Worthing Rotary Carnival returns for 2024!

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I was looking forward to joining Worthing Rotary Carnival procession for the town’s annual carnival parade along the sea front. It started at the end of Grand Avenue they all danced, sang and drummed to popular rhythms and sounds to the huge crowd gathered all along the sea front into Worthing town. It all finished up at Steyne Gardens.

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The weather was perfect for the parade. The displays of dancers and local groups and charities made their way along the promenade.

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The floats processed along the seafront to the town centre, with many stops along the way, they creating a wandering party of audio and visual delights interacting with the massive crowds and handing out flyers!

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Along the seafront running along the footpath there were many side stalls offering a wide selection of goods and tasty treats.

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It was a most uplifting experience, I haven’t seen the town so busy in a long while and great to see so many families out enjoying the spectacle and the sunshine!

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The many Rotary volunteers mingled with the crowd allowing the public the opportunity to donate and raise funds for the wide range of important charities and causes supported by the Rotary Club.

Great to see St Barnabas House folks taking part.

The event features everything from hot food to a live music stage. There is a small car show, with the well loved autos shining in the sunshine, there were various children’s activities also available. Little surprise then that this event is so popular.

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As we headed on the the grassy event area we were greeted by a wealth of super hero characters.

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Characters from Star Wars, to Deadpool to Wolverine!

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Hats off to the guys who stayed in costume for the afternoon! It must have been baking in that heat.

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The characters kept on appearing putting on a super show and posing for selfies with the grown ups and photos with the youngsters!

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The Ghostbusters were on hand….. just in case! Who Ya Gonna Call! The Joker was reportedly seen mingling with everyone!

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The Steyne Gardens was filled to capacity with happy, smiling people. It really was a joy to be there sharing the experience. Good to see Bob Smytherman on hand, he is the official Town Crier for Worthing

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This wonderfully put together and run carnival is a mainstay on Worthing’s event calendar, and hopefully you can see why it has remained a favourite with locals and holiday makers. Thanks for the update on this great group – The cosplay characters were provided by Cosplay Allstars who were fund raising directly with the Worthing Rotary club.This year saw 65 characters coming from as far as Wales, Lincolnshire, London, Hertfordshire, Kent and Essex. Thanks to Mr No Stripe – they have a web site here.

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This event has been running since 1921! Long may it continue! Thank you to the Worthing branch of Rotary for a wonderful day out for so many people.

You can visit Rotary on the WWW – The Worthing page here. The group have a FaceBook page here, check out what’s is coming up in our area or volunteer!

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