Returning
to action after a well earned rest after Southend Carnival week the court
attended Stanford and Corringham Carnival, this was the first time a
Southend court have attended this event and were rewarded with 3 prizes
for their efforts, firstly taking best “Visiting Queens Float” and
“Court of the Day” in the parade and also getting second in the
“Court of Courts” competition at the evening dance. Queen Georgina was
delighted with the prizes “it’s great to win these prizes we’ve had
a busy few weeks and this is a nice surprise, I never thought we’d win
this many prizes” , With Float manager Colin on maternity leave the
float was crewed by Ian ”it’s great for the float to win a prize but
it’s nothing without the Court on board creating the atmosphere”After a hectic time of many varied events the week
culminated in the Grand Illuminated procession along the Southend
Seafront. The day began with a Queens tea at the Civic Centre. We were
joined by Courts from Ashingdon, Basildon and Pitsea, Burnham on Crouch,
Hornsey, Stanford and Corringham, Wickford and representatives from the
Carnival Guild. Also UK Carnivals and the Queen from Bishopstoke attended.
After an excellent tea the Mayor Councillor Ann Holland and her escort
judged the Court of the Day which was won by Ashingdon. Then it was down
to the Seafront on board an open top bus, it was a little bit windy but
great fun. The Courts then joined their floats and the judging took place.
Burnham on Crouch 1st, Stanford and Corringham 2nd
and Ashingdon 3rd. The Seafront was packed with people to watch
a brilliant procession. At the halfway break there was a fantastic
firework display. The Southend Court then watched the parade pass and
thanked everyone for coming.
The
Carnival Court visited Nazareth House on Thursday , They meet the
residents of the home including 102 year old Kathleen Jeffreys pictured
here with Queen Georgina and Princesses Lauren and Reanne
Southend
Carnival wishes to congratulate Colin and Maxine Jones on the birth of
Baby Harry Jones , Born on the 17/08/10 at 00.59 he weighed 6lb 6oz and is
doing well , Welcome to the team Harry Jones
The
annual morning for disabled children and their carers was held on Monday
16th August at the carnival fair in Chalkwell Park , a great time was had
by everyone including many groups like the Ecowings pictured here with the
Carnival Court, The Mayor Ann Holland also joined in on some rides with
court 
The
"Carnival Fair" was offically opened despite the wet weather on
Friday 13th August by Southend Mayor Ann Hollond and the Carnival Court,
Joined by Local MPs David Amess and James Dudridge and the Youth Mayor and
Deputy Youth Mayor they gamely tested all the rides and even enjoyed a
rossi ice cream, who are supporting the carnvial this year
The
Fair is now open daily untill Saturday 21st from 2pm till 10.30 (sunday
8.00pm) so please come join in the fun its a great day out !! Even the
Mayor can vouch for that !!!
Southend
Carnival court attended Maldon Carnival on saturday 7th August a good day
was had by all despite the indifferent weather , The crowds came to see
this popular carnival on the circuit 
Queen
Georgina and Princess Reanne spent an enjoyable day with 150 children on
the Taxi Drivers annual outing. This year they stayed in Southend.
After a very early start from Roots Hall car park the taxis travelled in convoy to the Kursaal where they went bowling, there was then a trip down the pier and the afternoon was spent in Adventure Island. Despite torrential rain and a thunderstorm everyone made it safely back to Garons Leisure Centre for tea and a disco, everyone was tired but very happy after an excellent day out.
A
Mile of Coins was held in Southend high street on Saturday 17th July for
the radiotherapy unit at Southend Hospital, Queen Georgian and Princess
Reanne collected money and danced for the passing public 
Queen
Georgina and her princessess Lauren and Reanne joined the London
Taxidrivers Fund for underprivileged Children on their annual trip to
Southend. The girls greeted them at the Cliffs Pavilion on their return
from Adventure Island, where they had tea and a disco. The Court then
waved them off from the sea front as the line of colourfully decorated
taxis left for their journey home after a fun filled day in Southend.
