Carnival Cancelled
Due to lack of interest, allegedly.
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I heard it was because of insurance cost?
But whatever the reason, it's a shame for the county town that it can't put on a show!
But whatever the reason, it's a shame for the county town that it can't put on a show!
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And very sad for all of those that had put the effort in to join the procession; I'm sure many were looking forward to it.
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Just found this on their website:Mrs T wrote:I heard it was because of insurance cost?
But whatever the reason, it's a shame for the county town that it can't put on a show!
"Due to not enough participants, we are unhappy to announce that the the carnival will not be taking place in its advertised format.
However we are currently trying to negotiate an alternative so that the signed-up participants and all spectators can still enjoy a community day on Sunday 22 June. We don’t know if we will be successful at such short notice, but we will do our best."
http://www.hertfordcarnival.org.uk" target="_blank
Seems strange as last year's event was such a success.
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Just a thought, but the Ware Carnival procession & day is on Sat 5 July - perhaps an opportunity for people that were prepared with floats for the Hertford Carnival to manage to get out, process, and promote their organisation. It might feel like going over to the dark side, but Ware's really not that far away! [Disclosure: I'm from Ware, but am happy to enjoy Hertford]
Details at http://www.waretowncouncil.gov.uk/Core/ ... val_4.aspx. The theme is "Cartoons & Superheroes", which is not quite "Nursery Rhymes", but hardly a million miles away...
Details at http://www.waretowncouncil.gov.uk/Core/ ... val_4.aspx. The theme is "Cartoons & Superheroes", which is not quite "Nursery Rhymes", but hardly a million miles away...
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Not enough interest? I find that very hard to believe. Last years was possibly the best carnival I've seen since I was a kid growing up in Leyton. Wonder if policing was an issue due to the World cup?
Such a shame. For once Hertford actually did something right and...............
Such a shame. For once Hertford actually did something right and...............
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Their PR people (or to be more accurate, the people doing their PR) really needs to sort themselves out. Now they're saying it's on again, but different
http://www.hertfordcarnival.org.uk" target="_blank
As Anorak noted above, last year's event was excellent, so I don't understand how they've messed up this year.
http://www.hertfordcarnival.org.uk" target="_blank
As Anorak noted above, last year's event was excellent, so I don't understand how they've messed up this year.
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what's with these ridiculous conspiracy theories?
Its a pretty simple story. No floats == no carnival. (Or not enough floats) No one entered, so instead they've put on a slightly different event
Its not a carnival without a procession!
Its a pretty simple story. No floats == no carnival. (Or not enough floats) No one entered, so instead they've put on a slightly different event
Its not a carnival without a procession!
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The Nursery Rhyme theme wasn't exactly inspiring IMHOcodek2 wrote:what's with these ridiculous conspiracy theories?
Its a pretty simple story. No floats == no carnival. (Or not enough floats) No one entered, so instead they've put on a slightly different event
Its not a carnival without a procession!
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Steve wrote:The Nursery Rhyme theme wasn't exactly inspiring IMHOcodek2 wrote:what's with these ridiculous conspiracy theories?
Its a pretty simple story. No floats == no carnival. (Or not enough floats) No one entered, so instead they've put on a slightly different event
Its not a carnival without a procession!
Nursery Rhyme not inspiring? Try explaining that to Humpty Dumpty who apparently fell off his wall when he heard that the carnival had been cancelled...