has been cancelled :-(

The Doddington Carnival are very sad to announce that this year's Carnival is cancelled.

This year would have been our 99th year so this has not been an easy decision to make but after speaking to some of the float builders the committee feel we are not in a position to know if restrictions will be relaxed enough to hold the Carnival parade, the parade takes several months to plan and insurance and road closures are very costly.

The committee are hoping that maybe later in the year if restrictions allow we will organise one of our fabulous nights out, which by then, we will all need!!!!

The committee would like to thank everyone who continues to support us and hope that you understand that the safety of the committee and our community has to be our main concern.

Fingers crossed that we will be back with a bang next year for our 100th Carnival!

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People have asked as to how our funds are spent, and we would like to make this as clear and open as possible.

• 100% of the money raised by the Doddington Village Sports and Carnival Committee goes back into the next Carnival and Sports Day.

• The committee members are all volunteers, and give up their own spare time to help make the next Carnival and Sports Day even more fantastic for the children.

• We heavily scrutinise each and every expense, such that only what has to be bought by the Carnival, is paid for out of the funds. (In fact, committee members frequently buy lots of the items used in/with the carnival themselves.)

We're proud of the Carnival and Sports Day, and want you to be sure that your donations are spent carefully.

Can you can help us make any of our events even better?

Already this year, we've been approached by various companies offering their time or resources, in exchange for a little advertising to the locals, and wanted to extend this out to everyone.

Is there something you can lend, give or discount that could make even a small part of the next big event ever bigger and even better?

Our regular events throughout the year, are:

• April - Family Disco (incl Prince and Princess Selection)
• June - Scarecrow competition
• July - Carnival and Sports Day
• September - Family Disco, and Presentation Evening
• December - Santa Run

• Doddington Disco (Adults only)
• Pub Quiz
• Race Night with a Twist

If you think you can help us, in any small way, give us a call on 07974 262210 and we would be more than happy to work it out with you.