Marple Carnival 2020 [Saturday 20 June]

[admin]

It’s PARADE TIME!!!!!!

So about now we’d all be lining the streets, the balloons would be flying, the music would be at max volume and the excitement would be palpable

Be this year our plans have been scuppered  .... not to worry though..... we present to you instead our virtual carnival, a walk down nearly 6 decades of parades!

Happy watching.....

[admin]

Good morning! 🌞
What a lovely day for a carnival... oh wait... 😱😭

Fear not, we're bringing you a Virtual Marple Carnival this year instead with lots of carnival fun and competitions to be won so look out for our posts later on!

Here's a morning message from your carnival crew...

If you'd like to donate some spare change to support us for 2021, we've set up a Just Giving link instead of our buckets this year...

https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/Marplecarnival

[admin]

Last night Marple Carnival launched the first section of their Virtual Carnival Quiz using The Marple Website's Virtual History Tour.

This is one folk without FB can certainly do and here's a direct link to the Vintage Carnival Album:

https://visitmarple.co.uk/photos/thumbnails.php?album=34

Virtual Marple Carnival

As promised ..... here is the first section of the quiz which will take a little bit of research!! Join us at 4:00pm Saturday 20th when we’ll live stream the rest of the questions!!

MARPLE CARNIVAL 2020 PHOTO OBSERVATION QUIZ
 
The following questions are based on the old photos found at visitmarple.co.uk

Enter the site and click: Take a Tour. Look for Miscellaneous Events and the Marple Carnivals ( Vintage) Pages referred to are those in Marple Carnivals (Vintage).
 
Page 1:
 1) Name the two horses  pulling the float for Bowden’s Coal Merchants.
 2) What strange creature from Alaska appeared in a 1920s parade?
 
Page 2
 3) Which nursery rhyme character was wandering around Marple in the 1960s looking for her lost possessions?
 4) who was wearing a red yashmak during one of the parades?
 
Page 3
 5) What car did Arthur Proctor drive in the 1963 parade?
 6) Which group “marched up to the top of the hill” on the back of a Cheetham’s coal lorry in 1966?
 
Page 4
 7) What special occasion were the Marple Guides celebrating in 1970?
 8)Which famous double act was the inspiration for a float in the 1970 parade?
 
Page 5
 9) Who wanted you to “Stand and deliver!” From her seat in 1975?
 10) 3rd Marple Brownies won first prize in 1976. What was their winning theme?
 11) Who played the drums for Marple Band in 1976 parade?
 
Page 6
 12) What were three firemen busily cleaning in 1979?
 
Page 7
 13) Who were the three first prize winners of the 1979 parade?
 
Page 8
 14) Which group brought a piece of South Pacific paradise to Marple in 1980?
 
Page 9
 15) Who had a “devilish” float in one of the parades in the 1980s
 
Page 10
 16) Which well known Stockport hotel brought a coach and horses to the 1981 parade?
 
Page 11
 17) Which silent movie character brought mayhem to Marple in 1982?
 
Page 12
 18) Which agriculturalists joined the parade in 1989?
 
Page 13
 19) What disguise did Bill Ardern (ex-Chairperson) adopt in 1993?
 
Page 16
 20) Which old pub was boarded up during the 2003 carnival?

[admin]

Today is Marple Carnival Day and the organisers are holding a "Virtual" event. Most of it is via their Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/MarpleCarnival

For those of you who don't use FB, here is the gist of what's going on. Will share here whatever possible......

Virtual Marple Carnival Day!

Hope you are all looking forward to your Virtual Carnival tomorrow. Good job we haven't had to get the park ready today, in this weather

Things to remember...

We will be opening the children's drawing & window dressing competitions for judging in the morning. Prizes to be won!!

We’ll also be opening the dog competition for you send us pictures and videos of your gorgeous pooches!

Later this evening we’ll be posting some previews to our quiz tomorrow so watch out for those!!

Keep watching for more ways to get involved and let’s not let our annual carnival day pass us by unnoticed!!

[admin]

Nearly 60 years of fun with Marple Carnival on hold!

