CROWDS COME OUT TO SUPPORT CARNIVAL PROCESSION

Crowds of people lined Clacton seafront on a lovely sunny Saturday evening to watch the annual Carnival Procession, which had a theme of ‘Carnival goes European’.

With 33 floats, many depicting the theme, 3 marching bands, the glamour of 14 visiting Carnival Courts, to the energetic children in 8 groups of majorettes it was a spectacle of colour and fun and with plenty of noise too!

Everyone who took part was helping to raise money for the Charity, Inclusion Ventures, the Charity chosen by the Carnival Committee to be the main beneficiary from the collection.

The amazing sum of £4,314.04 was collected during the procession thanks to the generosity of all the people who turned out to support this event.

The collection consisted of 7 notes, 194,219 coins, 531 various euro coins and 142 foreign coins as well as trolley coins, a sim card and a round silver battery!

The Committee would like to give a big vote of thanks to the 80+ marshalls who were standing along the route to help control the pedestrians and traffic. These people were all from various local charities and organisations.

Also a big thank you to everyone who supported and took part in the procession which was the start of the biggest fund-raising week held in Clacton for the benefit of many local charities.

For details of the rest of the week events and photos go to www.clactoncarnival.org.uk