Carnival News

02.05.05 Over £1000 raised from Pub Challenge 

A superb afternoon on Saturday 30th April was had as 16 teams from 8 pub in Dawlish competed in the annual Dawlish Carnival Fancy Dress Pub Challenge. Following the action across Dawlish all teams assembled at the Brunswick Arms for the results and presentations. The Teignmouth Inn scooped first place with their "The Contraversials" team and so will host the presentation next year. The best fancy dress was from Ray Martin's Lansdowne team "The Incredibles". The other Lansdowne team (The Lansdowne Hookers) collected the most money with £109 between the four of them. 

26.04.05 Your Chance to Walk the Wings

For the past 8 years the Utterly Butterly Wing Walkers have graced us with their presence at the Dawlish Carnival Airshow. They have also given the opportunity of 4 local people to walk the wings of their Bi-Planes for the airshow audience. Unfortunately due to the Civil Aviation Authority strictly permitting only professional display crews from taking part in air shows things have changed.

BUT although you may not be on show in the airshow if you can raise the sponsorship needed to cover the cost you will instead be given the experience of a lifetime as you travel to their own airfield and wing walk for longer at a much lower altitude. Formore details watch this space!

14.04.05 Is YOUR team ready for the Pub Challenge?

Time is running out if you are interested in taken part in this year's pub challenge. Each participating public house in Dawlish will enter a team of four people from it's regulars. They then, in fancy dress, visit each pub taking part where they play some sort of game devised by the Landlord against another team. All teams start on the Lawn at 12.30pm where their fancy dress will be judged. From their players visit 9 pubs spending 20 minutes at each. The losing team in each game pays a fine of £2 for the team. At the end of the day a prize giving ceremony with trophies takes place this year at the Brunswick Arms (they won last year). All money raised gets donated directly to charity, last year over £800 was raised / and or collected, a trophy is also given for the best collector.

If you're not in a team pick any of the following pubs in Dawlish: Ferret & Radiator, The Lansdowne, South Devon Inn, Hole In The Wall, Railway Inn, White Hart Inn, Teignmouth Inn and the Brunswick Arms; have a bite to eat and a few drinks and watch the fun during the afternoon, you will not be disappointed. E-mail us for more details.

06.04.05 - Easter Bonnet 2005 

Easter Sunday (27th March) proved a success despite the light rain. We were delighted with the turnout, spectator numbers peaked at over 250 people, a large turn out for this small event. Entrant numbers were also up especially in the Adult classes! The results have once again been posted and photos soon to appear here.

26.02.05 - 2005 Carnival Royal Family is selected.

The royal family of Dawlish Carnival has been chosen for 2005. For more that 50 years Dawlish has annually selected three young people to represent the town at various carnivals across the county and perform official duties at the town’s biggest event, Dawlish Carnival. While the basic duties have not changed over the year the amount of time put into the position has certainly increased and so has the responsibility on the part of the family.

The girls are expected to attend over 20 carnivals throughout the year, help to choose the float theme, their costumes and pick the music then choreograph their own dances to the music. They also have to be present throughout Carnival week to help where needed and meet and greet other VIP’s.

This year’s Royal Family was selected at a disco held at the Manor House last Friday night. An independent panel of judges, Tracey Ward, Chrissie Taylor and Jenny Rollins questioned the girls about their interests and commitment to the role. Despite entrant numbers being lower than in recent years the selection process was hard. The candidates for Queen had to be recalled for a second time after there was difficulty over making a final decision.

Carnival Queen :    1st  - Leanne Busby        2nd - Charlotte Harry    3rd - Vicky Bullen

Carnival Princess :     1st - Amelia Webster    2nd - Bridie Hayden    3rd - Natasha Bourne

Carnival Attendant :    1st - Victoria Maybury    2nd - Kadey-Fern Hardy    3rd - Georgina Bourne

Also at the disco a presentation was made to the Dawlish Children’s Diabetes Group. The £350 raised was from the proceeds of the Christmas Grotto shown at the Dawlish Christmas Market last December. The group help over 150 youngsters from across the local area who have diabetes, the money will be put towards a new 24hr blood monitoring service for them.

Congratulations go to our new Royal family for 2005: Leanne, Amelia and Victoria.

21.02.05 - AGM announces Trading Loss and formation of new Safety Committee

Dawlish Carnival Committee announced amongst many other items at their AGM held on 17^th February, that they had this year made loss of around £3,000. The weather, it seems, was to blame. It affected visitor numbers throughout most of the week and hence collections and money taken from various stalls in operation were low and despite a successful airshow, which collected more than 2003, this affected the overall income for the week.

