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Carnival 2013: Friday August 16th Lifeboat Demonstration off Yarmouth Pier

Carnival 2013 harbour trip as pirates, Curtis and sister

Carnival 2013 Pirates Curtis and sister waiting to go aboard for the Lifeboat Demonstration.

Carnival 2013: Pirate ship watching Lifeboat demonstration

Carnival 2013: Watching Lifeboat Demonstration off Yarmouth Pier, from 'Ramblin' Rose' : photo Thomas Cowley

Carnival 2013: Watching Lifeboat Demonstration, from ‘Ramblin’ Rose’ : photo Thomas Cowley

After the Prize Giving there was a special treat for all who had booked a place on pirate ships, ‘Yarmouth Rose and Ramblin’ Rose’, courtesy of Pirate Peter Lemonius – the Lifeboat Demonstration off the Pier.

Carnival 2013: Lifeboat Demonstration off Yarmouth Pier : photo Thomas Cowley

Lifeboat Demonstration off Yarmouth Pier: photio Thomas Cowley

Coxswain Howard Lester and his crew put on a fine display of rescue techniques, some involving the Coastguard Helicopter.

Carnival 2013: Lifeboat Demonstration of rescuing from the water off Yarmouth Pier . photo Thomas Cowley

Those on the ‘Roses’ and those watching from the Pier enjoyed a great show, and some late evening sun.

Carnival 2013: Lifeboat Demonstration off Yarmouth Pier using ‘Y Boat’ : photo Thomas Cowley

Carnival 2013 : End of Lifeboat Demonstration off Yarmouth Pier: photo Thomas Cowley

Carnival 2013 Friday August 16th : Prize Giving on the Green

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Late sunshine for the Prize Giving on the Green, with David Langford as Master of ceremonies, and Mayor, Steve Cowley, handing over the prizes. It took both their efforts to find out the name of this bear.

Carnival 2013:

Pippi had distinguished herself by rowing in the Harbour Sports before she won this prize.

Carnival 2013 Friday Carnival 2013 August 16th : Prize Giving on the Green: Pippi Reed

Carnival 2013 Friday August 16th : Prize Giving on the Green

Carnival 2013 Prize Giving, prize 1

Carnival 2013 Friday August 16th : Prize Giving on the Green, prize group

Friday 16 August 2013

QUIZZES & COMPETITIONS FIRST SECOND THIRD

CROSSWORD JOHN MAY

LIMERICK RICHARD KINGSTON EMMA CROSS

WINDOW SPOTTING: JOINT FREDDIE DRAYCOTT CARL INGRAM WILLIAM & SARAH KINGSTON

FAMILY QUIZ (1) INGRAM FAMILY

FAMILY QUIZ (2) ANSCOMBE FAMILY

PEBBLE PAINTING ARABELLA DRAYCOTT ROSE MCINNES SASKIA TAYLOR

MINATURE GARDEN STELLA TAYLOR LYLA, DAISY, ROSE SOFIA BEANE MCINNES

PAINTING THE MALLISHAG CLODAGH PUNTON ISLA NORRIS EMILY KINGSTON 5yrs & UNDER

PAINTING THE MALLISHAG AMELIA WEBB HANNAH BLAKE PIPPI REED 10yrs & UNDER

PAINTING THE MALLISHAG GEORGIA COOMBES 14yrs & UNDER

PAINTING THE MALLISHAG ASHLEEN MEANING OVER 14 GEMMA COWLEY

BEST DECORATED HOUSE MEANING FAMILY MCINNES FAMILY REED FAMILY

‘PRAIRIE FOLK’ PININGS BAY’ ‘BABY SARDINE

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HIGHLY COMMENDED: THE MCLEARY FAMILY ‘HOLMES COURT HOUSE OF HORRORS’

BEST DECORATED SHOP LAURENCE MITCHELL JEWELLERS

LUCKY PROGRAMME COOMBES FAMILY

SPIRIT OF CARNIVAL CUP HELEN SCEALES

Carnival 2013 Friday August 16th : Prize Giving and Thanks

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There were prizes galore – for Best Dressed House ( The Meaning family of Victoria Road), for Best Dressed Shop ( Frances and Laurence Mitchell of the High Street), for Best Miniature Garden, Best Painted Pebble, Treasure Hunt, Window Spotting, Crossword, Limerick….

