Westonzoyland Carnival Club

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Weekly club meeting are held at our headquarters in the Sedgemoor Inn, if you are interested in joining please contact us or come along on a Sunday evening and meet up with us before our meeting at 7:30pm. 2010 we will be our 50th year in carnival.

 

Westonzoyland Carnival Club

Weston-Super-Mare 2009

Wednesday, 18 November 2009 11:47 Admin
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Weston was a gentle stroll on a calm autumn evening which was a break from the storms of the past few processions and was a great end to the 2009 season.  The much talked about 'new route' went without a hitch and we all made it back to the car-park safely.

Many in the club spent the rest of the night celebrating the end of carnival with other arnival clubs, which is how it should be.  No medals for us this year but we are very pleased with our entry and every year we're getting better and better.

Last Updated on Monday, 15 March 2010 08:31
 

Glastonbury 2009

Monday, 16 November 2009 10:01 Admin
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Well the rain finally gave in and we had a dry carnival with an enthusiastic crowd.  Despite a communications systems failure we made it round the procession route using old-fashioned hand signals.  After the carinval we all piled back to Glastonbury Rugby Club to unwind...

Early Sunday morning we were back to the cart to move it across to Weston-super-Mare for the last carnival.  The trip over was long and it seeemed everybody was out on the road to make the most of the weather.  After arriving at Weston, we made a bee-line for the nearest cafe for some well earned breakfast :-)

The cart is looking a little tired now, the weather has taken its toll and it's soaked up a lot of rain.

Thanks to strawchopper1 for this YouTube video:

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Last Updated on Sunday, 20 December 2009 10:14
 

Shepton Mallet 2009

Saturday, 14 November 2009 14:58 Admin
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Shepton was another wet carnival, seems to be the theme of the year.  We had a good spot in the line-up just near a burger van.  Despite the best efforts of Steve and Matt dismantling and rebuilding the centre motor, it still tripped out the drive every time we tried to start it.  We were also short of performers and well done to Marie for standing in with just 1 hours notice and about 10 minutes to practise the routine with music.

The procession went well with no drama and the crowds were appreciative.  Getting away at the end to Wells was delayed for 40 minutes due to an accident on another route out of Shepton.

Last Updated on Sunday, 20 December 2009 10:18
 

Wells 2009

Saturday, 14 November 2009 15:04 Admin
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Along with a few other carts including Gemini we lined up at Wells at the very top of the ring road into Wells where the winds were very strong and the carts were rocking!  We lost some of the waterproof coverings on our roofs and we had a lot of bulbs damaged.  Gemini cheered us all up while we stood in the rain waiting to move off by playing every rendition of "Singing in the Rain" they had on their MP3 player!

I think it rained all the way round and the crowds must be commended for coming out.  Tonight was the first time Gary drove this year and we made it round the notorious Chamberlain Street corner with ease.  As we got the performers off at the end they were looking pretty damp and keen to get home, but this was nothing to how wet the ground crew got by the time we arrived at Glastonbury.

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Last Updated on Sunday, 20 December 2009 10:16
 

Early idea for cart

Tuesday, 10 November 2009 00:00 Admin
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Here's an early 3D image we made for the 2009 cart.

 
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