CARDIGAN mayor Cllr Richard Jones has confirmed that the Cardigan Carnival will return on Saturday, 5 August, following a lapse of 17 years.

A carnival committee has been meeting to formulate plans a for a procession of floats from Station Road to High Street where they will be met by a parade of walkers in fancy dress at Brioude Gardens.

The procession will then continue up through the town to King George V Playing Field where the carnival queen and king will be crowned and judging of fancy dress competitions will take place.

Prizes will be awarded for Best Dressed Adult Float, Best Dressed Children’s Float, Best Fancy Dressed Adult, Best Fancy Dressed Senior, Best Fancy Dressed Junior, Best Adult group and Best Children’s group.

There will also be stalls, a tug of war competition and children’s races. The parade will commence at 1.30pm and activities on the field will continue until 6.30pm.

“Cardigan has not held a carnival since 2000,” said a spokesperson.

“Whilst themes of parades of the past have included the Millennium Bug in 1999 and Europe in 1992 the theme for this year’s parade is open.

“To get you in the carnival mood the committee has been inviting present and former Cardigan residents to share their pictures and memories from carnivals of the past.

“If you have any images you’d like to share you can post them to the Cardigan Carnival Facebook page at www.facebook.com/CardiganCarnival.";

If you would like to enter a float in the carnival or join in the parade, contact [email protected] to register. If you would like to have a stall on the carnival field, contact Elaine Evans at [email protected].

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