Carnival 2013 Prize Giving on the Green

The crowd waited with bated breath……

Some prize winners were full of confidence, like Stella Taylor, who won the Best Miniature garden,’I’ve worked on it all week.’ Seen here with Anne Toms, who judged the competition, and has the Gallery in the High Street.

Carnival 2013 Friday August 16th : Prize Giving on the Green, Stella Taylor winner of Miniature Garden with Anne Toms

Others needed a little help.

Carnival 2013: Friday Carnival 2013 August 16th, Prize Giving on the Green, prize winner with help.

Carnival 2013 Friday August 16th : Prize Carnival 2013: Friday August 16th, Prize Giving on the Green, shy prize winner

Carnival 2013 Friday August 16th : Prize Giving on the Green, prize 15 Gemma

Carnival 2013 Friday August 16th : Prize Giving on the Green. Gemma Cowley

Carnival 2013 Prize Giving: Beth’s prize

No one was more excited than Beth Davies when she found out she’d won a prize.

The glass trophy for Best Dressed Shop was awarded to Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Mitchell, after escaping unscathed when the Mayor dropped it. It will be safer in their hands than in the Mayor’s. ‘Careful with that Steve…..’ as he dropped it.

Carnival 2013 Friday August 16th : Prize Giving on the Green Best Dressed Shop received by Frances Mitchell.

And finally there were very well earned thanks to those who worked so hard for so long, to make the Carnival Week such a success.

Carnival 2013 A Thank You kiss to Sue Langford for all her hard work.

Carnival 2013 Flowers to thank Sue Langford for all her hard work.

Carnival 2013: A ‘Thank You’ kiss to Sue Langford for all her hard work.

Flowers too!

The Chairman, Chris Waddington is thanked for all the hours and hours and hours he puts in to Carnival Events throughout the year – November 5th, Christmas Carols in the Square, Christmas Lunch, Pancake Day Race, Duck Race at Easter.

Carnival 2013 Prize Giving, Mayor Steve Cowley thanks Chris Waddington

See you at the Parade, lining up on the Green 2.45 Saturday! Bring your rain coats!

Carnival 2013 Friday August 16th : Spirit Prize

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Carnival 2013, Spirit Award Winner Helen Scales

On the day before the 103rd Carnival parade, Prize Giving on the Green saw Helen Sceales awarded ‘Spirit of Yarmouth Carnival’ for the coming year. The prize is awarded to some one who embodies the best of Carnival – joining in all round, having a caring and helpful disposition, and above all having a really enthusiastic outlook on life. It is a great honour to win the award.

She received her presents and the cup from President Brenda Garlick with mayor, Steve Cowley.

Carnival 2013 Prizes Spirit of Carnival Helen Crates receives award

Carnival 2013 Prizes Spirit of Carnival, Helen Sceales, receives award from Carnival President Brenda Garlick

The Carnival Committee felt that Helen had represented all the best of Carnival and would make a worthy representative throughout the coming year. We wish her well, for a busy and interesting year.

Carnival 2013 Prize Giving, Spirit of carnival, Helen Scales

Carnival 2013 Prize Giving, Spirit of carnival, Helen Sceales

Last year’s ‘Spirit’ Carl Ingram, has offered to deputise if Helen is unable to attend.

The cup was first donated by Sue and David Langford in 1992 as an award for some one aged 13 – 16 who tries hard without the need to win. Sue and David, with their family, are tireless workers and supporters of Yarmouth Carnival.

Jill Cowley

August 16, 2013

Carnival 2013 Prizes: Spirit of Carnival Helen Sceales, receives Award from Carnival Committeee President Brenda Garlick.

The sun came out to see the prizes awarded this afternoon for the town’s Carnival Competitions, of which the Jewel in the crown is the award of Spirit of Carnival. This year’s winner is Helen Sceales, who holds the award, and represents the Carnival at events such as November 5th Fireworks and Carols in the Square.

Carnival 2013, Spirit Award Winner Helen Sceales

Carnival 2013, Spirit Award Winner , Helen Sceales

Carnival 2013, Best Dressed House

Other prize winners: The Meaning Family for Best Dressed House, which reflected famiy history and ties with Canada. Joanne’s father, John Peston came to Yarmouth as a Canadian soldier in WWII .

