.PREVIOUS CARNIVAL COLLECTIONS:
The amount collected at the Highbridge & Burnham Carnival in recent years:
2016 – £12,944
2015 – £10,454
2014 – £11,645
2013 – £10,765
2012 – £9,400
2011 – £11,298
2010 – £9,400
2009 – £10,332
2008 – £9,600
2007 – £11,000
A record total of £12,944 was collected for good causes and charities from spectators during Monday’s Burnham-On-Sea Carnival after a bumper turnout.
The figure was up by almost £2,500 on last year, delighting organisers following a massive turnout of 30,000 people.
“It’s a fantastic figure,” Carnival Treasurer Jonathan Walter told Burnham-On-Sea.com.
“While the number of coins collected was down on last year, the paper money donations were up. We collected £340 in £20 notes, which was double the amount of the previous year.”
“It’s good to see we’re bucking the trend of carnival collections and a big thank you goes to all the volunteers, marshalls, judges and collectors who helped, plus those who gave us donations for car parking.”
Carnival Chairman Phil New added: “We thank everyone who supported us this year – the amount raised is superb.”
The money collected on carnival night goes to help fund the event and also to help local charities.
More:
Photos from the 2016 Burnham-On-Sea Carnival
Results from the 2016 Burnham-On-Sea Carnival
Video from the 2016 Burnham-On-Sea Carnival
