Carnival 2001 - Wild West
Who Will Benefit?
The Committee of St Mary’s Village Carnival is pleased to announce that as a result of the Carnival held on 7 July it has been possible to distribute £8,965 among a variety of local good causes. This beats the previous record total of £8,800 (in 1998) and is a result of the tremendous hard work and goodwill of a lot of people throughout our villages. Donations have been made to the following organisations, all of which are active in, or provide services to, our local community:
- St Mary's Church Fabric Fund
- Friends of Florence Nightingale House
- Stoke Mandeville
- Dagnall School
- Dagnall Village Hall
- Eaton Bray Tennis Club
- Eaton Bray Pre-School Playgroup
- 2nd Eaton Bray Brownies
- Eaton Bray Lower School
- Eaton Bray Senior Citizens
- 1st Eaton Bray & Edlesborough Scout Group
- Edlesborough Under 5s
- Edlesborough School
- Edlesborough Methodist Church
- Edlesborough Tennis Club
- Air Training Corps
- Bird of Prey Charity
- The Dove Counselling Service
- Dunstable & District Scouts
- Families United Network
- Hospice at Home Volunteers
- Macmillan Cancer Relief
- St John's Ambulance
- Samaritans
- Silver Star Society
- Venture Scouts
The Committee would like to thank all those individuals and businesses who so generously supported the Carnival through their time, money and equipment. We look forward to next year's Carnival on 6th July 2002 when the theme will be Celebrating Britain.
The Organising Committee would be pleased to hear from any individuals or businesses who would like to volunteer their involvement or support. You can get in touch with Gordon Gray using the form provided.
© Focus Magazine 2001
