2013 Clacton Carnival Queen Kimberley Primmer
Hello
everyone and welcome to my Clacton Carnival Queens Diary page,
My name is
Kimberley Primmer; I am 16 and will be representing Clacton this year as
Carnival Queen with help from my two beautiful Princesses Megan and Jenita. I am
in my first year of Sixth Form currently studying IT, History and Law at Clacton
Coastal Academy. Outside of school, I volunteer at a local Primary School
Nursery as I would like to become a teacher when I am older. I also enjoy
reading and spending time with my friends.
The thing I
am most looking forward to is meeting the other carnival courts and representing
Clacton. And not forgetting spending time with my Princesses Megan and Jenita. I
met them on selection night, and found out that we all go to the same school!
They are so lovely and I can’t wait to get to know them better and spend my
summer with these girls.
I would
firstly like to thank the judges for picking my princesses and myself (even
though I was the only queen that entered) to form the new Carnival Court for
2013 and also the committee, who many have known me since I was born.
Well done to Emma, Kerry-Alice and Zoe for doing such a great job last
year as the 2012 Carnival Court.
Come and
see Megan, Jenita and I this summer, selling raffle tickets and visiting other carnivals. More importantly come see us during Clacton Carnival week, when
we will celebrating 60 years of an amazing week.
Tuesday 16th April
Today Jenita, Megan and I went to see our dresses for the first time at Beautiful Brides.
3 weeks
since first going to get measured and pick the dress style, it was amazing to
see how fast our dresses were transformed from just a roll of material to a
beautiful dress. Even though, they are not completely finished, the dresses look
amazing so far, and I cannot wait to see them when they are done!
You will be
able to see our dresses for the first time at Little Clacton Carnival on the 8th
June.
~Kimberley
J
Saturday 20th April Witham Selection Night
It has been
just under a month since Jenita, Megan and I had been crowned, and we were very
excited to be taking part in our first function at Witham Selection Night on the
20th April. I was excited all week leading up to the event, but on
the day, the nerves were kicking in, but I was still looking forward to a really
great night! When Debbie had picked us all up and we were all on our way to
Witham, she told us that there was going to be a competition where we had to
present ourselves to the judges by saying a little bit about ourselves and then
finishing it off with a curtsey. We decided to do it as even though we were the
only court without our dresses, it would be a great experience and we had
nothing to lose.
When we
arrived at the Maltings Academy, we were shown to our seats by Witham’s
beautiful Carnival princesses Lauren and Mia, and then me and the girls went and
practised our curtseys, and ran through what we were going to say. Debbie then
took a few photos of us, and we went back to our seats. When the disco started,
Jenita, Megan and myself thought that this was a perfect opportunity to go and
meet some new people from the other visiting courts, and also show them a few of
our moves . There were many entrants for Princess and Queen and it was hard to
guess who would win as the standard was so high. After the entrants for Princess
and Queen had talked to the judges, it was time to dance a little bit more and
then get ready for the competition. As we were lining up outside waiting for our
turn we listened to the other courts presenting themselves and also we talked to
some of the other courts. Next it was our turn; we walked up with big smiles on
and talked about ourselves, and made the judges laugh, which was good, we then
did our curtsey, and everything went down well. Even though we were nervous, we
did a good job. Unfortunately e didn’t win anything, but we didn’t mind, the
most important thing was that we had fun doing it. Next up it was time to
announce the new Witham court. We then went and congratulated the new court, and
had a big group photo with the other visiting courts.
It was then time to say goodbye to everyone and make our way back home.
I would like
to thank Debbie and my Mum for being our chaperones and taking us to Witham, and
also Jenita’s mum, and Megan’s Mum and Nan for joining us on our first outing as
court. Not forgetting Witham Carnival for inviting us. Our first function went
really well and I enjoyed every moment of it. I can’t wait for the many other
events we are attending. A big well done to Queen Alice and her Princesses
Courtney and Millie, I hope you all have a lot of fun over the next year!
