PREPARATIONS are beginning for Melksham Carnival 2016, and the carnival royalty competition will be held next month to find this year’s royal family.
The royalty competition, along with the Bonniest Baby and Carnival Cutie competitions, will be held at Melksham Assembly Hall on Sunday 13th March.
Age categories for this year’s carnival royalty are: • Fairy Princess – reception to year three. • Butterfly Princess – years four to six. • Carnival Princess – year seven to 17 years old. • Carnival Prince – reception to year six. • Carnival Queen – 18+ years old.
On the day of the competition, registration will be at 3pm, judging at 3.30pm and the winners announced at 5pm.
The Bonniest Baby and Carnival Cutie competitions will take place earlier in the afternoon, with registration at 12.30pm and judging at 1pm, then crowning at 2pm.
The age categories are: • Bonniest Baby – birth to six months. • Bonniest Baby – seven to 11 months.
• Carnival Cutie – 12 to 23 months. • Carnival Cutie – 24 months to four years old.
Entry forms and entrance fees (£3 each) for all competitions must be returned before 12 noon on Saturday 12th March to Honeys, CJ’s or Andy York Photography in the Littlebrook Centre.
Forms are available to download from the carnival’s website www.melkshamcarnival.co.uk
