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Saturday 12th June 2010

Theme: Holiday Magic

Project: Help for Heroes

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View From The Field -
2010 Picture Gallery
	Preparations Packing Away	Procession Part 1 Procession Part 2	Meadowside Part 1 Meadowside Part 2 Meadowside Part 3	Queens & Court

Everything was going according to plan - 'Help for Heroes' was chosen as the 2010 Project. A circus had been booked as the main arena event and the final of 'Braintree's got Talent' was due to take place on Meadowside.

All we needed was not to be drawn in Group C in the World Cup Finals. Well you cannot have everything in life. Group C it was - England v USA to kick off at 7:30pm on Carnival Day. Should we change the day? It's a dilemma but after much debate it was decided to go ahead and assume that events would finish early.

Then it got worse, just three weeks before the event, a road traffic accident forced Nick Lee's Circus to cancel. This left a big hole in the programme of events but it was too late to organise a replacement.

Come the day the sun shone, the procession wound its way through the town as bright and colourful as ever. The thousands of people lining the streets and massing at Meadowside dug deep and ensured that 'Help for Heroes' was well supported. Joseph Baker walked off as the winner of 'Braintree's Got Talent'.

To cap it all, we started packing away early due to the football and were finished by midnight.

Nick Lee's Family Circus

Due to unforeseen circumstances, Nick Lee's Family Circus was forced to cancelled their planned performances at Braintree Carnival.

2010 Programme of Events (As Advertised)
1.00 Floats form at Lakes Road 2.00 Judging of Floats 2.00 Sideshows Open at Meadowside 2.30 Nick Lee's Family Circus - Cancelled 2.30 Procession leaves Lakes Road 3.30 Procession arrives at Meadowside 4.30 Grand Opening by Carnival Queen 4.30 Marxmen 4.55 Nick Lee's Family Circus - Cancelled 5.00 Braintree's Got Talent Final 6.00 Nick Lee's Family Circus - Cancelled 7.00 Grand Draw - Sponsored by Amostravel 7.30 Carnival Sideshow's Close 10.00 Good Night
	Braintree Carnival 2010
	Other Attractions
	Steam Gallopers Big Wheel Meteorite The Eliminator Super Bob Corner Ride Fun Fair	Children's Rides Sideshows Bouncy Castle Barbeque Fun House Face Painting

2010 Street Procession Entries and Winners

Class 2a Voluntary Organisations (under 30ft)	1. Sporting 77 Youth Football 2. Great Notley W.I. 3. Chapel Hill Youth Centre > Christ Embassy Church Braintree > Braintree Lions > Gt. Bradfords Infants & Nursery P.F.A > Army Cadet Force
Class 2b Voluntary Organisations (over 30ft)	1. Braintree Rethink Carers Support 2. Braintree Riverside Sub- Aqua Club
Class 3a Commercial & Industrial Firms (under 30ft)	1. Paragon 2. Complete Health and Fitness 3. Xpect Health and Fitness > Elms BMW > C.P.S Auto Salvage > Commercial Domestic Cleaning and Catering Services > Benson Motorcycle Training > Marble and Granite in Home Design > utility warehouse > Gosfield Shopping Village
Class 3b Commercial & Industrial Firms (over 30ft)	1. Essex Police 2. Service on Site 3. The Benson Bar > Bensons School of Motoring > Erins Hair Design > Greenfields
Class 4 Dancing Schools and Playgroups	1. YongGiDo Martial Arts 2. See Saw Day Nursery 3. White Court Dance Unlimited
Class 7 Visiting Queens	1. Invicta Kent 2. Witham 3. Coggeshall > Hoddesdon & Broxbourne > Brightlingsea > Dunmow > Maldon
Chairman's Cup	1.
Window Display Competition (Charity Shops)	1.
Window Display Competition	1. 2. 3. >

2010 Carnival Queen and Attendants
	Tamara Scrase - Age 16 Carnival Queen Tamara has been chosen to represent Braintree for the next 12 months. Alice Pillinger - Age 8, Princess Eleanor Harding - Age 7, Princess The crowning will take place at the Bocking Fair on May 3rd in advance of the 47th Braintree and Bocking Carnival



	Carnival Queen's dress supplied by Belle of the Ball belleoftheball@btinternet.com 07739 608188

2010 Project and Donations

Help for Heroes (H4H) was founded by Bryn and Emma Parry after a profoundly moving visit to Selly Oak Hospital in the summer of 2007. Bryn and Emma met some extraordinary brave young men who had been wounded and they just wanted to do something to help.

