THE search is on to find this year’s Melksham Carnival royalty as the selection competition takes place next week.
The popular competition is to be staged at Melksham Assembly Hall on Sunday 22nd March.
Carnival organisers are looking for this year’s Carnival Queen (aged 16+) Carnival Princess (girls in year seven at school to aged 15), Butterfly Princess (girls from reception to school year six), Carnival Prince (boys in reception year through to school year six) and Glamorous Grandmother (open to all grandmothers).
The competition will commence at 1.00pm, with crowning taking place at 2.30pm. The winners of the competition will lead this year’s Melksham Carnival, which will take place on Saturday 18th of July.
As well as choosing this year’s Carnival royalty, the organisers will also hold the Melksham Bonniest Baby and Carnival Cutie competition on the same day.
Babies and toddlers up to the day before they are five years old can enter. Categories for the competition include birth to six months, six to 12 months, one to two years, two to four years and a twins category. Registration for the baby competition is at 9.00am, with the event starting at 10.00am and the winner revealed at 12 noon.
Each competition costs £3 to enter, although the twins category is free.
No entrants will be accepted on the day for either competition. Forms are available from Andy York Photography, Melksham Tourist Information Centre, Simon at CJS and Candy Jax who are open until 6.00pm Monday through to Saturday.
Carnival committee member Beth Dark said, “It will be a great event as always and we have had plenty of interest from those wanting to enter.
“The Glamorous Grandmother competition was introduced last year and was a huge success. Because of that it will return and we hope to have many entries.”
The sponsors of the carnival royalty are as follows: Melksham Carnival Queen – Sponsored by Andy York Photography. Melksham Carnival Princess – Sponsored by Flowers in Focus. Melksham Carnival Butterfly Princess – Sponsored by Libra Hair Studio. Melksham Carnival Prince – Sponsored by Union Street Barbers. Melksham Carnival Glamorous Grandmother – Sponsored by West Country Jewellers. Carnival Queen of Queens – sponsored by Belle of the Ball Bridals.
For more information contact Beth on 791193.
