The sun was shining, the music was playing and the crowds arrived as around 12,000 people came to support the Carnival in its second year.
The parade was a rainbow of colour, crazy costumes, classic vehicles and musical delights.
We even had our first ‘float’ in the parade!
As people lined the streets, Thornbury was imbued with the community spirit at the heart of the day.
After the parade the crowds poured onto the Carnival Field to sample the stallholders delights…
…watch some fantastic displays…
…and witness some brilliant musical performances both on the stages and on the field.
There were a host of gastronomic delights available, rides galore at Albert Rogers’ Fun Fair and in the evening a brilliant production of ‘Fat Shirley’s: A Trailer Park Opera’ performed by Bristol’s very own The Three Chords Co.
Thank you to everyone who came to the Carnival on Saturday, to all our volunteers and supporters and to the Litter Busters who returned the Mundys to their clean and tidy glory after the event!
The next Thornbury Carnival will take place on Saturday 2nd July 2011. If you would like to get involved next year, please get in touch, we would love to hear from you!
