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Vote for our carnival theme!

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The winning theme was the Millennium Garden.

The Millennium Garden on the corner of Norfolk Street and St. Matthew’s Street

The PACT/Norfolk Street Summer Event on Saturday 22nd June 2013 will finish with a carnival parade – all are welcome, young and old! We still need to decide the THEME of this year’s parade. Which of these three ideas do YOU think should be the theme?

  • Millennium Garden – the little public garden on the corner of Norfolk Street/St.Matthew’s Street, which PACT was responsible for creating – examples of costumes could be flowers, mosaics, bees…
  • Petersfield Carnival – what it says on the tin – anything to do with this area of Cambridge, with a carnival twist!
  • Summer – all that warmth, sunshine, colour and summer glory, which seems so distant this cold spring!

What gets YOUR vote? As with the poster design competition, EVERYONE is allowed to vote – one vote per person! Let us know by midnight Wednesday 10th April. To vote you can contact us at info@PACTcambridge.org or message us on Facebook.

Lily Bracey's winning poster design!

Lily Bracey’s winning poster design!

We have a team organizing drop-in carnival costume-making workshops over the two weekends – 8/9th and 15/16th June – before the Summer Event. There will be a small prize for the best individual or group costume at the end!

Don’t forget to let us know you are going to the Summer Event on our Summer Event Facebook Page, and if you want to get involved with the carnival parade and/or any other facet of the Summer Event or PACT’s work in general, GET IN TOUCH!

And the winner is…

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‎*drumroll*

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls… you’ve seen the designs. You’ve sent in your choice. And… the votes are in. Last year, the home stretch was neck-and-neck between TWO designs, with the winner beating the competition by a SINGLE vote: this year, FIVE of the shortlisted designs duked it out. Runners-up 2, 3, and 4 TIED. But the final score, winning by a margin of TWELVE votes… was…

Lily Bracey, with her wonderful design!

PACT Norfolk Street Summer Event poster by Lily Bracey

Congratulations, Lily!!!

Joint runners-up were artists Claire Cooper (below, back row centre), Irene Wilkes and Mark Clarke (posters shown in the back row).

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poster competition 1poster competition 2poster competition 3

 

Carnival time!

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We are holding a Carnival-themed parade at this years’ PACT/Norfolk Street Summer Event on 22nd June.

We held a vote for the theme, and the winner was the Millennium Garden.

The Millennium Garden on the corner of Norfolk Street and St. Matthew’s Street

John at the Man on the Moon has very kindly agreed to let us use his community room for Carnival costume-making workshops on Saturday and Sunday afternoons for the two weeks before the Summer Event! All ages welcome, though under 16s must be accompanied by an adult at all times. A flyer for the workshops is here.

The dates and times available to us are:

  • Sat 8th and 15th June from 1.30 p.m. – 4.30 p.m.
  • Sun 9th and 16th June from 1.30 p.m. – 5.00 p.m.

The workshops will cost £3 per person or £5 per family of four; this will cover the cost of one or all of the sessions, including the cost of materials and equipment. Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult. Spaces are limited, so book early! You can turn up on the day but there is no guarantee that there will be a place if you haven’t booked. To book please contact: summer-event@PACTcambridge.org

For the Summer Event parade itself: meet at 4:15pm by the Millennium Garden on Norfolk St and start at 4:45pm. If you
are unable to attend the workshops don’t worry as you are welcome to join the carnival parade on the day!
The road will be closed to traffic.

Thanks!

Simone