No rain on their parade!

Friday, 24 July 2009

COLLECTIVE crossing of fingers by members of Tavistock Lions Club must have paid off last Saturday, as the rain stayed firmly in the heavens for the culmination of this year’s carnival.
Crowds of people lined the streets of the town to watch the procession of floats and threw their loose change into the collecting buckets.
Tavistock Lions Club spokesman Steve Grummitt said: ‘We were very pleased and relieved it stayed dry — people put so much work into their floats and we were very pleased with the response of everyone to the carnival this year.’
The collection on the procession route, which took 21 people just under two-and-a-half hours to count, amounted to £2,515.67 — made up from 75,743 coins.
‘We also collected one gold wrist bracelet — it obviously fell off when someone was donating money into one of the collecting buckets,’ said Steve.
‘I imagine it’s probably a gents bracelet — it’s quite chunky.’
The bracelet will be handed to Tavistock Police Station if it is not claimed by the end of the week.
Steve Grummitt can be contacted on 01822 615526 for more details.
Steve said the rest of carnival week went as planned — the weather for the jazz night was bad so only the ‘jazz stalwarts’ were brave enough to attend, but the other events, including the fun day in the Meadows, attracted good crowds.
The pavement artists competition was the one of the best ever, and the concert in the church, featuring Stannary Brass Band, was a tremendous success, said Steve.
‘Overall, we’ve been very pleased with the results this year, the floats were of a very high quality and it was great to see more walking entries — they tend to give participants more chance to interact with the crowd than they do on floats,’ said Steve.
All the proceeds from the carnival will be distributed amongst the charities, clubs and schools that participated in the proecession and other events during carnival week.
Next year’s theme will be ‘Let’s Celebrate’ and carnival day will be on Saturday July 17.
The results of the carnival were as follows:
Photographic competition: Under 16 years of age, A local view (town or country): 1 Emily Woodhouse; 2 Kerry Walke; 3 Kathleen Chapman. Wildlife and Pets: 1Kathleen Chapman; 2 Kerry Walke; 3 Amy Tidy; highly commended: Melissa Quick. Sunrise and Sunsets: 1 Emily Woodhouse; 2 Melissa Quick; 3 Sheryl Burroughs; highly commended Kerry Walke. 16 years and over: A local view (town or country): 1 Anne Keelan; 2 Martin Allen; 3 Anne Keelan; highly commended: Gilly Cox. Wildlife and Pets: 1 Anne Keelan; 2 Anne Keelan; 3 Anne Keelan. Sunrise and Sunsets: 1 Bernard Carter; 2 Gilly Cox; 3 Suzy Harper. Overall Winner: Bernard Carter. He will receive a 16” x 20” canvas print of his winning photograph courtesy of Dartmoor Photographic of Brook Street, Tavistock.
Baby Show (sponsored by Dukes Coffee House and Boots): Under one year winner: Faye Porter of Tavistock; over one-year winner: Jack Fisher of Horrabridge.
Class winners of the Companion Dog Show:
Any variety of puppy: Mrs Rendle of Tamerton Foliot with Spice; Any variety of junior: Mr Tomkins of Tavistock with Elvis; Any variety of non-sporting dog: Mrs Symons of Tavistock with Charlie; Any variety of gundog: Mrs Ward of Tavistock with Dudley; Any variety of sporting dog: Mr Madge of Launceston with Tegan; Any variety of working dog: Mrs Canvin of Tavistock with Brae; Any variety open: Mrs Evans of Tavistock with Jake; Any variety of veteran: Mr Gardner of Plymouth with Oscar; Best in show: Mrs Ward of Tavistock with Dudley; Reserve best in show: Mrs Evans of Tavistock with Jake.
Best child handler (under 12 years): Ben Evans of Tavistock with Billbow;Best child handler (12 years and over): Jade Rendle of Tamerton Foliot with Amber; The dog most like its handler: Sally Penfold of Milton Abbot with Gemma; The best tail wagger: Mrs Downing of Buckland with Whisper; The dog with the most appealing eyes: Miss Vince of Tavistock with Misty; The most obedient dog: Mr Ord of Tavistock with Tilly; The best six legs: Mrs Aloof of Plymouth with Monty; The dog in the best condition: Jade Rendle of Tamerton Foliot with Roxy; Overall winner of the novelty classes: Miss Vince of Tavistock with Misty; Reserve: Ben Evans of Tavistock with Billbow;
Competition judge: Hilary Searle assisted by steward Dorice Hicks. Prizes supplied by Ron’s Pet Supplies and Arden Grange.
Pavement Artists Competition (sponsored by Mainly Stationery): Under five years: 1 Emily Lees; 2 Hannah White; 3 Skyla Dias. Five to eight years: 1 Jemma Ninnis; 2 Morgan Turnock; 3 Erin Porter. Nine and over: 1 Amy Townend; 2 Tom Ross; 3 Ben Luke.
Walking treasure hunt: Winners: Freewheelers; Under 12s: Billy and Leigha Ewell.
Shop window competition: 1 Mrs T A Holland; 2 Miss K Holland; 3 John Masters.
Carnival procession: Judges: Town mayor Mandy Govier, the Mayor Tavistock, her consort Danny Honey, Alison Clish-Green, the mayor of West Devon and her consort, David Rogers, Nina and Martin Hawkins of the Tavistock Picture Framing Gallery, Sam Doel, Plymouth and West Devon chairman of the NSPCC.
Best in Procession: Tavistock Community Primary School (£150); best in carnival theme: Tavistock Scout Group (£100); visiting carnival queen:1 Liskeard Carnival Royalty (£60); 2 St. Neot Carnival Royalty (£40). Humorous: 1 Brown Monkey Mini Club (£100); 2 The Market Inn (£70); 3 St Peter’s Junior School (£50). Artistic: 1 St Rumon’s County Primary School (£100); 2 1st Tavistock Scout Group (£70). Walking Class 1: 1 The Mary Budding Trust (£40); 2 In the Wings Theatre Company (£30). Walking Class 2: 1 Tavistock Community Primary School (£50); 2 Tavistock Children’s Theatre Club (£35); 3 Tavistock Pannier Market Traders (£25). Walking Class 3: 1 Tavistock Area Children’s Centre (£50); 2 Tavistock Musical Theatre Company (£35); 3 The Primrose Appeal (£25).

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