Best Dressed House, Victoria Road,
Carnival 2013 Prize to Meaning family for Best Dressed House ‘Prairie Folk – Mum, Dad and the Kids’: Carnival 2013 Prize for Best Dressed House

Tony and Joanne Meaning who won the prize for Best Dressed House with their family photos and ‘Prairie family’ enjoying the sun in the garden.

Tony and Joanne sponsored the ‘Decorated Dinghies’ competition.

Best Dressed House, Victoria Road,

Carnival 2013 Prize to Meaning family for Best Dressed House

Joanne and Tony Meaning and family receiving the ‘Best Dressed House’ prize, a crystal bowl.

Delighted individuals: It would have been Ist Prize if only there had been more than one blue Smartie in the pack…

Carnival 2013 Prize for Treasure Hunt Ryan and Karen Ingram from Thorley

Carnival 2013 Prize for decorated garden : Stella Taylor

Stella Taylor deservedly won the prize for the Best Miniature garden – judged by Anne Toms who has the Gallery in the High Street.

: Carnival 2013 Prize for decorated garden : Stella Taylor, ‘I’ve been working on it all week’

Carnival 2013:

It took the mayor, Steve Cowley, and David Langford, Master of Ceremonies, a long while to discover the bear’s name from this prize winner.

And then off to the harbour for a boat trip to watch the Lifeboat display.

Carnival 2013 harbour trip as pirates, Curtis and sister

Carnival 2013 harbour trip as pirate

Carnival 2013 Thursday August 15th, Harbour Sports,

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There was a good sized field of entries for the Girls’ Paired Rowing.

Before hand there was a certain amount of coaching evident.

Carnival 2013, Harbour Sports, Girls paired rowing,.’ hints’

Carnival 2013, Harbour Sports. Girls paired rowing, start.

Once Wightlink had made a getaway, and all were ready, off they went.

Winners appeared to have practised.

Carnival 2013 Thursday Carnival 2013, August 15th, Harbour Sports, Girls paired rowing winners.

Meanwhile, in the sunshine, there was much paddling to be done.

Carnival 2013, Harbour Sports, spectators on slip

More serious paired racing:

Carnival 2013, Harbour Sports, spectators, pairs

And more paddling.

Carnival 2013, Harbour Sports, spectators

Carnival 2013 Wednesday August 14th, Fishing Competition

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From 6.00 to 7.30 p.m., this year’s Fishing Competition took place off Yarmouth Pier. Although there was a light drizzle at times, enthusiasm was only moderately dampened, and there was a good turn out.

Carnival 2013 August 14th Fishing Competition Judge, Peter Scott

Carnival 2013 Wednesday August 14th,Fishing Competition off the Pier

Carnival 2013, August 14th, Fishing Competition off Pier.

Carl Ingram, holder of Spirit of Yarmouth Carnival award for 2012 – 2013, with father Alan, successfully catching seaweed.

Carnival 2013, August 14th, Fishing Competition off Pier. ‘Focus’

Seen back left in cap, the winner of ‘heaviest edible fish’ prize, David Langford – a reward for how many years trying?

Carnival 2013 Day 2, the Green and the Harbour

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Sunday August 11th

Classic cars on the Green, local art in the marquee, and a fine range of Decorated Dinghies in the Harbour.

Carnival 2013 Art show and ice creams

Carnival 2013 classic cars on the Green

Decorated Dinghies
The Decorated Dinghies attracted 12 entries, ranging from this summer’s sports – the Ashes and the Murray/Djokovic tennis match – , some well drilled Vikings, well greened Jumblies, well provisioned Teddy Bears’ picnic, a well wild Yarmouth bunch, to a glimpse of the Queen and new member of a Royal Family.

Carnival 2013 Queen and family

Parents and grand parents had shown their creativity with cardboard, and the children taking part showed great patience during the judging!

Carnival 2013 Decorated Dinghies ‘Ashes’ Pryce-Jones family

Carnival 2013 Decorated Dinghies, Jumblies, Cow(e)s and Wild bunch

Carnival 2013 dinghies tour of harbour

Carnival 2013 Yarmouth’s Really Wild bunch

The Wild Bunch were spotted living up to their name and making off up river afterwards….

