Carnival Week 2020

Carnival Concert - Last Night of the Proms - CANCELLED

with Gillingham Imperial Silver Band
7:30pm at the Methodist Church
Includes the crowning of the Princess and Attendants.
Admission - Adults £5.00 - Accompanied Children £2.00

Window Spotting Competition - Starts Today

The Gillingham Window Oddity Spotting Competition runs throughout Carnival Week.
Entry forms are available from Cullingford Carpets from Friday 2nd October.
Entry Free although donations would be gratefully received

Adobe Acrobat Format:   2020 Window Spotting Entry Form (PDF)  

Open Fishing Competition - CANCELLED

7.00am Lodden Lakes
Entry Forms from Gillingham Fishing Club
For details contact Dave Sealy 01747 823159

Walking Treasure Hunt - CANCELLED

Start 2:00pm at Gillingham Social Club, Hardings Lane (Just past RiversMeet)
Finish at 4:00pm for marking, a rest and a cup of tea.
Entry £2.00 per family
Prizes and the Murray Hawkins Dental Practice Trophy

Grand Carnival Prize Bingo at the Vicarage Schoolroom - CANCELLED

Eyes Down 7:45pm

Baby Show - CANCELLED

At the Youth Centre, Cemetery Road. Doors open 12.30pm, Judging 1.00pm.
Entry £2.00
Age groups:

• 0-6 months
• 7-9 months
• 10-18 months
• 19-24 months

All entries must live in SP8 postal code

Quiz Night - CANCELLED

7.30pm at the Coronation Club
Teams of 4, £1.00 per person entry

Coles Funfair - CANCELLED

6.00pm onwards
Special Night

Rockit Choir Concert - CANCELLED

7:30pm at the Methodist Church
Admission - Adults £7.00

Coles Funfair - CANCELLED

6.00pm onwards

Darts Pairs - CANCELLED

Sign-in 8.00pm at the Coronation Club - £2.00 per person.
Win the Frank Lane Memorial Cup and £100.00 Cash Prizes

Knockout Skittles - CANCELLED

From 8.00pm at the Coronation Club
Entry on the night £1.00 per hand.
Win the Timepiece Trophy and Cash Prizes

Carnival Duck Race - CANCELLED

From 10am at the High Street Car Park

Children's Procession - CANCELLED

• 1.30pm Assembly at Gillingham Primary School
• 2.00pm Judging
• 3.00pm Children's Procession - Primary School to Queen Street

See map for procession route information.

Coles Funfair - CANCELLED

Opens 2.00pm

Evening Procession - CANCELLED

All events take place through the High Street, unless otherwise noted.

• From 4.00pm Assembly at Brickfields Business Park, Move-off 7.15pm, Judging En-Route.
• 6.45pm Parade of Bands
  • Gillingham Imperial Silver Band
  • Shaftesbury Silver Band
  • Dolphin Youth Marching Band
  • Dorset Youth Marching Band - The Quarterjacks
• 7.15pm "A Cavalcade Of Steam" - CANCELLED
followed by
• Majorette Parade - CANCELLED
  • Castle Cary Cygnets
  • Enigma
  • Stardust
  • The Dovecote Diamonds
  • Merriott Majorettes
  followed by
• 7.15pm The Grand Illuminated Procession - CANCELLED - Brickfields Business Park to Bay Road

See map for procession route information.