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David Force - shame that this thread took an unnecesary turn just then but if you're still reading... Can you throw any light on what's going on with Carnival week and why there's appears to be a schism. I've been a visitor to Dawlish for years, I used to take a week off work for Carnival Week. Now I live here and I am doing my bit to support it but it all feels a bit lacklustre. I read ...
I wonder how many people who bang on about dog poo walk straight out of the toilet without washing their hands!
@flo . thanks for the link, i understand it better now. A quick search shows that some current and previous directors are directors of Dawlish Triathlon CIC too. There is also a separate limited company (08257689) Dawlish Carnival Ltd, registered 17/12/2012 to which Maggie Farley was appointed director on 3rd June 2013. Would be interested to know if there are any transactions ...
I made the point in a previous post that there's an assumption that everyone knows what's happening. They don't, it needs promotion. I was down on the lawn today and caught the kids fun run. Only a handful participated even though there were plenty of kids around. There was no announcement, no build up, no drumming up of entrants, nothing to draw attention to it. I wasn't at the raft race but ...
I have always assumed that the profit goes to good causes in Dawlish but I haven't heard any mention of that. Am I mistaken? Is the Carnival a private enterprise? Don't they declare what they do with the money raised? Sorry if I'm behind the curve on this.
Yes, whatever the background (and I'd like still like to know!) it's very poorly written and an inappropriate way to air grievances.. That said, I've been down to the Lawn and it's lively so here's hoping Carnival week is a success.
Here it is. These are not my grammatical mistakes or typos, it's how it's printed. Well here we are come rain or shine, love us or hate us 12 months on Dawlish Carnival is back for another eight days of Family Fun, locals and visitors to our town coming together making new friends as they join in the fun having a jolly old time. A big heart felt thank you go's out to my ...
Can someone give me a potted history (in their opinion!) around the politics of the Carnival? Only moved here in the past year and am intrigued by the Chairwoman's Address in the programme. How did the five people on the carnival committee get there? Has there been a coup?! I see on Eyes of Dawlish that the Brunswick is omitted from the carnival and pram race route and are offering a free ...
@ZIGGY That's great, thanks. Be good if someone put it on the Dawlishwarren.info site too.
No doubt the brochure revenue supports the running costs, but my point was that promoting the events online would reach a wider audience than the locals who buy the programme, encourage more participation thereby increasing overall revenue. Sprat to catch the mackerel... Make it a worthwhile brochure (a free fair ride is good for the kids) and people will still buy it.
