Hertford Castle Fun Day 19…

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(Note; this page is meant as a guide for spectators. Participants should refer to the Run a stall and Perform pages, and to any information sent from the Carnival committee).

Programmes
Opening of the Carnival

Stalls at the Castle
Arena entertainment at the Castle

Charity collections

Car parks
First aid
Toilets

Children and photography
Photos and stories - your help required!

The procession (n/a)

Queries

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Programmes

The programme will available at the entrances to the Castle on carnival day. A voluntary donation will be sought; suggested donation is £1. Get your coins ready!!

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Opening of the Carnival

The Carnival will be formally opened at 1pm in the arena in the Castle grounds by the Mayor of Hertford, Councillor Mrs Rosemary Bolton.

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Stalls at the Castle

From 12pm to 5pm there will be stalls and refreshments in the Castle grounds.

50 stalls will be exhibiting on Carnival day. Many favourites from previous years will be returning, along with some new faces! And we're happy to say that there is the usual mix of food, beer and tea, crafts, games and services.

NB Please note that this year we have no stalls on the island (ie the maze and donkey rides are not there) - this is a recycled drawing!

Our list of stalls is;

The carnival site at the Castle will be out of bounds from 8 – 11am as the stall holders will be setting up.

When on the site in the afternoon, please observe signage and any direction from carnival stewards.

Come along and see your favourites from last year and discover the new stalls we have for this year!

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Arena entertainment at the Castle

From 12pm to 5pm there will be arena events on the lawn at Hertford Castle.

Scheduled performers in the arena are;

12.30 MC Lisa Waterman - welcome!

12.30 – 13.00 Shades of Midnight band

13.00 – 13.10 The Mayor of Hertford official opening

13.10 – 13.30 Everyone Active - Body Attack!

13.30 - 14.00 Bhangra Drummers

14.00 – 14.20 Studio Fly Aerial Show

14.20 – 14.40 Graham Moss Band

14.40 – 15.10 Shades of Midnight band

15.10 – 15.40 Bhangra Drummers

15.40 – 16.00 Everyone Active - Body Attack!

16.00 - 16.30 Fusion Choir

16.30 – 17.00 Harry’s Band

Our MC

• Lisa Waterman is manager of Tourist Information Centre and delighted to be our Master of Ceremonies for this year.

Shades of Midnight

• New for 2019! Shades of Midnight play 50s and 60s music, including Elvis, Buddy Holly, and the Beatles. Amazingly the group (with a few different members!) was playing in the 60s, and were Billy Ocean's first ever band (he joined in 1969)!

• The band are affiliated to Hatfield Rotary, so their small fee simply goes to charity by a different route.

• Fancy a listen up-front? Go to their website - Shadesofmidnight.co.uk - and click on the earphone sign on the bottom right to hear them.

Everyone Active - Body Attack!

• Everyone Active will be taking us through a Body Attack routine! This is a popular aerobics class at Hartham (and at many other leisure clubs), so come along and see why. Class members will be showing us their moves, and all will be welcomed in to the arena; it is suitable for all abilities as options are given. 

The Bhangra Drummers

• Bringing an international feel to the arena, and following their enthusiastic performance at last year's event, the Bhangra Drummers will be on at 1.30!

Studio Fly Aerial Show

• A mixture of circus skills and fun keep fit, Studio Fly are promising an aerial show. Curious? - we are too! We have no idea quite what this will be, but there's only one way to find out ...

Graham Moss Big Band

• A local band, the Graham Moss Big Band (aka The Rolling Moss band) have been gigging for years around Hertford. A four piece, they play a mixture of tunes, and use guitars, voices and even bongoes to create a melody!

The Fusion Choir

• A tuneful regular at our event, this local harmony singing group are always recognisable by their matching scarfs. Their repertoire comprises of songs from the 1940s to the present day, including Elton John and Glenn Miller. They are a popular local wedding choir, and have raised thousands for charity.

Harry's Band

• Closing our day will be Harry’s Band, a long established country song and dance band. They were founded in the ‘70s by a local doctor, Harry Robertson and continue under their current leader Glyn Day. Just what the doctor ordered? - they certainly went down a-swinging and a-dancing well in 2018!

Many of these are returning as crowd favourites from the previous few years, so make sure you get a good place to watch, and get ready to join in! See our archive footage for pictures of previous performances.

Please note; 
The timetable is subject to change up until the day.

The Castle will also be open.

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Charity collections

We want Hertford Carnival to benefit our local community, and charities have been selected to be the beneficiaries of all monies raised on the day from collections. We will be collecting on the gates; suggested donation is £1. Obviously feel free to give more if you'd like!

The chosen charities this year are Home-Start Hertfordshire and Alzheimer's Society; click here for more details.

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Car parks

All Hertford car parks will be open, although of course may be busy.

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First aid

St John's Ambulance will provide first aid cover and will be visible in the Castle grounds.

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Toilets

There will be additional porta-a-loos (as well as the normal toilets) in the Castle grounds.

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Children and photography

Parents and guardians;

Please note that official and non-official photos, any of which may be used in our publicity, will be taken on the day. If you have any objection to your child being photographed, please make this known to the appropriate photographer(s) at the time.

Similarly, if a photo containing your child appears on the website and you object, please contact the webmaster, describing the photo. Please make sure you add the email subject header 'Hertford Carnival'.

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Photos and stories - your help required!

Help us capture the carnival for posterity! 

Email us any good photos you take on the day; we would love to add the best to the website. Original, good quality photos that you own (ie that haven't been sent in without someone else's permission) are best. In the past few years we have been sent some great photos from some local people (see archive for the used ones). All photos will be credited with their source.

You can also send us your comments and stories on this year’s carnival; a selection will be published on the website.

Email address is anna_schlenker@hotmail.com (add the subject header 'Hertford Carnival'), or tweet us at @HertCarnival.

If you have a lot of photos you would like to share, we can arrange sharing via another method (DVD, cloud etc) (if you are unfamiliar with these, we will of course talk you through them).

Then watch to see if you appear on the website!

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The procession (n/a)

This year is unfortunately taking place without a procession (see Join the Procession).

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Queries

For any queries, please contact;
Our general email address; peteraw.rawlings@virgin.net

By telephone;
Peter Rawlings 01992-584846

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