Saturday 8th June Little Clacton Carnival
Today was
the day of the Clacton Carnival Court 2013 first carnival of the year, and as
Queen I was very excited! All day I had wanted to put my beautiful dress on, and
it was great to finally get the chance to do so, as it was the first outing with
them on. On the way to the carnival, Jenita, Megan and I were so excited about
our first carnival procession, and were looking forward to seeing the float and
its new design. When we arrived we saw the float and it was fanatic! Big thanks
to Debbie and Dave for making the float. We had our photos taken for the gazette
and the carnival website. While we were waiting we sat on our float, and had
more photos taken. When it was time to start the procession and we moved off, it
was great to see how many people and familiar faces there were lining to street
to watch the procession. A lot of children gave us big waves and smiles, and we
did the same back, and one girl shouted ‘Look mummy, it’s the Queen’ and that
really made me smile! When the procession finished and we arrived at the fete at
the village hall, we went for a walk around the fete and met up with our
families, and there were more photo opportunities. Debbie brought us all a cake,
and I had one with sparkles on. (It tasted REALLY nice). We watched a few of the
dancers and then decided that it was time to head back home.
I enjoyed
going to Little Clacton Carnival so much! It was great to finally have the
chance to do something that I’ve wanted to do since I was a little girl. And the
only thing I have left to say is, bring on the rest of the summer.
Thursday 13th June Childrens Poster Competition presentation
Tonight my
princesses and I attended the poster competition presentation at Space Kingdom
to hand out the prizes to all of the winners. It was raining outside at the
start of the evening so I was glad that we would be inside for the event. We
arrived and the first thing we did was looking at all the winning posters. They
were all fantastic but my favourite one was the one with the lion king. We then
went to have our photo taken in front of the equipment, which looked so fun and
went to get a drink. Before the children arrived, my princesses and I had a
quick game of air hockey and both me and Jenita drew with Megan 2-2. It was such
a laugh! Buzz the Space Bee who is Space Kingdom’s mascot arrived and we had a
few photos taken with him before we had to start handing out the prizes. When it
came to the presentation we handed out the rosettes and certificates to the
winners and had our photos taken with them as we handed them the prizes. Paul
also made them point out which poster was theirs.
After all the prizes were handed out the winners were allowed onto the
play equipment. During this we were asked by some parents to have more photos
taken and I even got asked to be part of a schools diary where students take a
bear, or in this case, a rhino home and tell a story of where they have been,
which was great! At the end of the evening we sat down for a bit with some
committee members and had a chat, and then decided that it was time to head
home. We had a really great evening, and I can’t wait to go out again for
Brightlingsea Carnival this Saturday!!
Saturday 15th June Brightlingsea Carnival
On the 15th June
my princesses and myself attended Brightlingsea Carnival. As Debbie picked us
all up, we talked about the three prize categories that we could win in; Queen
of Queens, Princess Pairs and float. I was very excited for this as it was our
first carnival with other courts and our first one being judged! When we arrived
our float was already there along with some other queens.
Brightingsea’s carnival court came up and
greeted us, and told us about the day ahead. She also mentioned the fact that
the weather was holding up, even though it was windy. We then went to talk to
the other courts such as Witham, Walton and Dunmow. Everyone there was so
lovely! We had a few photos taken even though it was very windy, but we managed
to get a few decent ones. After a bit more gossiping with the other courts it
was time for judging. The judges came round and I was very nervous. They asked
me about the dresses and how they liked the colour, and they also asked about
our very first carnival at Little Clacton last week. They seemed happy which was
a good sign.
We sat on the float a bit
longer waiting for the judges to finish looking at the floats and talking to the
courts, and then finally making their decision. After about 10 minutes, the
judges came up to me and told me that had something to give to me.
I HAD COME THIRD FOR QUEEN OF QUEENS! I was so
happy, and I even went bright red and speechless! I thanked them and they went
off to hand out the rest of the prizes. We waited a bit to see if we had won any
other prizes, which we didn’t, but at least we had won one. 1 o’clock arrived
quickly and it was time to move off for the procession.
The
procession route was full of people waving and smiling and the weather held off
until we arrived at the end of the procession. As the courts arrived in the
arena we were introduced and then lined up. Even though it was raining, we still
had smiles on our faces. After having a group photo, we made our way into the
Queens teas at the bowls club. It was our first Queens teas and it was
delicious. After we had all ate, Brightlingsea’s queen made a speech and we all
said thank you. After talking a bit longer we said goodbye and made our way back
home because it was raining heavily.
Despite the rain, we had a great day at Brightlingsea. I
can’t wait to see everyone again at Great Bentley Carnival.
