A record amount of money has
been paid out to more than 40 local charities and organisations by the
A total of £19,106 was handed over to representatives of the
many organisations who were invited to a Presentation Evening held at the
The Carnival Association were able to give donations to three
charities as a result of the money collected at the Carnival Procession.
The main charity, Talkwood Recycling, received a cheque for £3,000 which
they will use to buy specialised equipment and training for their wood recycling
project. The 2 secondary charities who received donations were
Another record which was broken was the profit from this
year’s issue of the Carnival Newspaper, a joint production with Clacton Lions
and a cheque for £2,256 was presented to them, as their 50% share.
Also working in partnership with Carnival were the 1st Clacton
Scouts, who ran the catering marquee for the 3 events at Gainsford Avenue
Sportsground and they received a cheque for £1,000, their 50% of the profit.
A donation of £750 was given to Colchester Institute for the
use of the Gainsford Avenue Sportsground for Carnival week.
Further cheques were handed over ranging from £200 to
donations £750 (a full list is attached).
Fire Benevolent Fund
£200
Round Table
£200
6th
Rotary Club of
4 Youth
£200
Inner Wheel
£200
1st Great
St John Cadets
£200
Age Concern
£200
3rd Jaywick Scouts
£200
MS Society
£200
TCVS
£200
1st
Friends of
Epilepsy Action Tendring
£250
Girls’ Brigade
£250
Alzheimer’s Society
£250
British Red Cross
£250
Tendring VIPs £250
3rd
The Topaz Trust
£250
Our Lady of Light and
1st
7th
1st
Lions Club of
12th
T.R.E.E.
£450
1st
Lions Club
of
Secondary Charities
Tendring Shopmobility
£1,250
Youth Theatre Supporters Group
£750
Total
£19,106
Photo
L – R Alan Mercer,
President Clacton Lions Club; Amy Miller, Princess; Barry Smith, Talkwood
Recycling; Layna Sack, Carnival Queen; Tracey White, Youth Theatre Supporters
Group; Megan Bush, Princess, Peter De-vaux Balbernie and Julie Hewes-Gardner,
Clacton and Tendring Shopmobility;