As well as over 50 stalls (including Acocks Green Neighbourhood Forum’s stall), Youth Stage, Bird & Flower Show, Football Tournament & Fun Fair there’s lots to watch in the main arena – see below for the running times:

Main Arena 

10.00am  Five-a-side Football Tournament

10.30am  Community Dog Show

12.00pm  Registration Cage Bird Show

1.00pm Closing time for Flower Show Entries

!.00pm Carnival Procession leaves Archbishop Ilsley School, Victoria Rd.

1.30pm Procession arrives at Carnival Site

1.45pm Presentation of prizes for best floats/walking entries

2.00pm Rialto Dance Academy

2.30pm Sin Yu Aikido Self Defence

2.45pm Fox Hollies Forum Line Dancers

2.00pm Madden School of Irish Dancing

3.15pm Tai Chi Deomonstration

3.30pm Silver Shadows Majorettes

3.45pm Zeroes to Heroes

4.15pm Mad Dominic

4.30pm Carnival Raffle Draw

Look forward to seing lots of you there!

Don’t forget that this Saturday 2nd July,  is the community get-together at Westley Road Recreation Ground – the Annual Acocks Green Carnival.  It will be open from 12 noon and the parade will travel through the village from Archbishop Ilsleys, Victoria Rd   to the  recreation ground.

Acocks Green Carnival Procession. Photo: Robert Jones

There will be displays, rides, shows, refreshments and much more. Also there will be plenty of  opportunities  to find out more about Acocks Green and some of the organisations that are connected to the area.  The Neighbourhood Forum will  also be holding a stall,  promoting the Forum and selling some interesting plants to raise funds.  So why not come along for an entertaining afternoon.

Acocks Green’s Community Event of the Year is busy being planned.  Every year the Carnival offers a wide variety of local groups the opportunity to come together in one place to stage a great family event with entertainment, activities, lots of stalls and refreshments.  Below is all the information about the Carnival and how you can get involved or promote it to anyone who may be interested. Just click on the pictures below to see all the details.

The procession through Acocks Green Village has the theme Super Heroes this year, leaving from Archbishop Ilsleys, Victoria Rd at 1pm and arriving at the site, on Westley Road recreation ground, at around 1.30pm.

Are you taking part in this year’s carnival or is your organisation going to be present at the carnival this year? Let us know so we can share it with readers.

Acocks Green Carnival has been taking place for over 30 years.  As is the tradition it is on the first Saturday of July at Westley Road Recreation Ground.  

Its always a lively and fun day starting with a parade of floats, bands and representatives from local groups.  The theme for the parade this year is Science Fact and Fiction.  

Carnival Procession 2009, Westley Rd. Photo: Robert Jones

If your organisation would like to take part in the Parade, either on a vehicle or on foot, entry forms are available from Fox Hollies Forum or click here.  Closing date is 1st June.  And there are prizes for the best entry. Carnival Stewards are also required to escort the procession from Archbishop Ilsleys, Victoria Road to the Recreation Ground, perhaps you would like to help?  

Other ways to get involved are:  

There will be rides,  display shows and over 50 stalls to mooch around so come along for a family friendly day out.  

More information from Fox Hollies Forum (0121 706 0652)

Thanks to David Treadwell for capturing the day with his camera.  Read his review in the comments.  Despite the weather fun was had!

Scroll down for details of the show that we posted a couple of weeks ago.  Everyone welcome.

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