Milnrow & Newhey April 2017

Excitement Mounting for Milnrow
& Newhey Carnival 2017
Excitement is mounting throughout the borough in anticipation of the Milnrow & Newhey Carnival and Summer
Fete set for Saturday 24th June 2017. The event is enjoyed by many people each year, who line the streets to
watch the parade and attend the summer fete afterwards at Milnrow Memorial Park.
The carnival committee aim to maintain tradition, contributing their time voluntarily to organise a village carnival, which is now
in its 49th year. The event brings together the local community with a procession from Newhey to Milnrow and is followed by a
fete with stalls and activities. We encourage Rochdale’s residents to participate, by promoting the event in the months preceding
each year’s summer carnival. Local groups can make their presence known and relationships are forged. Children and adults
alike dress in fancy-dress and a fun day is had by all. The event is promoted throughout the local press and online and projects a
positive image of Rochdale from within.
This year the committee are delighted to announce that Springhill Hospice will
be their sole chosen charity for 2017 and 2018. Paul Kettle, Chairman to the
carnival, commented "We are proud to raise valuable funds for such a fantastic
charity which touches the lives of so many in our local community".
The parade starts at 1pm at Haugh Lane, Newhey. The parade proceeds down Huddersfield Road, turns right towards
Milnrow, up Newhey Road, continues through Milnrow, turns left onto Station Road, past Holroyds and then turns right onto Dale
Street. It continues up through Milnrow and terminates at Milnrow Memorial Park for a Summer Fete.
Milnrow Brass Band will lead the parade, with the Mayor and Mayoress of Rochdale Cllr Ian Duckworth and Mrs Christine
Duckworth. Local schools are once again supporting the event along with pre-schools and many local groups with exciting new
entries from the MNBG (Milnrow & Newhey Bridleways Group) and Milnrow WI.
The committee once again welcomes to the parade COYOTE MCC which are a
motorcycle group that have supported the carnival for many years. Their
meetings are held in at The Old Cock Inn in Middleton and they are always
looking for new motorcycle members to join them. For more information
please look them up on https://www.facebook.com/CoyoteMcc/ for further
details.
For one parade entry this is a very a special year indeed. Milnrow Pre-School
Playgroup are celebrating their 50th year of being open anniversary they
would love for all people past and present to join them in the parade for the
carnival walk and then for their Tea Party in the Milnrow Memorial Park.
Milnrow Pre-School have taken part in Milnrow and Newhey Carnival for many
years, although they used to be called Milnrow Playgroup, they are still the
same dedicated people providing the same excellent service. Their theme this
year is Alice in Wonderland and once they arrive at Milnrow Memorial Park
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