CARNIVAL: Week of fun gets underway in South Petherton

CARNIVAL week in South Petherton gets underway this weekend in readiness for the annual parade which this year is being held on Saturday, September 12, 2015.

The week of events begins TONIGHT (Saturday, September 5, 2015) with a Carnival Race Night at the Brewers Arms in South Petherton from 8pm.

On Sunday (September 6, 2015) there will be a Family Fun Day at the Recreation Ground in Lightgate   Lane from 1pm to 5pm.

There will be FREE Bouncy Fun stuff for children, thanks to sponsorship from Andrew Winter Butchers, as well plenty of other stalls, games and refreshments.

Also on Sunday there will be a Carnival Quiz at the Brewers Arms from 8.30pm.

The funfair comes to South Petherton and will be open on the Recreation Ground from the evening of Wednesday, September 9, 2015.

There will be Carnival Bingo at the South Petherton Sports and Social Club on Thursday, September 10, 2015 from 8pm, while there will also be a Grand Prize Draw that night at the Brewers Arms.

A Carnival Children’s Party will be held at the South Petherton Youth Club on Friday, September 11, 2015, from 5pm.

And then it is the big Carnival Day itself on Saturday, September 12, starting with a Mile of Coins in St James Street, South Petherton, from 9am.

A Photography Exhibition with the South Petherton Photograpic Society will be held at the Blake Hall in South Petherton from 10am.

The Blackdown Hills Steel Band – sponsored by Frogmary Farm Cooker School – will be performing in the centre of South Petherton at 6.45pm ahead of the Carnival.

The Carnival procession will start from the Recreation Ground at 7.30pm and proceed around the village before returning to the Rec.

PHOTOS: From South Petherton Carnival 2014.

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