2012 promises to be a year of celebrations from The Queen's Diamond Jubilee to the Olympics. In Southery, we're planning to be part of the fun with the reintroduction of the Southery Carnival.

A carnival committee was formed in the middle of 2011 as a sub committee of the parish council and since its inception have been responsible for starting the ball rolling for organising the event and raising funds.

The Carnival is being held on Saturday 2nd June 2012 in the theme of The Queens Jubilee and the Olympics. Starting with a street procession of floats leading to a traditional village fete on the playing field, we'll have stalls and shows galore to keep the whole family entertained right through into the night.

Opening the carnival this year will be Anglia Tonight's Becky Jago, who will also be judging the floats after the procession around the village. Entertainment and stalls so far include;

	Kelly & Dan will be keeping us entertained from the evening and on into the night with an eclectic mix of music and harmonies
Live Band	Podium will be playing live
Vintage Tractors	Current Total: 21
Vintage Lorries	Current Total: 6
Vintage Cars	Current Total: 8
Tug-O-War	Will the Sugar Factory team be kings again? Apply here if you have a team to enter.
Arts & Crafts Stalls	Aylaa Boutique - Handmade glass jewelry Phoenix Trading - Cards, stationery, wrapping paper Twink Crafts - Jewelry, home decor, handbags Picto - Plaques, paintings, bags & bunting Usborne Books - Books South Of The Border - Jewelry, vinyl record bowls Avon - Cosmetics & perfume Pampered Chef - Kitchen ware Fairydollogy - Fairy dolls & fairy related Gemazing Jewelry - Handmade silver jewelry Pukka Junk - Items made from recycled materials Misty Mornings - Bunting, cushions & fabric items Crafty Attic - Cards, papers, art & craft materials Jamie At Home - Kitchen & baking products Bath Blitz - Bath bombs, soaps & scrubs Ruby's - Baby hats, blankets & room decorations Ali's LA Tanning & Beauty - Mini treatments 4 Ever & A Day - Home made jams, cards & frames Julia Peculiar - Mixed media art, garlands, paper art dolls Angelicious Cupcakes - Cakes, sweets, treats Em Hamper - Face painting Weatherings - Jewelry & crafts Shabby Chic - Cushsions, door stops & toys
Refeshments	Burgers, Rolls, Tea, Coffee, Cans & Donuts
Dog Show Sponsored by Julie's Home Dog Boarding	Open to all. Registration will be on the day, however it will be a strict first come first serve basis. Registration from 1.30pm at the Marshalling Tent. NB: For the duration of the Carnival, dogs will be allowed on the playing field, but owners are responsible for any fouling.
5-A-Side Football Match	Two competitions available to all with a team; Under and Over 16's. Format will either be a round robin or knock out, depending upon the quantity of entrants. Be sure to book your team early to avoid disappointment. Call Barry on 07939 093491 (no text's please)
Welly Wanging	Wang a Welly courtesy of the Southery Youth Club
Old White Bell Wanderers	Road to Wembley Football Target Shoot
Hoopla	Traditional Hoopla by Swish
Splat The Rat	Southery Scamps
Pony Rides	Chrissie Reeve
Coconut Shy	Carnival Committee
Greasy Pole Pillow Fight	Carnival Committee.
Peppapig & Fireman Sam	Showbiz

Naturally, organising an event as big as a carnival is no easy task and the committee would welcome any help. Below is a list of just a few of the things we are going to need;

	Stewards	Gazebo's
	Tractors & Trailers for floats	Bands
	Sponsorhip	Tug-of-War teams
	Stalls	Prizes
	Attractions

If you can help with any of the above, please email carnival@southery.com or call David on 07919 902902 or 377715

Want to take part?

Are you an organisation that wants to have a stall? A local business that wants to have a presence? Do you have an interesting static display that you'd like to show? Or are you a group who'd like to have a float and be in the procession? See below for who you need to contact.

If you're still uncertain or have an queeries, email carnival@southery.com and we'll get back to you as soon as we can.