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Liphook Carnival- time for a change - SteveCooke (28th Sep 2024 - 09:20:59) Surely it’s time that the Carnival is relocated to a summer date. Good chance it will be washout once again. I know some will say it’s a tradition but for many of us that have moved into the village, it seems illogical to keep this event at a time that is likely to have rubbish weather. Liphook needs to move on and evolve

Re: Liphook Carnival- time for a change - Helen (28th Sep 2024 - 09:30:57) I understand your point and agree to some extent but as someone who has been to over 40 carnivals I still find the whole thing magic and it's a real tradition in my family.

Re: Liphook Carnival- time for a change - gr (28th Sep 2024 - 11:15:30) Here we go again , with the summer we have had pretty wet anyway.

Re: Liphook Carnival- time for a change - Keith Birch (28th Sep 2024 - 11:49:24) Liphook community has been round this loop before and evolved to what has been successful, it just melts into nothing without the magic of darkness to show off the floats and the lights. A newbie, let’s see what you are going to plan implement and suggest that can raise the sums of money, and bring fun to the participants and those watching. Summer does guarantee the good weather

Re: Liphook Carnival- time for a change - Russ (29th Sep 2024 - 11:54:31) As a long time participant of the carnival 70 odd years please don’t change it . Surely if you move to an area that you like you join the community because you like it . You don’t try to change it join in the activity’s liphook has such a lot of good voluntary groups ie The Carnival . Liphook in Bloom . Voluntary care . The day centre just a few . They all need support. The carnival now has some excellent new people on board to keep it going so join them to help think it’s about 120 years now so something must be right. Our community is very strong and we have a great history if you go to the heritage centre you will see it . As for the carnival it’s a night carnival would not be any good in the summer. We have it come rain or shine it makes no difference all part of the fun . Just a note many years ago an American lady that moved here was very upset by the carnival said her children could not get to sleep she was going to get it stopped our then chairman politely said by all means try but why don’t you come out and join in the fun . Says it all .

Re: Liphook Carnival- time for a change - Dave B (30th Sep 2024 - 17:03:47) Quite agree, Whilst it has had a little bit of a resurgence over the last couple of years, generally the Carnival is a shadow of its former self. Too few local floats, too many "professional" contributions....it all seems to be in need of a bit of a reboot. Back to the drawing board i would say, it needs to evolve.

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