Haxby Carnival 2018

What a scorcher it was at the carnival, not only was the weather hot clear and sunny but the attendance to the parade was staggering 21 karate-ka came along to support the club and the carnival as a whole.

 

Everyone supporting the club and the carnival

Our day started out at 11 am with a good group including Jim Sensei, Holly Sensei, Mary, Elizabeth, Will (M) and myself as well as some extra hands from Cathrine, John and Nixon we set the tent and stall up for our cake sale, headed up by Mary directing us to where she wanted us placed and where the tables set for maximum sales, Nixon also came along to help and made sure all the cakes were out and displayed efficiently for all to see.

the newest member to the club joining in for a picture
(Ft. Goose)

At  12 our troop was joined by Will (V), Annie, Alfie and Poppy  headed out to Grey Firs for the beginning of the carnival, upon arriving one by one the rest of the parade grew around us as well as our members arriving to join in in no particular order we had, Matthew and Robert, Jason, James and Jack as well as Jason’s daughter, Edwin and Aiwin, Olivia, Angle, Jeon and Austin. And last but most certainly not least Brenda Sensei made a guest appearance to join us in the parade through the village.  Right before the parade we were joined by a special member of our community Goose came for a picture with us to show of his skills and earned his black belt.

The march through the village was amazing, as was the level of support from the whole village. The streets were lined with supporting, family and friends, as we headed for our destination at Ethel ward playing field.  All of our members did a fantastic job in the parade keeping together and smiling to the crowd and waving all the way.  When we arrived at our stall the whole attendance lined up for a group photo, soon followed by the first wave of cake sales to our younger members.

 

Marching through the village

As the afternoon rolled on we became fewer as people set off home to spend the remainder of the day with there family’s and enjoy the sun, but for the few of us that stayed on through out it all it was fantastic spending some down time together and meeting members from around the community, the organisers and everyone else.  

This year we dedicated our stall for raising funds for the St. Leonard’s hospice and with all the help from all who visited us on the stall we raised a staggering £120.  So a big thank you to everyone who helped us get there.

 

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So on to next years carnival where we aim to join in the parade, hold our usual stall and also get up in the arena as give a strong demonstration for all to see what our karate family is all about. On behalf of myself, Jim and Mary thank you to all who attended we are very proud of you all.

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Ben

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