Highbridge and Burnham-On-Sea Carnival is set to make a welcome return this evening (Monday November 4th) with dozens of entries on display.
Organisers say 64 entries are confirmed to take part in the 2024 Burnham-On-Sea Carnival, with over 40 sparkling carts set to join the procession through town, starting at 7.30pm.
Talking to Burnham-On-Sea.com, Annalee New, Chairman of Highbridge and Burnham Carnival, says: “Excitement is building for the big day and it’s shaping up to be a fantastic procession.”
The parade begins next to the Tesco roundabout before wending its way along Love Lane, Manor Road, Victoria Street and the High Street, finishing in Marine Drive.
The carnival’s Chief Marshall Sean Mattravers says: “The only change we have made this year is that the carts will not travel back to Frank Foley Parkway at the end of the carnival to be split down.”
“They will be splitting down on Burnham Road. By making this change it allows us to keep Pepperall Road and the Frank Foley Parkway open up to Ben Travers Way for residents to access on their way home.”
The Burnham-On-Sea weather forecast for tonight shows it will be a cool, overcast evening with a low chance of rain.
Burnham’s Carnival Queen Mia Olivia Janicka and her Princesses Marleigh Glaysher and Isla Phillips, pictured above, were chosen at a special event earlier this year and they will be near the front of the procession.
Teams of volunteers will be collecting for local charities and the carnival itself. Spectators are being encouraged to give generously.
Road closures for carnival:
- The carnival carts arrived in Burnham-On-Sea on Saturday night (November 2nd). Road closures in force today until 1am on Tuesday (5th November): The Frank Foley Parkway is closed from its junction with Ben Travers Way (North) in a south easterly direction to its junction with Ben Travers Way (South) plus Queens Drive is shut from the Love Lane roundabout in an easterly direction to its junction with Stoddens Lane.
The main road closures in Burnham will come into force on Monday evening (4th November) from around 6pm until around 1am on Tuesday 5th November:
- Ben Travers Way From Tesco’s entrance to its junction with the Frank Foley Parkway.
Ben Travers Way (South) at junction with Frank Foley Parkway - Berrow Road from Westfield Road to Manor Road
- Church Street B3139 Burnham Road to A38
- The Frank Foley Parkway From its junction with Ben Travers Way to Love Lane Roundabout.
- Hawley Way junction of Ramsay Way to junction of Love Lane
- Highbridge Road
- Love Lane From its junction with Manor Road to its junction with the B3140 Burnham Link Road.
- Frank Foley Parkway / Wallace Wells Road Roundabout
- Love Lane / Rosewood Avenue
- Marine Drive / Burnham Road
- Adam Street
- Chapel Street
- College Street
- Cross Street
- High Street
- Manor Road
- Marine Drive
- Oxford Street
- Pier Street and Old Station Approach
- Regent Street
- South Street
- Victoria Street
- Vicarage Street
Send us your photos of the carnival by contacting Burnham-On-Sea.com.
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