But the news in not all bad, the committee have in recent years been “saving for a rainy day” by building up its reserves. It had been hoped that this year we could have made a large donation to charity but unfortunately this has not been possible due to the loss made. However in the last financial year the committee donated just under £2700 to charities such as Dawlish Scouts, Dawlish Community College and more money given to help with the town’s Christmas lights. Total donations were actually up 15% on the 2003 figures. At the AGM donations were also given to four organisations for the invaluable service they give to help make the carnival what it is: Dawlish Air Cadets, St John’s Ambulance, Exmouth RNLI and Teignmouth RNLI, each receiving £250. 

Due to the reserves they hold the 2005 carnival is NOT under threat and will continue with more events throughout the week planned improving on the quality and reputation of Teignbridge’s largest outdoor event.

Also at the meeting progress was announced on the issue of cost recovery by the emergency services. Since the reports of last year of massive costs due to be imposed by the police a Standing Safety Committee has been formed to deal with licensing, safety and emergency service costs. The SSC has representatives from the carnival, town, district and county councils, police, ambulance and fire services as well at the South Devon Carnivals Association.

This extremely positive step forward has improved co-operation and communication between all agencies. As a direct result Devon and Cornwall Police are now actively working towards reducing their costs and hoping to make a nil charge for the event. One problem they face however is the low number of special constables in the town.

The carnival will also need volunteer stewards, marshals and first-aiders to help at the Airshow and procession. More details about volunteering at Dawlish Carnival can be found on their website.

14.02.05 - Carnival Theme is VICTORY CELEBRATIONS

Dawlish Carnival Committee will be holding a public meeting for anyone who wishes to question the committee on carnival matters, inspect it’s annual summary of accounts or play a part in electing the committee for the following year. Its AGM will be held in the RAFA Club in Park Road on Thursday 17^th February assembling at 7.30pm for an 8pm start.

As well as reports from various officers of the committee they will answer comments and questions regarding the carnival and it’s ancillary events. The meeting is an important occasion for the committee, which made up of volunteers, organise and run the carnival for the benefit of the town, whether this benefit is from money for local charities, the entertainment of the public or through promoting and supporting the town’s economy.

The committee has also released its theme for Carnival 2005. The theme is Victory Celebrations. The prime reason for this being to commemorate the 60^th anniversary of the ending of World War 2. This theme could encompass victory's due to sports, battles or politics such as the fight for Women's votes.

Dates have also been released for this year’s events. The Easter Bonnet Parade will be on 27^th March; Pub Challenge on Saturday 30^th April; Crowning Day on Sunday 29^th May; and of course Carnival Week is 13^th – 20^th August. 

 07.02.05 Your Chance To Be Royalty!

Many young people dream of what it would be like to be part of the royalty. Although it’s virtually impossible that any of them will sit on the throne at Buckingham Palace there is a throne and positions to be filled in Dawlish. Dawlish Carnival Committee are on the search for three young people to be Queen Princess or Attendant for one of the biggest events in the South West. Over the decades many have taken office and represented their town in this much sought after title.

The girls are treated like royalty throughout the year but with status comes responsibility. The Royal Family visit around 25 carnivals across Devon during the year with the town’s float as well as being available for all official duties during carnival week (13th – 20th August 2005), for the Crowning Day in May and other important events in the town when called upon. All girls considering the positions should be physically fit, be willing to create, learn and perform dance routines, be creative and must be able to enjoy themselves. They will have a say in the design of the float, their outfits both for the float and official duties. They help choose music for the float and create their own dance routines. Dedication to the job and stamina is essential as attending a typical carnival involves leaving Dawlish at 2pm and returning at around 10pm or sometimes later, girls will usually be dancing non stop for around 2 hours in conditions from hot July evenings to cold December nights.

Past queens have said being carnival royalty has been the most enjoyable thing they have done visiting most towns in the South and East Devon and gaining almost a second family in the Carnival Committee. To be a member of the Dawlish Carnival Royalty you need to attend the selection disco at the Manor House in Dawlish on Saturday 28th February from 7.30pm until 10pm where you will be judged alongside all other hopefuls.

To be Attendant you must be aged either 9, 10 or 11 years, 12 or 13 years for Princess and 14 years or over for Carnival Queen on or after Crowning Day on 29^th May. Entry into the disco is £1.50 for entrants, their families and friends, and other spectators. You must have written parental permission with you in order to enter and be prepared to answers questions put to you by the panel of judges. 

