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Carnival 2022

Posted on October 1, 2022 by pensitivity101

Carnival Day today so we legged it up the road to see the parade. Maya was not bad at all with the crowds, noise and other dogs, though she got a little bemused by the lobster. The walk there and … Continue reading →

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Carnival Day: Grand Finale

Posted on September 19, 2021 by pensitivity101

The Spitfire from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight was due to fly past at 4pm. When we first moved to Lincolnshire in 2007, we were about 3 miles up the road from the BBMF, so it was wonderful to … Continue reading →

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Carnival Day: The costumes

Posted on September 19, 2021 by pensitivity101

So much work went into making it a wonderful day. The kids were having a terrific time, and the dancers were too:

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Carnival Day: the cars and floats

Posted on September 19, 2021 by pensitivity101

There were quite a few cars in the parade, and not all of them towing something! Our penny farthing rider had to push his trusty steed up the ramp to the promLots of floats   Not forgetting our Carnival Queen … Continue reading →

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Carnival Day : setting off

Posted on September 19, 2021 by pensitivity101

We were a little late arriving so didn’t actually see the beginning of the parade. These were my first batch of photos:   There were a lot of familiar faces in the crowds as well as the parade. The atmosphere … Continue reading →

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Carnival Fever

Posted on September 21, 2019 by pensitivity101

It was Carnival Day today and the town did itself proud. The atmosphere was wonderful and everyone was having fun. Enjoy the photos!      

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Carnival Fever .

Posted on September 15, 2018 by pensitivity101

Today is Carnival Day, the first for fourteen years due to lack of funding and sponsorship by all accounts. We had a Carnival Queen with attendants, Town Crier, plus the Mayors and wives of our town plus Skegness, the latter … Continue reading →

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Big Weekend

Posted on May 14, 2017 by pensitivity101

This weekend marks an annual festival/carnival for the town with a market, side stalls, games and rides, and a parade scheduled through the High Street on Saturday afternoon and boat parade from the marina on Sunday. Hubby and I walked … Continue reading →

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