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Halloween Fun Day and Party

Hi everyone,

We thought it would be nice to put on a mini-Halloween fun day (government COVID guidelines allowing) on Saturday October 30th at The Dog Inn. The Fun Day is from 12 noon until 4pm – FREE ENTRY – and there will a party after organsied by The Dog Inn pub from 4pm until late with more live music.

As most of you will know the Carnival needed more members even before COVID to be able to continue running. This will be the first event as a new team and a great practice for future events.

We do all of this to bring events such as the Carnival, Pensioners’ Party, Santa Sleigh Run and Christmas Kids’ Discos to the community. It would be great to see your support by popping in on the day, maybe playing a few of the games, bringing a carved pumpkin to enter into the competition and if you’re feeling brave, dress up with the kids for the fancy-dress competitions!

All of the money raised at this event will go towards putting on our future events for the community. As well as games, a raffle, live music and local business stalls selling food and Halloween themed items, there’s also a debut visit from the Witches Of Water Orton!

On the day of the event please remember to maintain a safe distance from others, avoid gathering together in large groups and please avoid touching stall holders’ items unless purchasing.<

To Book a Stall.

If you would like to book a stall, they are just £10 for this event. Please contact us using this email address if you have any questions. You will need to download and complete these Pitch Request and Halloween Declaration forms. These are in Word, but PDF version are also downloadable here: Pitch Request PDF, Halloween Declaration PDF.

To Donate a prize.

If you would like to donate a prize for the Carnival events fundraising raffle and games, please kindly email us at this address. All donators will get a public thank you in the local paper.

Thank you so much for your support. We hope to see you there.

The Carnival Committee

Carnival Cancelled for 2021

It is with regret that we have again had to cancel Water Orton Carnival for 2021.

Our usual date for the Carnival is the third Saturday in June which falls on the 19th this year, two days before Boris (hopefully) lifts restrictions on outdoor events on 21st.

However, we had discussed and were planning a ‘Family Fun Day’ later in July as an alternative, but having looked into it we are unable to get insurance cover for this event, so regrettably we can’t go ahead with this either.

With no form of public liability insurance in place and much uncertainty about what restrictions might still be in place, we had a Zoom meeting earlier this week and all agreed that we didn’t want to jeopardise any future carnivals should any problems arise during these difficult and still uncertain times.

On a positive note, you will have seen that our Scarecrow Competition is going ahead once again. We had a great response to this last year and it certainly helped to brighten up the village, so please take part if you can.

Writing last year’s similar post we could never have predicted that we would still be under lockdown restrictions 12 months later, but there does seem to be a light at the end of the tunnel, so again, we look forward to happier times and future Carnivals and in the meantime, stay well and stay safe.

The Carnival Committee.

Carnival Cancelled for 2020

It is with regret that we have decided to cancel Water Orton Carnival for 2020.

This will probably come as no surprise with the current situation with the Coronavirus (COVID 19).

Usually at this stage plans are well underway for the Carnival in June, with many stalls booked, attractions agreed, applications made to the council for road closures etc, but there is so much uncertainty at the moment that we feel that this is impossible.

Arranging for a later date is also impracticable as no new date can be set at the moment and attractions such as the fair and arena events are booked up throughout the year, so we have made the decision that the Carnival will not take place in 2020.

This is particularly sad as the outgoing members had committed to stay for this year’s event and we have fortunately recruited quite a few new people to ensure that the carnival continues into 2021 and beyond.

We look forward to brighter, happier days and in the meantime we hope you all stay well, stay safe and if possible, stay indoors.

The Carnival Committee.

Santa Sleigh Run 2019

2019’s official Water Orton Carnival Sleigh Run takes place on Sunday 15th December.

Santa and his helpers will be assembling at Mytton Road ready to start their tour around the village from 12 noon and with so many excited children to see and generous donations from the village residents to receive, Santa probably won’t be finished until quite late. You can see the route Santa takes here.

If you fancy joining us for what is always a fun day full of festive cheer, why not get in touch?

It will certainly get you in the Christmas spirit (quite literally, as Santa likes to spread his cheer in the village hostelries too) and we always appreciate some extra helpers along the route, for however much time you can give. If you can help, please call Mandi on 07803 789706

If you see us on our way around, don’t forget to give us a wave – we look forward to seeing you when we’re out and about!