04.10.04 Carnival thanks to event sponsors

The carnival in an expensive event to hold costing around £40,000, as a not-for-profit organisation the committee relies on public collections and donations to pay for the event. However one of our other major sources of revenue is our sponsors, and particularly when collections are affected by weather as seen this year they play a major part in keeping the event running. This years sponsors are as follows:

10.09.04 Despite torrential rain for carnival only one major event cancelled

Dawlish Carnival Week 2005 was hit by heavy rain and winds throughout, held on the same week that the Cornish village of Boscastle was almost swept away by floods. The Lawn in Dawlish, which is used as the main arena for most events, was waterlogged and unusable for most of the week yet thanks to the determination of carnival helpers and residents of the town only one event, the Senior Knockout, was cancelled. Others were relocated to the grass area behind the bandstand or alternative locations found. Thanks go out to Shaftesbury Theatre for allowing us to use there facilities for holding the children's fancy dress with its 150 entrants.

Luckily the sun shone for the Dawlish Carnival Airshow and Carnival Procession which was unaffected by the whether despite a last minute relocation of the Park and Ride. In fact record numbers of around 60,000 people attended the airshow and 20,000 people stayed on to watch the procession.

03.08.04 Countdown to Carnival

With only 11 days remaining until the biggest event in the town starts its organisers are promising an even better week of displays, competitions and most of all fun. Dawlish Carnival, which starts on Saturday 14^th August, as we all know, has been an important part of Dawlish life for a long time and even with its airshow continually growing the emphasis on carnival is still the organiser’s primary priority.

This year’s programme, which will be on sale in a matter of days, will show new events including a evening of live cabaret on the bandstand from the talents of Mark Price, the man responsible for the entertainment in most of the Warren’s holiday parks. This will be held on the Monday evening with the knockout moved to the Wednesday. In a bid to cater for everyone we will see, especially for the town’s youth and courtesy of Braking Wind, a professional BMX stunt performer who will amaze the crowds with his display of courage, balance, co-ordination and sheer skill.

The pride of the carnival, it’s procession, which was described last year by other carnival committees across Devon as “the best and longest on the South Devon circuit” will again proceed around the town on Thursday evening. Entry forms can be found at the Tourist Information Centre in Dawlish or from the bandstand during carnival week. The theme this year is Ancient Civilisation, which can cover anything from Chinese Dynasties to the Aztecs, Egyptians and the Greeks.

Carnival week kicks off on Saturday 14^th with Charity Day and there are still pitches left for local charities or organisations who wish to put up a stall. If you require a pitch please e-mail organiser John Hayday at carnival@dawlish.net.

At a time when many carnivals in Devon are struggling to carry on, Dawlish however continues to grow, diversify and exceed all expectations to entertain the town and raise money for local charities.

04.07.04 The 1st Dawlish Carnival Airshow

Dawlish Carnival again will make its mark this year with more displays, arena events and fun for all. However this year the key change is the size and status of the Air Day. The new Dawlish Carnival Airshow, taking part on Thursday 19th August, has moved up a gear in a bid to bring the sort of activity much a kin to other air shows like the Airbourne at Eastbourne. One of the newest shows on the circuit it proclaims to be the only non–military airshow in Devon. Expanding on last year’s display it will this year feature more civilian aerobatics displays together with the usual collection of military display teams and flypasts.

The Red Arrows will headline the show with their 9th display in the town on this, their 40th anniversary of flying. The Utterly Butterly Barnstomers will again show with Tony Sharland, Rod Sampson, Nitia Curtis and Tim Bradshaw, all from Dawlish, taking part in the celebrity flypast. The new acts for this year come from solo aerobatic competition pilots Denny Dobson, flying a EXTRA 300 G-EIII, and Alex Smee from Cornwall, flying a Pitts Special. They will perform their award winning displays separately and will introduce the Devon to true competition standard aerobatics flying.

Further involvement comes from the military with displays by a Bae Hawk and the RAF’s Shorts Tucano. HM Coastguard and the RNLI will again carry out a Search and Rescue Helicopter/Lifeboat display.

The newest addition to the airshow will be the start of a static aircraft display area. This year four helicopters will be landing on and being on display at the Green at Dawlish Warren on Airshow day. Some will also fly in the AIrshow. This will grow over the forthcoming years to include more aircraft.