The message is simple, H4H does not seek to criticise or be political, it simply wants to help and to do so by asking everyone to do their bit to raise money. Its intention is to spend all they raise on the practical, direct support of those wounded in the service of our country.

Along with Dominos Pizza, Braintree Carnival were proud to present a cheque for £3000 to this worthy cause in July 2010.

2010 Sponsored Walk

The Walk is a 12 mile stroll over country footpaths and is open to all individuals, Clubs and Organisation's who wish to raise money for their cause by obtaining their own sponsorship.

For those who have not joined us before, please read these Notes that have been provided for your perusal.

Details of the 2010 Walk:
Date:	Sunday 12th September
Venue:	Great Notley Country Park Discovery Centre
Distance:	20km (12.5 miles)
Start:	9.00 a.m. (latest start 9.15 a.m.)
Stages:	12 (refreshments half way)

Route Plan
The route goes through lovely countryside and includes a small part of the Flitch Way near the finish. It is in a figure of 8 configuration, starting and finishing at the Discovery Centre Park, Gt. Notley, Braintree

Information

If you would like more information about the Sponsored Walk then please contact us:

walk@braintreecarnival.org.uk

2010 Carnival Diary

The following events include those organised or attended by the Braintree and Bocking Carnival and its representatives.

Month	Date	Event	Notes
February	Saturday	Party Entertainment	Singing
April	Friday 9th	Carnival Queen Selection	Tamara Scrase
April	Saturday 10th	Princess Competition	Alice Pillinger Eleanor Harding
May	Monday 3rd	Bocking Village Fair	Crowning
June	Friday 11th	'Window Display' Judging	Entry details
June	Saturday 12th	Braintree Carnival	Entry details
September	t.b.c.	Sponsored Walk	Details

2010 Programme Article - The Cringing Cult of Celebrity

Famous residents and ex-residents of Braintree and Bocking

I got the idea for this after reading an article in the 2008 QI Annual concerning Essex written by Alan Davies. It referred to an author from Braintree who previously I had not heard of. It suddenly occurred to me that there must be more famous people from Braintree that I could write about.
Admittedly most of these people are not household names but they have all had their fifteen minutes and some a fair bit longer.
Unfortunately I cannot be absolutely certain of my sources so some of this information may not be 100% accurate. Much is gathered from the Internet and we all know how unerringly accurate Wikipedia can be. Those of you who have looked at the Wikipedia page will have noticed that there is now a ‘Notable Residents’ section. I’m sure that this section was not there when I started writing this article.

The Prodigy (1990 – present)

Perhaps the most famous export Braintree has had in recent times and arguably ever. There is nothing that I can write here that has not already been written including Liam’s comments on the town in Q magazine.

Keith Flint (1969 – present)

Obviously part of the above Prodigy but deserves a special mention for two reasons: There are of number of references to people he almost ran over in his Peugeot 309 on the zebra crossing outside the college. Either it was the same person who has liberally posted this story all over the Internet or he almost ran over a number of people at this location. He once lived on Bocking Church Street along from the college so I guess either is possible. Also, as a sad almost claim to fame – my Dad once sold Keith a Carnival Programme. However, at the time, neither of them had a clue who the other one was.

John Ray (1627 - 1705)

Born in Black Notley. Sorry, but I fell asleep reading about him and he died over 300 years ago him but his statue was once in the town outside Barclays Bank. If it still exists, I guess it is now at the museum.

Next of Kin (1999)

Boy Band which is about as much information as I could find. I think they almost had one hit single.

Caroline Dunsmuir

Holiday Reps (1998) – although some articles claim she is from Braintree she is actually from Witham but she did marry John Webb who happens to be Gary Newman’s brother in 2001.

Barry Lamb (1963 – present)

From the ‘celebrated‘ indie band the ‘insane picnic‘ and experimental duo Frenzid Melon, Never heard of the, no neither had I. He allegedly lived in Braintree during the late 80s and early 90s.

Malcolm McFee (1949 – 2001)

Was best known for his role as Peter Craven in the hit TV series Please Sir! He actually died in Braintree.

Steve Harley (1951 - present)

Of Cockney Rebel fame lived in Bradford Street, from 1969 to 1971. He worked as a reporter for the Braintree and Witham Times under his real name Stephen Nice.

2010 Billy's Diary

Once again Billy will be dragged down south to help with the carnival. You can read all about his exploits in the 2010 Carnival Programme and eventually here on the web site.

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