Bridgwater Guy Fawkes Carnival

This time an image from 2011.
Bridgwater claims to be the home of carnival , origins can be traced back to the Gunpowder plot of 1605 ,
Pictured is Baron Von Schmidtts World Famous Flying Circus the entry by Masqueraders Carnival Club.
Floats (locally called carts) have a maximum length of 100 feet, contain many thousands of lamps and can be powered by generators over 1 megawatt in size.
The procession contains over 100 entries and takes over Two hours to pass a given point

Web pages anyone is interested . www.bridgwatercarnival.org.uk

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Nouchetdu38, Fred Fouarge, John FitzGerald, Rosalyn Hilborne and 36 other people have particularly liked this photo

45 comments - The latest ones

Ecobird ^club

Nice capture.

10 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club has replied to Ecobird ^club

Many thanks it is appreciated

10 years ago.

Esther ^club

Impressive night shot.

10 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club has replied to Esther ^club

Thank you Esther , much appreciated

10 years ago.

Jaap van 't Veen ^club

Very colourful, looks very impressive.

10 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club has replied to Jaap van 't Veen ^club

Many thanks Jaap, Needs to be seen to be believed . It is the largest nigh time carnival in Europe.

10 years ago.

Annemarie ^club

wonderful................

10 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club has replied to Annemarie ^club

Thank you Annmarie it is appreciated.

10 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club

Thank you Joan, The people of Bridgwater and now the rest of the county have worked so hard to keep the tradition alive and growing, it really does compare to any carnival in the world.
The capture of Guy Fawkes and the celebration that followed was the start of all this and 409 years later it is still going strong plus it raises lot of money for local charities.

10 years ago.

Phil Sutters ^club

Although my family lived at Highbridge, six miles north of Bridgy, I was away at school at that time of year and then I moved to London to work. So I only got to go one year, back in the late 60s. My main recollection is actually walking along the Carnival route in an extended pub crawl. I don't think the glasses ever went back to the same pub. It was a terrific event. The floats are not just used for the one carnival, but often appear in other carnivals in neighbouring Somerset towns, which logical as they originate from communities from quite a wide area. I assume that is still the case - I left Somerset for the big city in 1966! Another trip down memory lane - thanks Roger.

10 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club

Thanks Phil, As you rightly say following Bridgwater the carts visit a further 6 towns on the County circuit , This in turn has spawned a number of other smaller circuits in the Somerset, East Devon and Dorset areas, Bridgwater provides the largest number of clubs but Mid Somerset and Ilminster contribute some good numbers.
It is a much bigger and better organised event these days and gives visitors a full days entertainment thanks I believe to the Arts Council and others.

10 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club

Many thanks Louyse

10 years ago.

Philippe_28 ^club

Une superbe animation

10 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club has replied to Philippe_28 ^club

Thank you Philippe

10 years ago.

Fantasyfan

That's very cool thing

10 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club has replied to Fantasyfan

Nice of you to say so, many thanks

10 years ago.

Trudy Tuinstra ^club

superb

6 years ago.

Reyk ^club

That's really great

4 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club has replied to Reyk ^club

Thank you Reyk

4 years ago.

William Sutherland ^club

Phenomenal shot! Stay well!

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4 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club has replied to William Sutherland ^club

Thank you William.

4 years ago.

Malik Raoulda ^club

Fantastique....! Bon jeudi.

4 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club has replied to Malik Raoulda ^club

Many thanks Malik, A major carnival.

4 years ago.

Schussentäler ^club

just great

4 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club has replied to Schussentäler ^club

Thank you

4 years ago.

vero

c'est féérique, j'aime, Roger, bonne journée Bisous

4 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club has replied to vero

Thank you Vero, it is alwys a spectacular night

4 years ago.

Smiley Derleth ^club

Fantastic!

4 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club has replied to Smiley Derleth ^club

Thank you Smiley, getting a clear shot through the crowds is an art in itself.

4 years ago.

Ulrich John ^club

Wow ! Looks great !

4 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club has replied to Ulrich John ^club

Thank you Ulrich

4 years ago.

Gabi Lombardo ^club

beautiful shot from a fantastic event!

4 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club has replied to Gabi Lombardo ^club

Thank you Gabi, a once seen never forgotten event

4 years ago.

Jocelyne Villoing ^club

Un travail fantastique et merveilleux, espérons revoir ces temps d’insouciance !

4 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club has replied to Jocelyne Villoing ^club

Thank you Jocelyne , I hope they can came very soon.

4 years ago.

Nicole Merdrignac ^club

Superbe. Nicole.

4 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club has replied to Nicole Merdrignac ^club

Thank you Nicole

4 years ago.

Armando Taborda ^club

Outstanding photo and interesting information! Thanks for the link as well!

4 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club has replied to Armando Taborda ^club

Many thanks Armando, A major event in this part of the country

4 years ago.

tiabunna ^club

A great fascinating image, your notes equally interesting, Roger.

4 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club has replied to tiabunna ^club

Thank you George, It all started in Bridgwater and is kind of unique to Somerset

4 years ago.

Ruesterstaude ^club

Interessant, Roger! 1 MW erscheint mir aber zu hoch.

4 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club has replied to Ruesterstaude ^club

Thank you, they were at that time virtually all using 1mw generators to power 30000 100wt lamps and the many electric motors that powered all the moving parts but with the introduction of LED lighting generator size has reduced dramatically,

4 years ago.

Rosalyn Hilborne

A fantastic image Roger. So clear and great detail. I usually go to Glastonbury Carnival but one year, hopefully this year, I would like to see the first, at Bridgwater.

4 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club has replied to Rosalyn Hilborne

The atmosphere is unique in Bridgwater partially because of expectations and partially because it's the first and is now a full day event rather than just a procession

4 years ago.

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