Queen
Georgina was delighted to recieve 2nd Place for Visiting Queen and Float
at the Witham Carnival , With tempratures in the 30s the crowds flocked to
this popular carnival , Georgina said " I'm so proud to win 2nd prize
here, there are some really good courts here and I am delighted with the
prize" Her princesses added "we are so proud of our Queen she did
a wonderful job "
The
Court attended Hornsey Carnival on Saturday 3rd July, On this blisteringly
hot day Queen Georgina and Princess Reanne were again joined by
Ashingdon Deputy Queen Shelby, The 
Float
won 3rd Prize for Best Visiting Queens Float and everyone enjoyed another
excellent carnival , Southend Carnival would like to wish Princess Lauren
better as she was unforunately ill for this event and congratulations to our
guest for the day Shelby who won the London Queen of Queens competition 
The
money raised on the sponsored walk held in May (see story 9th May) Was
presented to Queen Georgina and her princesses Lauren and Reanne at the
shoeburyness branch of WeightWatchers on Friday 2nd July , The Monies
raised will go to this years chosen carnival charities 
A
big well done to the Southend Carnival Queen Georgina and Princess Reanne
along with their guest Ashingdon Deputy Queen Shelby who entertained the
crowds at Tiptree Carnival , the float and the people watching were
rocking and everyone involved had areally excellent time. We would like to
thank Tiptree for making us very welcome on this their first carnival for
5 years and we wish them all the best for the future events 
A
Southend Community in Harmony event was held
at Southend High School for Boys on Sunday 20th June , the chance was
taken to publicise Carnvial and the 2010 Carnival Court helped out with a
guess the amount of sweets in a jar game and also giving out posters and
cards about this years event , A good time was had by all at this
event 
Basildon
Carnival took place on Saturday 19th June 2010, This was the first outing
on their float for the 2010 Carnival Court , Queen Georgina and Princess
Lauren smiled and danced the whole route and stayed into the evening to take
part in the compeition , despite not winning a good time was had by
all 
The
court attended their first evening dance on Saturday 15th May , This was
their first chance to try out their court of courts curtsey .
Despite intitial nerves the girls were fantastic and won second prize a
great achivement for their first entry into competition .
The
Court and several members of the Southend Carnival Association took part
in a WeightWatchers sponsored walk with proceeds going to the
association's chosen charities. The wet and chilly morning didn't dampen
the girls spirits and the completed the walk from Uncle Toms Cabin to the Sealife Centre, and back in a little under 2
hours, a distance of just over 4 miles 
The
3rd of May saw the Court open the annual St
Margarets Church
fete in Leigh, this now regular visit has become a firm favourite with
courts and the girls enjoy the hospitality and taking part in the events
being held 
After
the new court were Crowned on 17th April (Click Here
for more details) they have started their reign with a hectic schedule of
4 events in one week
Starting
on Wednesday 21st April at the Wimpy store in Shoeburyness to give
the prizes for the annual drawing competition . This being their first
event the girls were very excited and had a really good time ,
The
following weekend of the 24th and 25th April saw the girls attend 3
events in the town , Starting on the Saturday with the Sycarmore Fund
childrens party , They Danced and joined in 
with
the childrens games including an easter egg hunt
On
the sunday they attended the St Georges Day service in the morning and
also the Taxi 
Drivers
Easter Party where again they joined in the fun and games with the
children
Congratulation to the new girls for the first week and we hope they will have an enjoyable year ahead
Ian Jones
The
Court attended Witham Selection dance on Friday 9th April and won 3rd
prize in the court of courts competition, this was the final event of
their reign and a big well done to all of them for a excellent year.
A
Big well done to Princess Lauren who won 1st Prize in the Senior Princess
competition at Stanford and Corringham dance , Lauren said "coming
towards the end of my year it's great to win a prize, Myself , Kaddy and
Hannah have had a great year and winning this tops off how great it's
been"
Ian Jones
The Carnvial Court
attended Wickford Selection and presentation dance on the 30th January,
Another good evening was had by all with them winning the court of courts
competition.