As we approach the date scheduled for the 2020 Carnival cancelled due to Covid19, take a little look back at Marple Carnival's roots and history on the main site:

https://www.marple.website/community-projects/nearly-60-years-of-fun-with-marple-carnival.html

[admin]

Here's a little video about the great business support received by Marple Carnival

As much as we are all sad about not having a carnival this year, we are also mindful that this is a massive loss of a key trading day for our local businesses. We have tried to include as many as possible here but we are so grateful to all the businesses that have supported us for so long. Please feel free to use this post to advertise your own logo. Here is our little message to them and the people of Marple..... x

[admin]

As we approach what would have been Marple Carnival 2020 this coming Saturday the Marple Carnival Team are marking what would have been a great weekend online.

Kicking off with a look-back at the array of Carnival programmes since 1962!

As it’s one week until we should have been kicking off Marple’s biggest party of 2020 🎉 we thought that we would mark the occasion by still bringing to you all the things that make the carnival and Marple great! 🥰 Watch out over the next week - you might spot yourself, family member, business or just a nice memory! We’re kicking off with a trip down memory lane of all of the themes and programmes over the last 6 decades.

[admin]

Well it was inevitable I guess, Marple Carnival 2020 is cancelled!


 

[ludworth]

Please note that Marple Carnival Committee has applied to Stockport MBC for permission to hold its annual carnival parade on Saturday 20th June 2020.

The parade will congregate at The Recreation Ground from 11.30 hrs and will require the closure of Oldknow Road to all vehicular traffic from this time.

The  parade procession also requires the closure of roads in the centre of Marple from 13.00 hrs to 14.30 hrs. These closures will occur on a phased basis and will also impact adjoining minor roads in the area.

The major roads affected are: Oldknow Road, Arkwright Road, Strines Road, Stockport Road, Hollins Lane, Hibbert Lane, Church Lane, Buxton Lane, Cross Lane, Bowden Lane and Station Road.

[admin]

Taking Part in the Marple Carnival Parade

The Marple Carnival parade is a very important part of Carnival Day. People line the streets to cheer the local groups and entertainment acts. It is also a great way to publicise you organisation or local business - for free! The application form and some useful information if you are interested in taking part can be found on the Marple Carnival web site:

https://www.marplecarnival.org.uk/the-parade.html

This year the theme is "Playtime!", let's have even more fun than last year

[Digster]

Getting fed-up with this. Why exactly does the parade have to come down Buxton Lane, never mind block it for over an hour? Not only cluttering up the road but making a loud and hideous noise on a lane which is mainly inhabited by elderly (and in some cases - unwell people).

I can't tell whether you are just putting this for attentions sake or if you really are as miserable as sin.  Unfortunately I fear it's the latter.

[Howard]

This is a leap year, which means it contains 8784 hours and you complain about beind inconvenienced for a single hour (which is 0.011% of your year) for an event which many people enjoy and which raises significant sums for charity. What a killjoy.

At least you've been given plenty of notice so you can go out for the day and pretend it never happened.

[amazon]

Getting fed-up with this. Why exactly does the parade have to come down Buxton Lane, never mind block it for over an hour? Not only cluttering up the road but making a loud and hideous noise on a lane which is mainly inhabited by elderly (and in some cases - unwell people).

Once a year for one hour get a life!

[My login is Henrietta]

Please be advised that Marple Carnival Committee has submitted an application to Stockport MBC to close roads in the centre of Marple on Saturday 20th June 2020.

Oldknow Road, Strines Road, Stockport Road, Hibbert Lane, Buxton Lane and Cross Lane (and roads adjoining these) will be closed to vehicular traffic as the parade proceeds. Closures will follow a phased programme from 13.00 hrs - 14.30 hrs and roads will re-open once the parade has passed.

Oldknow Road will be closed from 11.30 hrs until 14.30 hrs.

Getting fed-up with this. Why exactly does the parade have to come down Buxton Lane, never mind block it for over an hour? Not only cluttering up the road but making a loud and hideous noise on a lane which is mainly inhabited by elderly (and in some cases - unwell people).

[admin]

The theme for Marple Carnival 2020 on Saturday 20 June is "Playtime"!

Bookings are now open for stalls and parade on the Marple Carnival web site:

https://www.marplecarnival.org.uk/