The weather
on the morning of Great Bentley Carnival was amazing! It was so sunny, so it
looked like it was going to be a good day. As Debbie and Nicky picked us up, we
got told that we were being Judged for Float and Queen of Queens today, and I
really hoped that we would win something. We arrived and started talking to the
Witham Carnival Court, it was their last carnival with us which was sad, because
we were all good friends. We then had some photos taken and went over to talk to
the Brighlingsea Court. We were then greeted by the Great Bentley Queen who said
that we could go into the hall and have a drink and a rest before judging. This
was a perfect time to gossip with our new friends who we hadn’t seen for 2
weeks. We then went back out and got ready for Judging. the Judges walked round
and asked me about our float. We then waited a little bit longer, to see if we
had won anything. The judges came over and handed me a rosette for 3rd
place in the Float competition. Jenita, Megan and I were so happy!
It quickly
became time for the carnival to begin and along the route we saw many happy
faces waving and saying how great we all looked. The streets were very busy
around the village green where the fairground was, which was probably because it
was so hot. At the end of the procession, we were introduced into the arena, and
made our way up onto the lorry which was the stage. We sat down clapping all the
other courts, and then it was time for the winners of all the other categories
to be announced. The amount of hard work that had gone into creating the floats
was fantastic. After all the trophies were given out, we got off the stage and
we were allowed to look round the stalls. We were looking around are realised
how hot it was. So we went to sit down near the drinks tent. After a little sit
down, we were allowed to go into the tent where queen’s tea was placed. The food
was amazing and the strawberries were delicious, they were by far the best
strawberries I have ever tasted. We then said our thank yous and made our way
outside for a group photo. After this we said goodbye and then made our way home
as it was very hot.
Saturday 13th July Witham Carnival
After the
procession, we got walked through this little shopping bit in Witham, and then
through the fete to the arena. We got introduced one by one, and then stood at
the back of the arena watching the winners of the majorette troops be announced.
After this Withams Queen Alice done a speech and announced the fete open and we
then listened to the national anthem, we then went to the middle of the arena as
this one brave woman was about to get her hair shaved for charity. We then went
off to the Queens Teas. It was my birthday the Wednesday before the day of the
carnival, and I was given a card signed by all the different courts. It was
amazing!! We then ate, made our speeches and then said goodbye. Even though it
was a long day, I enjoyed every moment of it. It’s exciting to know that its
Clacton Carnival next!!!
Carnival week
2013 9th
– 16th
August
Street Procession
It was the
morning of the Clacton Carnival Street Procession and I was a bit nervous,
however I was very excited. I was about to get my makeup done when I had had a
message from Dream 100 radio asking me if I wanted to be live on air! I said
yes, but I was scared to be talking to thousands of people just in case it went
wrong, luckily it didn’t! After I had my makeup done by Ultraviolet and my hair
done by Spikes, I had a bit of time to relax and read over my speech for Queens’
tea. After an hour or so, I put my dress on and got ready to get picked up for
the procession.
At the
field, I went to greet the other Queens courts that were attending. The visiting
courts were Walton, Hornsey, Great Dunmow, Burnham, Witham, Maldon, Basildon and
Pitsea and Coggeshall. It had been a while since we had attended any carnivals
so it was great to see them all again. Mega, Jenita and I walked round the field
looking at all the floats and then we got ready for judging. We waited for all
the winners to come over so that we could hand out the trophies. After this was
done, we sat on our float ready for the Procession to begin. Going through
Clacton and along the seafront was amazing! There were so many people out
watching the procession and it was the busiest carnival in years, the atmosphere
was amazing! I have wanted to be Carnival Queen since I can remember, so leading
the procession was the best day ever!
After the
procession had ended, we went to Queens Teas. We greeted the other courts as
they arrived, and then we all sat down. It was time for my speech, and this was
the thing that I was most nervous about, luckily it went great! We then ate our
lovely tea made by the Inner Wheel ladies, and the other courts then stood up to
say their thank you speeches, Brighlingsea’s Queen even said that this was the
best carnival she had been too! We then said goodbye to each other and headed
home.
Family Fun Day
This was the
first time in 5 years that the Carnival Association was holding a family fun
day, so I was very excited and the weather was great!. We arrive and headed for
the raffle table as we were going to spend the day selling raffle tickets for
the carnival grand draw. We started to sell raffle tickets to the stall holders
of the charity stalls. After this we then went and watched the marching band
that was going to officially open the day. We then watched the dog agility show,
the dogs were so talented and cute!! Whilst the Wild West show was on, we
decided that this would be the perfect opportunity to sell some raffle tickets
to the people watching and the people sitting around the arena waiting for the
Majorette’s performance. We then got asked to go in the arena to be introduced
to the people at the event. Alan
Wiggins, who has known me since I was born handed me the microphone to say a few
words, I hope it went ok as I had not planned to say anything and it was a
complete shock, so I needed an ice cream after ;-)
After
looking around the classic cars (and selling a few tickets as we went) the man
at the NYPD police car asked us to have our photo taken, but before this, he
showed us pictures of previous Queens next to his car. After a few pictures, I
headed to the arena to watch the Cheerleading group that I used to be part of a
couple of years ago, they were fantastic as always! 2012 Carnival Queen Emma was
at the fun day and we decided to go watch the Wild West Show as it was the last
thing of the day.