I have just
returned from Disneyland Paris, where I was proud to represent
Southend-On-Sea in the UK Carnival Queen competition. The competition is
open to any reigning carnival courts, so there were girls from all over
the UK there with me. We were judged over four days, starting on the
ferry from Dover to Calais, where we had an interview and were presented
with our sashes by the captain. It was a full on timetable, with
events packed in from morning to evening. On the first night we went to
the Buffallo Bill's show, line dancing with cowboys and learning how to
play some traditional wild west games. We also went on an evening tour of
Paris, seeing the Eiffel tower, Arc d'Triumphe, the Obelisk and many other
famous sights. Walking around in a sash 
meant that we drew a lot of
attention to ourselves, with many people asking 'Who are you?' and 'Why
are you wearing a sash?' I was then able to explain about Southend-On-Sea
and why I was in Paris. I even had a couple of people ask for a photo with
me!! The selection evening was on the last night, so everyone in the
competition was dressed in their carnival dresses and regalia. We had to
present ourselves to a panel of five judges and answer questions. After
having to talk to many people around Paris and in Disneyland I found that
I was a much more confident speaker. Unfortunately I did not win the title
of UK Carnival Queen, but would recommend the trip to anyone in the
future.
By Queen Hannah
Princesses
Lauren and Kaddy took part in the New Years Day Parade. They joined other
courts from the National Carnival Guild on a open top bus through
London
A good time was had by all and we would like to extend our thanks to the Castle Point Transport Museum for the use of their buses
The
Court have been getting into the festive spirit helping to turn on Christmas
lights in Leigh on Sea and Maldon
On
Friday 27th November they joined the crowds in a parade along Leigh
Broadway. Followed on the 28th by a parade through Maldon 
along
with a evening disco
At Maldon the float won best decorated Carnival Court float with it Christmas theme and the Court won the Court of Courts competition at the evening Disco
The
Carnival Court have got your Number , Queen Hannah and her Princesses
Kaddy and Lauren turn themselves in to "118 118" for the annual
Basildon Carnival Fancy dress party.
They Joined everything from Fairies and superheroes to enjoy a very good evening including Karaoke and dancing
The
Court rounded off the summer season with third place for visiting Queens
Float at Burnham Carnival on Saturday 26th September 2009
With the late September weather holding A good evening was had by all and the crowds enjoyed the parade,
Ian Jones
Southend
Carnival court had some fun at the Wickford carnival with a switch of
roles with the float crew . Queen Hannah and her Princesses walked the
route and collected money whilst the float team rode on the float much to
the amusement of onlookers . , Queen Hannah Said "It was all a
bit of fun we thought we would see what it was like to walk a carnival and
the crew could see things from our point of view as well "
The
Court won "Court of the Day" for this unusual visit to a carnival
with the judges saying what a different idea it was they weren't sure if
the prize should go to the court or the or the oldies on the float
Our thanks go to Southend United for allowing us to collect at the match which ended 0-0
After months of preparation, Southend hosted
it's first Cancer Relay for Life on the 5th and 6th of September 2009.
This 24 hour event involved "teams" camping out overnight
at Garon Park. Each team had to have at least one member making their way
round the track at all times, meanwhile the other team members were
selling cakes and running stalls such as "apple bobbing" and
"pick the lolly" to boost their sponsorship money. His
Worship the Mayor opened the event on Saturday and a group of 10 cancer
survivors walked a lap of honour. Speaking to team members on the Sunday
morning I found that their highlight of the weekend was ''the candle of
hope ceremony, it was really emotional and many people were crying''. The
team which raised the most money for the event ( over £3000! ) were team
SYC, a team made entirely from Southend Youth Council members. At the
beginning of their fundraising team captain Joe Knock promised, ''if we
raise over £1500 I will have my legs waxed!''. So, myself and the
deputy youth mayor were given the honour of "waxing" Joe's legs
at 9:00am on Sunday morning!. I had a really fun morning at the Relay
for life, especially walking my own lap of the track and taking part in
the ''boxercising'' event to wake the teams up. Next year I
definitely want to get involved as the event raised thousands of pounds
for cancer research and it's a fun way to do it!!