The carnival committee are still working hard to secure more aircraft for the airshow so watch this space. The airshow of course costs a lot of money to put on and as this is a free event we rely solely on sponsorship and donation to pay for the show.

At present the cost of the airshow exceeds the £10,000 mark and is set to grow. The carnival committee are desperately looking for more local, regional and corporate sponsorship for display acts. We are particularly looking for large donation to sponsor set displays ranging from £300 to £6,000. Sponsors will receive exposure to crowds in excess of 50,000, enquiries should be made to Committee Chairman Brian Heath via carnival@dawlish.net.

The air display news is just a small indicator of what the entire week of events and celebrations will bring. The festivities start on Saturday 14th August, with the official opening on Sunday 15th, and they run through to Saturday 21st August with the grand procession on Thursday 19th starting at 7pm. Other events include the return of the famous Wakefield Fleur De Lys Majorettes. 

23.05.04 Air Show Doubles in size

Yet again we have succeeded in our goal to outperform the previous year's air display. The new Dawlish Carnival Airshow, taking place on Thursday 19th August, will feature all of the main displays from last year as well as many new display events. So far the following have been confirmed as at 14th May 2004:

The RAF Red Arrows
The Utterly Butterly Aerobabe Wingwalkers
Denny Dobson Aerobatics 
Alex Smee Pitts Special 
RAF Hawk
RAF Tucano
RNLI / HM Coastguard Search and Rescue Helicopter / Rescue Simulation
Wasp Helicopter
USAF Transport Aircraft

We are still in talks with a further 6 display acts/teams. Due to the size of the display we are therefore making a plea to local and regional companies for sponsorship. You can sponsor any of the acts or sets of acts. Sponsorship amounts start from £250 and can rise to £6000 or more. The more sponsorship we get the more aircraft we will have!! Please e-mail carnival@dawlish.net for more details.

16.05.04 Crowning Day set to be Biggest since the Start of the Century

With just over ten weeks remaining until the fun and festivities of Carnival Week begin in Dawlish there remains yet one more important ceremony to perform, the crowning of this year’s royal family.

Dawlish Carnival Queen, Vicky Bullen; Princess, Amelia Webster and Attendent, Natasha Bourne will be crowned on Sunday 30^th May on Dawlish Lawn at 2.30pm by the Rick Edwards of Gemini FM on The Lawn in Dawlish.

The royal family will represent the town at most of the carnivals taking place in East and South Devon this year as well as performing numerous duties during Carnival Week.

They will assemble at the Manor in Dawlish where at 2.15pm, accompanied by their escort of cadets from Dawlish Air Training Corps and Dawlish Tae Kwon Do, they will form a procession around the town centre finishing at The Lawn.

11.04.04 Easter Bonnet Parade Results

The afternoon of Easter Sunday saw around 300 people gather to watch the annual Easter Bonnet Parade held on The Lawn in Dawlish. The Town Clerk, John Winchester, and his wife judged the 30 entrants of various ages from 7 months to 70 years.  This year the event was combined with Dawlish Rotary Club’s Walk for Life and therefore the afternoon was quite enjoyable. JMB Theatre Productions also provided entertainment with a life-size Punch and Judy handing out chocolate, eggs thanks to Jen’s Sweet Shop. Apologies for the misprint last week that stated they were puppeteers. For the first time the committee had stalls and a bouncy castle for the public in order to raise more money for carnival funds. This was truly an excellent start to the year and we promise more fun in this year’s carnival from Saturday 14th to Saturday 21st. The next event on the Carnival Calendar is the Dawlish Carnival Royalty Crowning Day being held on Sunday 30th May again on the Lawn in Dawlish. Starting with the crowning of Queen Vicky Bullen, Princess Amelia Webster and Attendant Natasha Bourne at 2.30pm by one of Gemini FM’s DJs. There will also be various displays and stalls taking place until around 5pm.		Mr. and Mrs. Hinder dominate the Adult Humourous section yet again. Now that's true carnival spirit!
	Above: Brian handing out prizes) Below: Some of the entries	JMB Theatre Group handing out chocolate eggs.

28.02.04 College's Uganda Fund to benefit from Carnival Christmas Grotto 

In December 2003 at the Dawlish Traders' Christmas Market Dawlish Carnival Committee ran a Santa's grotto to raise money for a children's charity. After weeks of consideration one appeal came to light through the Dawlish Gazette. Dawlish Community College and local youth workers are planning to take a group of pupils to visit the poverty stricken areas of Uganda. The project will cost £30,000 to carry out and so the carnival unanimously decided to help their cause by adding to the money raised by the Grotto and handing over a cheque for £400. The money was presented at the Carnival Royalty Selection Disco held on Friday 27th February, there to receive the cheque was College Principal Roger Kirk. 

