s hard work is paying off with sponsorship money coming in everyone galvanising to make it all happen on the big weekend.

Tomorrow the Sports Draw will take place at the Bell and the winners will be posted on notice boards and on this web site.

25th May 2002

Carnival featured in local news [more >>>>]

5th May 2002
Tickets are now on sale for the 2002 Carnival Sports Draw. The prizes include 4 tickets (2 adult, 2 children) for any race at Silverstone in 2003, 2 tickets to any Northampton Saints home game in the 2002/2003 season, 2 club members badges for Royal Windsor Racecourse, two Day badges for Towcester Racecourse, and two tickets for Northampton Town Football club. Please support the carnival by buying some tickets – and if you would like to sell any please contact Karen Valentine. The Sports Draw will take place on Sunday 9th June.

The next meeting of the Carnival committee is on Thursday 30th May in the Reading Room.

1st May 2002
Organisations are well underway for the 2002 Carnival. The Ackrington Stanley band has been booked for the Saturday night and will be accompanied by The Fiddlers and David & Jo.

Colin Nash is booked for Sunday for the Jazz evening – nice.

Activities in the Main Ring line are shaping up to be the most exciting ever. As well as the traditional favourites there will be some new attractions to delight the crowd.

The Sports Draw will have some enticing prizes and tickets should be available in the next few weeks. Watch this web site for further details. The Sports Draw will take place on Sunday 9th June.

14th March 2002
There will be a meeting of the Carnival Committee at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday 21st March in the Reading Room. All members of the public are invited to attend and contribute ideas. We are still looking for enthusiastic people to volunteer to serve on various sub committees. Your village needs YOU!

18th January 2002
The 2002 Helmdon Carnival will be more spectacular than last year’s according to the organisers. The carnival takes place over three days during the August Bank Holiday weekend, and last year included live music, parachutists and the carnival procession. This year the plans are for a similar event with the theme based on the Queen’s Jubilee celebrations. Carnival committee member, Peter Burns, said: “The theme is Jubilee. “It looks like it will be going from strength to strength, it will be the three days again, we are hoping for a lot more things to do.”
The Brackley Post – 18th January 2002

30th November 2001
The proceeds of the Helmdon Carnival were distributed on Tuesday, 27 November in the Reading Room. Although the total raised was not as high as last year, everyone agreed that it had been very successful, particularly in the light of the fact that “foot and mouth” had delayed the arrangements and indeed curtailed the events on the actual day. More >>>