Crowthorne and Sandhurst

Rotary Club of Crowthorne & Sandhurst. Crowthorne Carnival 2008

Could you be Crowthorne’s Princess and head the Carnival Procession through the village on Saturday, 5th July 2008? You would be provided with an outfit, have your hair styled, have a manicure and your face made up on the day. The Princess and her two attendants also win a special prize.

To Apply

* You must live or go to school in Crowthorne

* You must be between 8 and 11 years old on the 5th July, 2008

* You must be free to take part on the day and attend the selection at two o’clock on Saturday 17th May 2008 at the John Nike Leisure Complex Bracknell.

Application Forms can be obtained from:

www.crowthornecarnival.co.uk

Crowthorne Library

by telephoning Patricia on 01344 772288.

Applications must be returned by 15 May 2008, to Crowthorne Library

Good Luck

The Rotary Club of Crowthorne and Sandhurst is once again delighted to combine with the Carnival committee in this event. If you are interested in what we do and want to give something back to your community. Call our secretary on 0118 978 0239 to arrange a visit to a club meeting, you will be very welcome.

Patricia Walmsley, 28 Edgcumbe Park Drive, Crowthorne RG45 6HX Tel: 01344 772288

The Ark has developed a new area of work; the Dis:Course project. An umbrella / support project for small community and voluntary groups in the Bracknell area concerned with disability and surrounding issues and concerns. It will also provide disabled people and these identified groups with a cohesive voice and communication channel. It will also help disabled people find activities and services provided by the sector.

This project was developed as there is clearly a need; Bracknell Forest Voluntary Action received a large funding cut in April 2006 which has effected its capacity to provide ‘hands on’ support for small groups such as minute taking and funding advice, also disability was an area ignored in the Government’s ‘Change-Up’ funding. The Ark, as an established disability organisation in Bracknell, is often approached by groups and individuals and has been assisting them informally. It was decided that the charity would expand its charitable objects to enable more resources to be legitimately diverted to this area of work.

Nigel Brown, Dis:Course, Ark Studio, Ravenswood Village, Nine Mile Ride, Crowthorne, Berks, RG45 6BQ, Tel:01344 755528

There’s still time to take part!

The Crowthorne Carnival committee are working hard to make the 2008 event better than ever, and it’s not too late to get involved.

A full programme of entertainment has been arranged for the main stage during the fete on Saturday 5th July, including performances from several local groups. However, there is still time to register to take part in the procession or to book a stall for the fete. It doesn’t matter whether you’re a local business, school, charity, other organisation, or even an individual – if you’d like to take part, the Committee would be delighted to hear from you.

If you’d like to be a part of the procession but need some help putting your ideas into practice, Bracknell Forest Borough Council's Arts Development department will be working with young people in Crowthorne on a range of activities leading up to the procession. For further details of these projects please contact Kerry Lemon, Assistant Arts Development Officer, on 01344 351756 or kerry.lemon@bracknell-forest.gov.uk

Although the Committee works hard to make the Carnival week come together, a lot of work planning and running events is done by other groups and individuals in the village. For example, the flower festival, front garden competition, and Wine & Wisdom quiz are all organised by local residents and organisations. For further information about the front garden competition, contact John or Maureen Myers on 01344 772325.

If you’d like to hold a sports event, a dance, a concert, run a competition or organise anything other type of activity, let us know! If groups already have an event planned for a date in Carnival week and would like help publicising it, we would be happy to include the details in the Carnival programme, which is delivered free of charge to every house in Crowthorne.

The theme for the 2008 Carnival is “Fun & Fantasy”. The Carnival will start with the procession and fete on Saturday 5 July 2008, and will run until Sunday 13 July 2008 with various event throughout the week. More information and application forms are available from the website: www.crowthornecarnival.co.uk.

Contact: Ken Newland, Crowthorne Carnival Association, 1 Edgedale Close, Crowthorne, Berks. RG45 7QH. Phone 01344 775096