Donkey Derby
Before the
event, myself, Debbie and my dad went to show our support at the Only Cowards
Carry shop opening which was a great as it was amazing to see so many people
come together to support a great cause. After this I went up the carnival to
help with the last minute things that needed doing before the event started.
Apparently I’m the first Queen to help set up the field for anything, which was
great to hear!
During the
event, we sat in the arena, and started off the races. It was so much fun to
watch the races up close! After each race we handed out the rosettes and prizes
to the winners. Before the final race, there was a dad’s race which was so funny
to watch! Dads lined up at the start with hobby horses and then ran around the
arena and a couple of them fell over haha! It was definitely the highlight of
the evening. I then started the final race of the evening all the jockeys looked
as if they were having a great time. I then handed out the prize to the winner
of the 2013 donkey derby and it was time to set off home as the event was over,
and relax before the bowling tournament at the Pavilion Bowl tomorrow!
Carnival Night at the Pavilion Bowl
I love
bowling and it is one of the only sports that I am good at, so I was gutted that
I couldn’t bowl as I was in my dress and crown, however I had fun either way.
When we arrived we were given the job of selling raffle tickets to the bowling
teams that were taking part. It was great to see a lot of people joining in on
the fun. After selling raffle tickets, we went and watched some of the teams
bowl, all the teams were great and I knew that it was going to be a close
competition. After everyone had bowled, it was time to draw the raffle. There
were a lot of prizes, which was good as we sold a lot of raffle tickets to
people. After this, we then gave out the trophy to the winning team. They were
so happy that they won, and it was great to see the smile on everyone’s faces!
Making people smile has been the best part of the Queen experience!!
Sand Castle Competition.
Just like
Monday, we weren’t allowed to wear our dresses and crown, which was sad as I
love them! Debbie picked me up bright and early, as normally the Queen doesn’t
help set up for the events, but as I have Carnival in my blood, I’ve missed
helping out this year, so I thought this was the perfect opportunity to do so
J
After
setting up the beach for the event, Jenita and Megan arrived and we started
putting the wristbands onto the contestants just so we know that they were
taking part in the event. There were so many children taking part, and it was
great to see them all having fun doing it. When the competition started, I sat
at the edge of beach watching the children make the sandcastles and the fun they
were having. They all looked great!! As the Carnival Court, we got to judge the
competition. Jenita and Megan judged the pairs and the 10 to 14’s and Alan
Wiggins who is the Ex-Chairman of Carnival, daughter, Linda and myself judged
the under 6’s and the 7-9’s. The decision was hard as a lot of effort had gone
into all of the designs and all children had fun making them. After we had made
our decision, it was time for the hula hoop competition I also had the job of
judging this which was fun but hard as there was a lot of children that were
very good! I had to choose 2 from each round for the final, and the final
decision was not easy at all! After the winner was announced, it was time to say
the results of the winning sand castles. We handed out medals to the winners and
then had our photos done. After this it was time to head home and relax before
the events in the evening.
Egg throwing and Beer Dig
I always
look forward to the Egg throwing and Beer Dig every year as they are the
funniest carnival events of the week. The first event of the evening was the Egg
Throwing Competition, which is basically a game of catch with eggs, so it gets
really messy! Jenita, Megan and myself were selling raffle tickets to the
participants and people watching the fun. Jenita and Megan wanted to have a go
at it, so I went down on the beach so I could get a better view. They were doing
pretty good, until the egg was dropped and broke on Jenita’s foot. It was a
really eggy mess. There were quite a few rounds as a lot of people wanted to
have a go, and some even had second and third tries! When it was time for the
final round, the winners from the previous rounds lined up on the beach and
played one final time to try and win the prize. The winners were then given
their prize money, and the committee started setting up the beach for the Beer
Dig! Everyone who had taken part in the Egg Throwing, did an Egg-cellent job ;-)
Next it was
time for the beer dig. Tokens are hidden in the sand ready for children and
adults to come and dig through the sand and find, to win a drink. There is one
special prize hidden in the sand, for a bigger prize. A lot of the tokens were
found really fast including the special prize one. It was great to see so many
people come to take part, as this meant we were raising a lot of money for many
great causes. It was getting later in the evening, and the majority of the
tokens were found, which meant it was time to head home, and rest before the
last field event tomorrow.