Decorated dinghies return

DECORATED DINGHIES

SPONSORED BY: TONY AND JOANNE MEANING

RESULTS

CATEGORIES

FIRST

SECOND

THIRD

MOST ORIGINAL

‘FORK BEARD

MARAUDERS’

ISAAC FAMILY

‘YARMOUTH FASTNET’

MCKEE-JONES

FAMILY

‘REALLY WILD’

HOWELL

LETCHFORD

TURNBULL

FAMILIES

ALL ONE

FAMILY

‘THE ASHES’

PRYCE-JONES

FAMILY

‘THE JUMBLIES’

KINGSTON

FAMILY

‘GEORGE VII’

TAYLOR

FAMILY

COMBINED

FAMILIES

‘COWES TRIO’

SHERWOOD-ROGERS

HEANEY BRUFALS

COOMBES & BRADLEY

FAMILIES

‘TEDDY BEARS PICNIC’

FORSYTH

POWERS

FAMILIES

‘ANDY MURRAY

FINAL’

REED

CONISBEE

FAMILIES

MOST

AMUSING

‘LITTLE MERMAID’

DRAYCOTT

FAMILY

(LYMINGTON)

‘REALLY WILD’

HOWELL

LETCHFORD

TURNBULL

FAMILIES

‘YARMOUTH FASTNET’

MCKEE-JONES

FAMILY

YOUNGEST

CREW

‘GEORGE VII’

TAYLOR

FAMILY

‘PRINCESS PIRATE’

TURNER FAMILY

‘FIREFLY PIRATES’

PRITCHARD FAMILY

RIBS

‘FIREFLY PIRATES’

PRITCHARD

FAMILY

‘THE ASHES’

PRYCE-JONES

FAMILY

‘LITTLE MERMAID’

DRAYCOTT FAMILY

(LYMINGTON)

Thanks to Tony and Joanne Meaning for their sponsorship of the event.

Nick Chandler: Carnivals, Circuses and Jazz band 1940s, 1950s

Curly Jupe, Les Jupe’s grandfather used to play his accordion with the Jazz Band. Curly Jupe, blimey he was a character. Carnival night he used to get down the pub with his accordion and get drunk. One carnival night Les’ mum came up the Rec and found me and Les and said,
‘Come down and help. Dad’s collapsed in the hedge down Alma Place.’
There he was, in the hedge with his accordion.

Jazz band 1930s Curley Jupe with accordion

The other great thing that came off the tow boats was the Circus, and the kids were allowed to go and watch, because of the animals. Yeah, I remember the Circus up here, up the Rec. Dave Meaning will remember the Circus up there, he got bit by the monkey. Nick Chandler b1937

Susan Hayles, Mary Hayles: Harbour Sports 1940s, 1950s

My father, Harold Hayles was on the Carnival Committee for many years, so my sisters Mary, Chris and Sally and I were always very involved.
We really looked forward to Carnival Week, as we still do now. Squeak and I practised the pair oared rowing for weeks and we entered all the events. All the money we won was spent at the Fair. Sue Russell nee Hayles b 1940

Harbour sports with RASC boats :photo Effie pitman

For passing the 11+ I was bought a dinghy, a proper clinker one. We desperately practised rowing for weeks ready for the harbour sports. The ladies’ race went right out round the buoy off the pier. It was our chance to earn money for when the funfair came. I don’t think I ever tried the greasy pole – it was stuck out from one of the army boats in the harbour and dipped right down at the end. Mary Lord nee Hayles b 1936

Harold Hayles’ daughters :from left Susan ( Sue) , Mary, Christine, in front Sally. Photo: Mary Lord

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Tag Archives: Carnival

Carnival 2013: Friday August 16th Lifeboat Demonstration off Yarmouth Pier

Carnival 2013 Friday August 16th : Prize Giving on the Green

Carnival 2013 Friday August 16th : Prize Giving and Thanks

Carnival 2013 Friday August 16th : Spirit Prize

Jill Cowley

August 16, 2013

Carnival 2013 Thursday August 15th, Harbour Sports,

Carnival 2013 Wednesday August 14th, Fishing Competition

Carnival 2013 Day 2, the Green and the Harbour

Nick Chandler: Carnivals, Circuses and Jazz band 1940s, 1950s

Susan Hayles, Mary Hayles: Harbour Sports 1940s, 1950s