28.02.04 2004 Royalty Selected

After a grueling selection process the Dawlish Carnival Royalty was selected at last Friday's disco by our judges from Gemini FM: Lisa and Jackie. The disco took place at the Manor House in Dawlish where over 15 girls stood for the three positions. After the difficult choice was made Carnival Chairman, Brian Heath, announced the results, they were as follows.

Carnival Queen :    1st  - Vicky Bullen        2nd - Kayleigh Wilson

Carnival Princess :     1st - Amelia Webster    2nd - Zoe Maloney

Carnival Attendant :    1st - Natasha Bourne    2nd - Kadei Hardy

Congratulations go to our new Royal family for 2004: Vicky, Amelia and Natasha.

Search for Carnival Queen 2004

We are on the look out for the 2004 Dawlish Royal Family. There are three positions to fill: Queen, Princess and Attendant. Being part of the carnival royalty is a privilege, as you will be representing the town at events across the county as well as participating fully in all carnival events in the town. You may also be called upon to attend other important functions in the town during your time of service. 

We are looking for young people who can commit themselves to representing the town on the Carnival Float at over 20 carnivals, most on a Saturday, between May and November. You will be involved fully in helping to design the float, designing and selecting your costumes and making your own dance routines for the float. You must also be available for Carnival Week in August. 

To be selected as Carnival Royalty you live in the town or surrounding villages and you must attend the Carnival Selection Disco being held on Friday 27th February from 7.30pm to 10pm at the Manor House in Dawlish. The Carnival Queen has to be over 14yrs old, Princesses have to be aged 12 or 13yrs and Attendants between 9 and 11yrs. You must be accompanied by your parent’s or bring written permission from them to enter and it must confirm your availability for the year. You will be judged with all other entrants on the night and those placed 2nd and 3rd will be listed as reserves and may be called upon to take place on the float if someone else is ill.

AGM Re-elects committee

The 2003 AGM of the Dawlish Carnival Committee held in late November in the RAFA Club in Dawlish resulted in the present committee being re-elected. Over £1000 in donations were also handed out to local organisations including Dawlish ATC, St John's Ambulance, Teignmouth RNLI and Exmouth RNLI. The Treasurer made his report announcing a surplus this year and this would be re-invested into the 2004 carnival week and the committee plans to extend the airshow and open a static aircraft display area, both of which need additional capital. 

Dawlish Carnival has Biggest Airshow in Devon

Officials from the Civil Aviation Authority and the military have confirmed that we are the only air show (event with more than 2 display units) in Devon this year. The full line up includes by no less than six units. This is encouraging for Dawlish as the town will anything but benefit from the increase in number of visitors to the town throughout Carnival Week. The display units taking part are the RAF Red Arrows, RAF Falcons, Utterly Butterly Wing Walkers AND Celebrity Wing Walkers, BAe Hawk solo aircraft, a Hawker Hunter and a display by the RNLI and Search and Rescue Helicopter.

All the fun starts on Saturday 9th August with official opening by Les Want of the "Black and White Minstrel Show" on Sunday 10th August, and runs through to Saturday 16th August. The Procession and Air Day in on Thursday 14th August more information click on the Events button or Air Day Information button in the menu.

RAF Falcons Parachute Display to headline Air Show with Red Arrows AND Wing Walkers

Dawlish Carnival’s reputation for producing high quality air displays has been strengthened this week after the RAF Falcons free fall and parachute display team have confirmed their part in the Dawlish Carnival Air Display on Thursday 14th August alongside the Red Arrows.

It was only six years ago that Dawlish Carnival Committee first announced that they had been lucky enough to secure the prestigious RAF Red Arrows to carry out a full display during carnival week. Since then “The Reds” as they are known in some circles have returned every year to grace us with their presence. The wonderful setting of Dawlish has made it one of the team’s favourite display sites in the UK due to the wonderful reception they receive by the public and the professionalism displayed by the committee’s organisation. Due to this other military displays and units have shown an increasing interest in attending the carnival, hence the arrival of the RAF Falcons.

The town’s reputation is growing to such a point that teams are now approaching the carnival to display here. Enquiries have already been received from a number of air force display teams from across Europe as well as many other private aircraft owners and RAF units. With the Utterly Butterly Wing Walkers also displaying their full compliment of aircraft this year, and a number of other big surprises due from the Carnival Committee over the next four weeks, the town is set to hold one of the biggest displays ever seen in the South West of England.

