The Results are in…

We’re delighted to announce that this year’s Harwich Guy Carnival raised a fantastic £3,068.81, including a generous donation from “Mr Carnival”, Chris Root!

A huge thank you to everyone who came out to support the carnival, lined the streets, cheered on the procession and gave so generously. It was wonderful to see so many people celebrating this much-loved Harwich tradition together.

Thank you to all our carnival entrants for the creativity, enthusiasm and effort you brought to the evening, and to our marshals, behind-the-scenes volunteers, money-counting team and Inner Wheel for giving your time and helping make it all happen.

Our thanks also go to Wendy, Laura and the Big Head team, the Carnival Committee, our judges, and the previous Rotary organisers for sharing their knowledge and supporting the handover to Harwich Festival. We’re grateful to Marcus Clarke at RE/MAX for providing the Big Head shop, Richard Kemp-Luck at Cutaway for hosting the awards, and Maria for capturing the evening in her wonderful photographs.

Thank you to EAS Medical, the Fire Brigade and our lead-car driver, Jake for his man-and-van help, and Shane Scott of Scott Electrical Limited for his invaluable support with the bucket van and collections.

We’re also hugely grateful to Galloper Wind Farm and Grassroots Charity for their generous sponsorship and funding, and to Tendring District Council for supporting the workshops, road closures and permits. We would also like to acknowledge Betty Holbrook as part of the carnival’s awards tradition.

A special thank you to Chris Root for his generous donation from his Guy Carnival film screening.

From everyone at Harwich Festival, thank you for helping keep the Harwich Guy Carnival alive. We will be distributing the money raised to various charities in the town over the coming weeks.