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Get ready for Carnival!
ST Paul’s Carnival is back with a bang – and it’s likely to be the biggest ever.
More than 100,000 people are expected to throng the streets for the spectacular procession and day of non stop music on Saturday July 1.
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It’s the first full carnival since the pandemic – though organisers are keen to stress that behind the scenes community outreach work has continued. And they say the rise in their online presence during lockdown has actually helped promote the event to a wider audience.
Vice chair Carole Johnson joined the board in 2017, as then Mayor George Ferguson was helping co-ordinate a new management structure for the event’s 50th anniversary in 2018. Before that the carnival had missed serval years because of organisational issues.
Carole told the Voice: “This year the full carnival is back on the streets with fringe events
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