Carnival Theme

This year's carnival theme is TV programmes as is the theme for the decorated windows!!

Charity Day - Saturday 9th August

We are now starting to allocated pitches for the Charity Day. There is no charge for stalls for charities however ANYONE wishing to put a stall MUST phone John Hayday, the event organiser, to book and go through the conditions. Please phone him on 888409.

Seven Weeks to Go!!

Well things really are started to progress. The programme is 95% complete and due to go to print in the next fortnight. The Red Arrows and all four aircraft of the Utterly Butterly Wing Walkers have been confirmed for Thursday's Air Show (we have a lot of surprises in store for the air show this year - upon confirmation this site will be the first to release information). The Devon & Dorset Regiment will be bringing numerous static displays and providing arena events along with other static displays other regiments (details to be confirmed).

Crowning Day

Dawlish saw a weekend of spectacular events organised by the Dawlish Carnival Committee to raise money for local causes and give the public a taste of what is planned for August.

Sunny weather and records crowds of around 2000 saw the official crowning of the Dawlish Carnival Royal Family by the Chair of Teignbridge Council, Cllr. Mary Colclough on the Lawn in Dawlish in Sunday 25th May. The procession started at the manor with the Dawlish Junior Gun Run Team in front, followed by two cars carrying the queen, princess and attendant escorted by Dawlish Air Cadets.  With superb entertainment following the crowning by the Dawlish Tae-Kwon-Do group, belly dancers and Victor’s Sheepdog display team, Chairman Brian Heath said, “this was definitely one of the most successful crownings we have ever had.” If this weekend has set the standard for the summer, then carnival week is also going bigger and better than last year.

2003 Pub Challenge

A sunny Saturday afternoon in Dawlish, suddenly interrupted by 15 teams of four in fancy dress running between eight pubs play games, taking challenges and collecting. That summed this afternoon (24th May) and this years pub challenge. A large amount of money was raised for good causes, the "Teignmouth Inn Locals" managed to collect over £150 on their travels. Other prizes went to the Brunswick Arms for best fancy dress and the overall winners were "Band from every pub in the town" from the Ferret and Radiator. Well done to all and especially to the Hole In The Wall where I officiated and was kept well watered.

Easter Bonnet Parade

The afternoon of Easter Sunday saw around 200 people gather to watch the annual Easter Bonnet Parade held by the Dawlish Carnival Committee on The Lawn in Dawlish. Despite the cooler weather that followed the previous week’s heat wave entrants were at record levels with over 35 entrants aged from 6 months to 60 years taking part in bonnet parade.

For the first time in a number of years a Decorated Egg competition was also held and attracted a number of entrant from local school children. The parade was truly a family event especially for the Yarde and Hinder families of Dawlish. With parents and children entering all walked away with either at least a 1st or 2nd prize.

The next event on the Carnival calendar is the Dawlish Carnival Royalty Crowning Day being held on Sunday 25th May again on the Lawn in Dawlish. Starting with the crowning of Queen Claire Barnes, Princess Charlotte Harry and Attendant Amy Wadsworth at 2.30pm there will also be various displays and stalls taking place until around 5pm.

Selection Of Royalty Disco

On Saturday 1st March we held our annual disco at the Manor House to select this year's royal family. First presentations were made to Ratcliffe School and Dawlish United Youth Football Team of money raised from our Christmas Grotto. After these came the selection of the royalty.

There were a large number of entries, over double last year's entries. Our judges after some hard decisions announced the following results:

Carnival Queen :    1st  - Claire Barnes        2nd - Marina Luwindon    3rd - Claire Mahy

Carnival Princess :     1st - Charlotte Harry    2nd - Natasha Lane    3rd - Vicky Bullen

Carnival Attendant :    1st - Amy Wadsworth    2nd - Emma Vernon    3rd - Amelia Webster

Congratulations go to our new Royal family for 2003: Claire, Charlotte and Amy.

AGM 2002

Last November Dawlish Carnival held it's AGM at the RAFA Club in the town. The Committee's Chairman reported another highly successful carnival despite street collections being slightly down on the previous year. He also announced a number of donations made to local organisations totaling a 4 figure sum, those receiving money included the RNLI, Dawlish Air Cadets, St John's Ambulance and Dawlish United Youth Football Team. Last year's committee was also re-elected.