2010 Crowning Review
Saturday 17th April 2010
Well here we are again one year on and Southend Carnivals annual Crowning ceremony was held on the evening of Saturday 17th April 2010 at St Thomas More School
to show their support for both the outgoing and incoming courts the following Carnival Courts attended
Ashingdon ,Basildon, Enfield, Hornsey, Maldon, Wickford and Witham
The final duty for retiring Queen Hannah and Princesses Lauren and Kaddy was to present the cheques to this years chosen charities Sycarmore Fund and Busom Pals
It was then on to the retiring courts farewell address thanking everyone for their help and support throughout the year, Departing the stage the other courts in attendance said their farewells
The main event of the evening was the crowning of the 2010 Southend on Sea Carnival Court,
Princesses Lauren and Reanne and Queen Georgina
Mayor Brian Smith-performed the honour of crowning the girls and presented them with their flowers and Queen's trophy , Along with the new chain of office for the Queen
With a Disco Provided by Ian Jones the New Court joined the dancing for the rest of the evening,
A big thank you must go to Alison of LA Bride in Southchurch Road, Southend for the Maginificent dresses
Once again Southend Carnival would like to thank John Haylock for presenting the evening and everyone who attended
By Ian Jones