Fete and Fireworks
This has
always been my favourite carnival event as I know how much hard work goes into
it, as my mum organises it. I normally head up the field bright and early to
help set up the many sideshows, but this was different this year as it was my
A-Level results day. But I can assure you that I didn’t miss out any of the hard
work which I enjoy helping with, because straight after I got home, I headed up
the field to join in, before I had to head home and get ready.
I got picked
up, and I was excited but also sad as this was the last carnival field event. We
spent most of the night selling raffle tickets for the Carnival Grand Draw,
which was being drawn after the magnificent Firework display. After doing this
for a while, we went to explore the field and take a look at the many sideshows.
There was also karaoke which was lots of fun to watch. Someone even sang an
Elvis song dressed up as Elvis! We went back to the raffle stand and waited for
the fireworks to begin. As they are done by the people who did the Olympic 2012
Fireworks and New Year’s Evening fireworks they were amazing as always! It was
then time for the raffle to be drawn. It was great to see how many tickets had
been brought, but out of the hundreds of tickets, only 3 would be picked as
winners. After a long night, it was time to go home and rest before the last day
of Clacton Carnival 2013 tomorrow…
Fancy Dress Competition
It was the
last day of Clacton Carnival 2013, which was pretty sad as the week had gone too
quick for my liking. Luckily it was a 1pm start today, which was nice as I could
relax after the late night before. Our job of the day was to sell raffle tickets
to the parents of the children entering the competition. Once this had been done
and everyone had arrived, we paraded the children around the hall, to show off
their costumes to the judges. One of the judges was the 2012 Carnival Queen
Emma, so it was great to see her again
J
a lot of effort had gone into the costumes, so it must have not been an easy job
for the judges to pick a winner. There were a lot of entrants for the Theme
‘Musicals’ category, which was great to see the children get into the carnival
spirit! It was then snack and refreshment time, and time to draw the raffle.
Once this was done, it was time to announce the winners, and give out the
prizes. I would like to say a big well done to the winners and everyone that
took part.
Quiz Night
This was the
last event of Clacton Carnival 2013, and what a great way to finish! I was
looking forward to the event although I was very tired! When we arrived, we went
and sold raffle tickets for the last time. This was a good feeling believe it or
not, but I had enjoyed raising even more money for carnival
J
once all the teams had sat down, it was time for the quiz to start. Our main job
was acting as runners, and collecting the answer papers and any jokers that the
teams were entering. Jenita, Megan and myself even had a go ourselves, and got
some of the questions right, which we were very happy about. There was one round
where the people taking part had to interact, this could be singing or dancing
or anything else to do with the question. One of the tracks played was ‘dancing
queen’ so the carnival chairman Paul got up and started dancing with me. It was
so funny, and I was literally crying with laughter! Paul won a box of chocolates
for taking part, and as I turned to sit back down, he got down on one knee and
handed them to me. I literally went bright red! After the quiz, it was time for
the presentations. I presented Debbie and Nicky some flowers for helping Jenita,
Megan and Myself with this great experience. After this was done, Jenita and
Megan were handed their prize money. When it was my turn, Paul said that I had
made carnival history by being the first ever Carnival Queen to help move
equipment for HQ to the field and set up for the carnival events. We then handed
out the prizes to the winning teams, and the team that came first were the
‘beautiful brainiacs’ from Beautiful Brides who made our lovely dresses. The
quiz night was a brilliant end, to an brilliant week.
Saturday 17th
August 2013
It was the
day after the last day of Clacton Carnival 2013, and there was no resting for
Jenita, Megan or myself as we had to be up early for our last ever carnival. We
arrived in Walton and it was freezing, windy, but luckily, it wasn’t raining. We
sat around for a bit, and talked to the Brightlingsea court who were parked up
next to us, and we waited to be judged. Once the judging was over, it was a long
wait to see who had won, but the wait was worth it as I had one Queen of
Queens!! I was so happy, and it is one moment that I will never forget about
this experience. During the procession it was really windy along the seafront,
but it stayed dry luckily. For Queens Tea’s we went to the Naze Marine Holiday
park. On all the tables, there were little bowls of sweets, which was really
nice, as well as the wonderful buffet. After we had eaten, it was time to say
our thank you’s and goodbye to everyone, and head home. It was a great day to
finish our last carnival, which has made the whole experience of being Carnival
Queen even more special. I would like to thank Debbie for taking us to all the
different carnival that we have attended and also our other chaperones Nicky and
my mum. Another thank you goes to Debbie, for towing our float around the
different carnivals.
