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Your Carnival Royals for 2025

The Carnival Royals for 2025 have been chosen. We are pleased to announce your carnival royals, pictured from left to right, are: Darcie, Maisie, Lara, Poppy & Nancy !

Each year, we ask for children aged 4-11 from the following schools to be our Carnival Royals, and one student from each has been chosen at random.

Bewdley Primary, St. Anne’s C of E Primary, Bayton C of E Primary, Far Forest Lea Memorial C of E Primary & Upper Arley C of E Primary

Don’t forget to give them a “royal wave” on the day as they pass by on the Royal float!

Proudly supporting the following local causes for 2025

Bewdley River Birds Volunteers

Volunteers who give their time to support, observe, record and photograph the daily activities of Bewdley’s iconic river birds and those who feed them.

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Food For Local Causes

Creating delicious, home-made food for donations to fantastic local causes. Proudly supporting Kemp Hospice & Bewdley Dementia Support Group.

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Wyre Community Land Trust

Working to conserve the Wyre Forest and it’s variety of habitats, including it’s species rich wildflower meadows, traditional orchards and wood pasture.

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Bewdley Carnival Welcomes You!

We are pleased to announce that preparations have started once again on Bewdley Carnival for 2025. We would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who left us some amazing feedback from their experience of the 2024 Carnival, we really do appreciate you taking the time to let us know what you enjoyed and, most importantly, how would could improve the event going forward.

We held our Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Wednesday 4th September 2024. We had a good turnout, with representitives from the Bewdley Trader’s Group, Riverside Elim Church, Homestart Wyre Forest, the Bewdley Primary School PTFA & Bewdley Bowling Club. Thanks to your support, we have managed to donate a grand total of £2150 to our local comminity! Supporting fantastic local causes is our primary focus and you all have made that happen, thanks to your generosity.

Now, it all starts again. The committee has been chosen, with only a couple of changes this year. We welcome May Carter to the position of Treasurer and congratulate Denise Eaton as she takes on the role of Vice Chair. The team have started planning our fundraising events, which will be announced on here and our Facebook page. Please check back regularly to see what we have planned.

Traders

Food, drink, handmade gifts and activities. We have something for everyone to enjoy!

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Parading

Be part of something special whilst representing your business or local organisation

Local Causes

Be one of the local charities, non-profits or groups we are supporting this year

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Performers

Show off your talent and join us centre stage by performing for our visitors

Fireworks Display – The night before the Carnival

You can now make a donation towards future firework displays at Bewdley Carnival. When fully funded, we add any remaining donations towards our supported causes for this year. Every penny counts to keep this fantastic display part of the carnival celebrations and support great local causes, so along with your donations we always approach additional sponsors to see if they will help us reach our goal.

We are pleased to announce that this year’s fireworks display has been fully funded by Light Ideas International Ltd & Hunza Europe. Thank you so much for supporting us, allowing us to bring this much-loved attraction back for another year. If you wish to find out more about them, or show your appreciation for their generous donation, please visit their website: lightideas.co.uk

Best-Dressed Window Competition

Shops. Windows. ACTION! This year’s theme is MOVIES!

We are asking all business owners in town to decorate their windows to represent a movie of their choice. All valid entires will be judged by the Mayor of Bewdley on Carnival Day and a prize will be awarded to the winner.

Please note, we are only accepting each selected movie, or their sequels, once per business.

That’s a wrap!

Bewdley Carnival Best Dressed Window Competition - Movies

We have pledged £2000 to support Friends of the Maypole!

The Friends of The Maypole is a newly formed community group working urgently to secure and protect Maypole Piece – a historic and much-loved green space in Wribbenhall, Bewdley – which has just been listed for sale.

This land has been at the heart of the community for generations, providing a sanctuary for local wildlife and a peaceful, natural space for residents to enjoy. So many people have wonderful stories of this space – from the bonfire celebrating the end of WWII, to Major Webb riding his horse to church on a Sunday, to fetes and football matches being held on the top of the hill. As such, we believe it should remain in the hands of the community, not private developers.

Help them reach their goal