A BIG HAND FOR CARNIVAL PAYOUT

Despite Carnival Week getting off to a soggy start for the Procession the payout from this year’s Carnival in August was over £14,000.

A Presentation Evening was held yesterday in the Main Hall of the Clacton County High School when donations totalling £14,173 were handed over to representatives from over 40 organisations by the Carnival Princess Charis Curtis.

There were 2 main charities who received monies from the Carnival procession; Clacton and District Occupational Workshop received a cheque for £1,500 which they will use to replace their old greenhouses and the Special Autistic Support Group who received a cheque for £1,000 which they will be using to fund their Annual Show at the West Cliff Theatre in January.

Two other large cheques were given to organisations who work in partnership with Carnival:  Clacton Lions received a cheque for £1,169, their 50% share of monies raised from the joint venture of producing the Carnival Newspaper and 1st Clacton Scouts who take on the catering for 3 major events and they received a cheque or £1,154, 50% of the profit.

Donations were also made to Colchester Institute and TCVS for the use of Gainsford Avenue Sportsground and West Road Car Park respectively.  Other donations ranged from £150 to £400.

Carnival Chairman, Alan Wiggins, thanked all the organisations and sponsors for their invaluable help and he said “without you all, Clacton Carnival Week would never happen.  The success of our Carnival is involving many organisations to help us run Carnival Week, manning sideshows, marshalling etc. who then in return get a share of the profit.”

At the end of the evening, Alan Wiggins was given a standing ovation after he was thanked for his hard work and dedication over his 30 years as Chairman of the Carnival Association.   Alan will be standing down as Chairman in November at the Association’s Annual General Meeting.

 L to R:  Alan Wiggins, Ernie Grimsey - CADOWS, Charis Curtis, Mark Adams – Special Autistic Support Group, Trevor Grimsey, President, Lions Club of Clacton on Sea

Clacton carnival gave the following donations

Essex Police £150
Essex Police Specials £150
Trinity Methodist Church £150
Clacton Bowls Club £150
4 Youth £150
TYPES £150
Clacton Round Table £150
Clacton Sea Cadets £150
Clacton Ranger Guides £150
TCVS £150
MS Society £150
6th Clacton Guides £150
The Topaz Trust £150
Friends of West Cliff Theatre £150
St John Ambulance Cadets £150
Kingfisher Majorettes £150
Rotary Club of Clacton Jubilee £150
1st Great Clacton Brownies £150
Clacton Girls’ Brigade £150
Our Lady of Light and St Osyth’s Church £150
Alzheimers Society £150
Inner Wheel £150
Age Concern £150
Clacton Crime Prevention Panel £150

1st Holland Guides £200
Epilepsy Action Tendring £200
1st Holland Scouts £200
TREE £200
St Helena Hospice £200
Jack & Jill Pre-school £200
Tendring Shopmobility £200
British Red Cross £200
3rd Clacton/Jaywick Scouts £200
Tendring VIPs £200
3rd Clacton Guides £200
Rotary Club of Clacton-on-Sea £200
CL Cheerleaders £200
Clacton Queen – Steam Roller £200
Clacton Memorial Lodge £200

Weeley Bridge Breakers £250
7th Clacton Scouts £250
1st Clacton Guides £250
Lions Club of Clacton-on-Sea £250

12th Clacton Scouts £350

St John Ambulance £400
TCVS – West Road Car Park £250
1st Clacton Scouts – catering £1154
Lions Club of Clacton-on-Sea - Newspaper £1169
Colchester Institute – Re Gainsford Avenue £750

Main Charities:
CADOWS £1500
Special Autistic Support £1000

Total £14173

Clacton Carnival would once again like to thank everyone for thier support during carnival 2008