Bridgwater Carnival

One of the 120 entries in the 2015 Bridgwater Guy Fawkes Carnival procession. This is a tableau entry entitled Gatsby, presented by the Huckyduck Carnival Club. The personnel in Tableau entries hold the pose for the the whole of the 2 hour procession apart from a 5 minute break at around halfway and are judged among other things on stillness and pose difficulty ..(PIPS) Better viewed Large I think. www.bridgwatercarnival.org.uk Music is from the 'Great Gatsby' film and is entitled 'Young and Beautiful' by Lana Del Rey www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_1aF54DO60

Mexican Day of the Dead, Gremlins cc, B/W 2016 Bridgwater Carnival. The road crew have to be there for safety reasons. The carnival carts are up to 100 ft long, each illuminated by thousands of light bulbs I have chosn ' 'Don't Stop The Carnival' by the Alan Price Set as the link www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiVqVld9xKA I have also added The Seekers and 'The Carnival is Over' as it is one of my dad's favourite song www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4ZipKdI1sY Sight and Sound

Da Vinci, Vagabonds CC. B/W 2016 Guy Fawkes Carnival dates back to 1605 when, following the failed attempt by a group of conspirators led by Guy Fawkes to blow up Parliament, James 1st decreed that bonfires should be lit every 5th November. Bridgwater Carnival itself can be traced back to 1847, making it the oldest Carnival Procession in the country. Brightly illuminated carts, often with elaborate designs and many moving parts, and measuring up to 100 ft long form a procession through the town with costumed 'gang' members performing routines to music appropriate to the theme of their cart. In the case of 'tableaux' the gang members hold their often difficult positions without moving, apart from a couple of short rest periods The carnival attracts visitors from all over the country, and even from other countries and has in the past couple of years won two gold and one silver tourism awards . Best viewed large. Please also see PiPs