This blog post follows on from my previous one looking at Bacup and Stacksteads Carnival 2012. In this I am going to look at the procession itself and the organizations represented.
Ian Garside, our Town Crier, leading Bacup and Stacksteads Carnival procession out of Futures Business Park in Stacksteads, followed by local Olympic Torch bearers Barbara Horne and Gill Knowles, with the Britannia Coconut Dancers following on, on Sunday 24th of June 2012
Above was the start of the procession from Futures Business Park in Stacksteads, turning on to Newchurch Road toward Bacup. Here Ian Garside, our Town Crier led the procession, followed by local Olympic Torch bearers Barbara Horne and Gill Knowles, with the Britannia Coconut Dancers following on.
Alf's Blackbelt Academy lining up for a photograph before they set off on the Bacup and Stacksteads Carnival on Sunday 24th of June 2012 procceding to Stubbylee and Moorlands Park in Bacup, Rossendale
Here is Alf’s Blackbet Academy lining up for a photograph before they set off on the Bacup and Stacksteads Carnival, along with Alf Love and his Olympic Torch.
The Royal Oak's Float with 'The Wizard of Oz' theme in the Bacup and Stacksteads Carnival on Sunday 24th of June 2012
The Royal Oak’s Float with ‘The Wizard of Oz’ theme in the Bacup and Stacksteads Carnival
- Pioneer Cheerleaders walking the Bacup and Stacksteads Carnival on Sunday 24th of June 2012
Pioneer Cheerleaders setting off on their walk along Bacup and Stacksteads Carnival
Veterans in Action Walking through Bacup and Stacksteads Carnival on Sunday 24th of June 2012
Veterans in Action Walking through Bacup and Stacksteads Carnival
The Rossendale Hospice float in the Bacup and Stacksteads Carnival on Sunday 24th of June 2012
The Rossendale Hospice was the chosen Charity for this year’s collections, being split 50/50 with the Bacup and Stacksteads Carnival Organization and will help towards funding of next year’s Carnival. Above is the float from Rossendale Hospice.
Rossendale Round Table Float at Bacup and Stacksteads Carnival on Sunday 24th of June 2012
Rossendale Round Table Float at Bacup and Stacksteads Carnival
The Rossendale Shotokan Karate Club carrying Ian Garside's Olympic Torch at Bacup and Stacksteads Carnival on Sunday 24th of June 2012
The Rossendale Shotokan Karate Club carrying Ian Garside’s Olympic Torch through the Carnival
Wynsors World of Shoes Olympic Themed Float at Bacup and Stacksteads Carnival on Sunday 24th of June 2012
Wynsors World of Shoes Olympic Themed Float traveling through their home town along Bacup and Stacksteads Carnival Parade
Amber Faces walking the Bacup and Stacksteads Carnival Procession on Sunday 24th of June 2012
Local Face Painting from Amber Faces as they walked up Rochdale Road, along Bacup and Stacksteads Carnival 2012
Bacup Borough Football Club on an open top bus with their Challenge Cup Winners Trophy at Bacup and Stacksteads Carnival on Sunday 24th of June 2012
Bacup Borough Football Club on an open top bus with their Challenge Cup Winners Trophy at Bacup and Stacksteads Carnival
Bacup Pride's Float at Bacup and Stacksteads Carnival on Sunday 24th of June 2012
Bacup Pride’s Float at Bacup and Stacksteads Carnival 2012 on the approach to Stubbylee and Moorlands Parks on New Line
For more of my images from Bacup and Stacksteads Carnival please click here.