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Ryde Carnival Association are pleased to announce that we have updated all the documents on our website.
You can now download the latest entry forms, safety documents and small grants form. All the documents can be found on this page.
The committee apologias for the delay in updating the site this year.
Despite the hard economic times the island is suffering it has been so nice to walk around the town and chat to local business owners about the 125th Anniversary programme and our 3 day Grand Carnival Regatta and to receive their generous support by either buying a advert in the programme or offering us a prize for our Grand Draw.
Once we have visited every business in the town we will be listing you on Facebook and on our website.
Although the carnival is on for three days a year we know it helps support your businesses, so your support for us is very gratefully received because if this didn’t happen we would struggle to put the event on.
Thank you to every one for their generosity!
Just so that all Ryde Carnival’s past Queen’s and attendants are aware, we are working very hard behind the scenes to contact you all.
This isn’t any easy task as many of you have moved, got married/divorced and are no longer on the island. We will endeavour to try our best to write to or phone you for a chat.
If you feel we have missed you out for any reason please either email us via the contact page or on the RCA Past Queens/Attendants facebook group here https://www.facebook.com/groups/17199539006 or our Ryde Carnival Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/RydeCarnival we will get back to you.
Also keep an eye out for updates in the County Press
From Claire Kay – RCA Chair
Announcing the all new Ryde Carnival Travel Club.
Ryde Carnival Association are very pleased to announce the Ryde Carnival Travel Club in association with Not Just Travel.
Ryde Carnival Travel Club
The Ryde Carnival Association would like to thank Andy Cave and his team at Not Just Travel for their support this year.
Travel Club Name: Ryde Carnival
URL: http://www.notjusttravel.co.uk/?aff=ryde
Telephone Number: 01983 210 401
Email: iow@notjusttravel.com
This new venture is to help Ryde Carnival Association raise much needed funds to help support this year’s carnival and Ryde Carnival’s of the future.
Very booking made via our travel club helps to raise funds for the Ryde Carnival’s. So spread the news to your friends and family; and remember Carnival is there for your community so book a holiday and support the oldest carnival in the United Kingdom!
RYDE CARNIVAL ASSOCIATION QUEENS SELECTION NIGHT
(Attendants and Performers)
Friday 3rd May @ Oakfield Primary School (Small Hall)
6.30pm – 9.00pm
Juniors – 8 – 12 years
Seniors – 13 upwards
Registration for the RCA Queens Selection Night will commence at 6.30 pm.
For more information visit our Facebook page
or scan this QCR code
Visit Ryde Carnival FaceBook page
Copyright José Déniz FEb 2013
This is a really sad news story from Carnival in Tenerife on 6th February.
A young woman received over 50% burns to her body when her elaborate Queens costume went up in flames trapping her in it – we do not apologise for the photograph, this is of the actual incident.
The awful thing is the presenter of the carnival queen gala was told to string it out, carry on as normal, and just say there was a technical problem with one candidate.
Our thoughts go out to her family and we hope she recovers. So when you ask members of Ryde Carnival Association why we will not allow Pyrotechnics or natural flames near carnival floats or costumes you can understand why.
The fabulous people at Windmill Farm, Upton Road, Ryde, owners of Windmill Carriages are joining the Main Carnival on Saturday 17th August 2013 to head our parade.
Steve and his family are bringing their Landau and two Shire Horses to head the Carnival Parade around the town. They will transport our Queen Victoria lookalike and our President Gloria Minghella.
Windmill Farm Horses & Carriage
Windmill Carriages hire their Horses & Carriage for special occasions and weddings, if you would like further information pleas contact them via the details below:-
Windmill Farm
Upton Road
Ryde
Isle Of Wight
PO33 3LA
Tel: 01983 812 951
You can also find them on FaceBook at Windmill Carriages
Ryde Carnival Assocaition have set up a community page on Face book, which is designed to promote the carnival and our fundraising for the oldest carnival in the United Kingdom.
Please come and join us by liking our page at:
I would publicly like to say a personal thank you to the Ryde Carnival Association Committee, our helpers and everyone who took part in Ryde Illuminated Carnival on 1st September.
Sorry this has been a bit late coming, but I went to a party straight after the carnival on Saturday and crawled home at 02.45am!! And then helped our Treasurer count the money with his wife Jo and my eldest Maxine.
I thought that Saturday was the most fabulous event, I couldn’t believe the numbers of people who turned up to watch the carnival, it was the largest crowded we had, had for at least 3 years.
It was lovely to see all the Queen’s Floats and I was really pleased that West Wight managed to join us. As usual Mas Fusion, San Simone, Medina Marching Band, Ventnor Comic Jazz Band, RAW Samba, and Vectis Coup of Drums put on a fabulous show. Thank you to all the wonderful families who turned up with group entries made it extra special, well done to the Barbie entry who won the Bestival Cup (Thanks Rob for choosing her, it made her day!) We had the most wonderful evening.
Thank you to all my committee members who came to help on Saturday, you all deserve a big pat on the back we couldn’t have done it without you!
Thank you to the Ryde Senior & Junior Queen’s, our Yeomen Eric & Paul and the troupe you have done Ryde proud, and I personally don’t care how many times I have to say it you were all wonderful!!
A huge thank you to Paddy McHugh and his Island Events Stewards, without whom our carnival just wouldn’t go ahead, we really couldn’t do without your hard work. Many thanks to the Royal Naval Association for allowing us to use you as stewards as well, and to the British Red Cross for providing such invaluable medical support during the event.
Also I want to thank Mark Williams, Mike Collins and DTM without your invaluable knowledge and road traffic management skills the carnival just wouldn’t happen.
Thank you all so much for your freely given time, dedication and hard work.
Thank you one and all for making Saturday night such a great event.
Kind regards
Claire
For a few years I have been associated with Ryde carnival and towards the end of the 2011 season, which had been so successful, I was speaking to Nickie Graham saying, “How do you follow that”?
he informed me that they had already come up with an idea for 2012, she then produced a picture of a fantastic looking crown. “The Queens Jubilee” she said. I then recalled my army days and thought that a Queens Crown is always protected by Yeoman of the Guard.
This idea I put forward to her, not realising at the time what I was saying and how hard it would be to make one. Then I said, why not have two, one at each side of the crown, the colours would look great. Wow, you could have knocked me down when Nickie agreed. By this time we became quite excited about the idea.
By instinct I said that I know the right person, a guy in our Barbershop Harmony Club called Paul Martin. Paul does so many things for charity and the Hospital, he was the perfect person to ask. When I approached Paul he said yes straight away. Because he is the same height and build as myself would make us a perfect pair. I was then unaware of the many creepy thing that transpired and the coincidences that were to unfold but so delighted that he came on board..
The rest is history
Eric Hoare
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