Tuesday
October 22nd Presentation Evening
Tonight was
the night that all the local charities and organisations were receiving cheques
for all their hard work and support carnival week. Jenita and Megan were busy so
it was only me attending. As people came through the door, I greeted them and
showed them to the hall where the presentation was taking place. After everyone
had arrived, it was time to make our way to the hall and for the presentation to
start. My job was to hand out the cheques to the people coming as a
representative of the charities who are receiving the donations. A grand total
of
£11,329,50 was given to more than 43 local charities and organisations from the
money raised at Carnival Week. In May, I went to a Carnival meeting, and the
committee were asked what their favourite part of carnival was, the majority of
the committee said that their favourite part, was giving out the money to the
different organisations and charities. And it really was great to see so many
people come and collect the money that they help raise.
Saturday 9th
November Witham Carnival presentation evening and dance
One of the
best parts of being Carnival Queen is going to the different towns and seeing
the other Carnival Courts. We were invited to Witham Carnival’s presentation
evening and dance. When we arrived we started talking to the other courts
straight away, as we hadn’t seen each other for a long while. When everyone had
arrived, we had a quick dance, and then the presentations were handed out to the
winners of their Carnival, such as best float, and Queen and Queen, and
donations were given out to organisations in Witham. We then started dancing
again, before it was time for the Princesses competition. Jenita and Megan went
with the other princesses to get ready, whilst the Carnival Queens sat down and
watched. When it was Jenita and Megan’s turn, they came out separately and both
did brilliantly! Unfortunately, they didn’t win anything however; they both did
a great job and did us all proud. Before we went home, we got a group photo, did
a bit more dancing (we did a lot of dancing!) and said goodbye and went home,
which was sad as this was the list time we were going to see some of the amazing
friends that we had met on this experience.
December 25th
Carnival Queens Alternative Christmas Message:
2013 has been a great year. Not only just for me, but for Clacton Carnival as we
celebrated 60 years of the fantastic Association that we have today.
I have helped with Carnival ever since I can remember and I've wanted to be
Carnival Queen, so getting the opportunity to do something that I've always
wanted to do, has been amazing. Back in March when I entered for Carnival Queen
I was so nervous, but I'm so glad I did it as it has been the best experience
ever.
There has been many great parts such as visiting other carnivals, meeting all
the other Carnival courts and the people involved and also representing the town
where I have lived all my life. The highlight of it all has to be the
Clacton Carnival Procession as seeing all the local people and people from other
places come and support Carnival and the local charities was amazing and I can't
thank you all enough. And getting to lead the carnival procession was probably
the best feeling ever.
I won't forget any moments from my time as Carnival Queen, especially when I won
Queen of Queens at Walton Carnival, and also giving out over eleven thousand
pounds to many local charities for all their hard work supporting Carnival this
year. Which many are giving up their time today, and using the money raised, to
give Christmas meals to the elderly and less fortunate.
On behalf of my princess`s Clacton Carnival Committee and Myself we hope that
you all have a very Merry Christmas, and a very happy 2014.
Friday 28th February Winter Quiz Night
This was our last function for
Clacton Carnival, and we were raising money for the 2014 carnival court dresses,
which was pretty sad as it had finally hit home that my time as Queen was almost
over. This quiz night had the same layout as the one held in August, and we had
the same job; selling raffle tickets, collecting quiz papers and handing out
prizes. It was fantastic to see so many people come and join in as it showed
that people would support carnival not just through carnival week, but through
the whole year. It was nice to see Megan and Jenita again as we hadn’t seen each
other for a while and this was one of the last times that we would spend
together as court. Congratulations to the winning team, and a big thank you for
everyone who came and took part
J
Saturday 1st March Basildon and Pitsea Carnival Dance
This was the last time we would be
out visiting other towns, and the last time we would be out as carnival court.
Jenita was busy, so it was only Megan and myself attending, but we still had fun
J We arrived and were greeted by the
2013 Basildon court, and went and took our seats. After a while, we went up and
danced with the visiting courts, and then sat down to hear the retiring court
speeches. After this was done, each court was given a different raffle ticket
colour, and we went and sold them to the people who had come this evening. After
a bit more dancing, it was time to crown the new court. They all looked stunning
in their dresses, and I hope they have a fantastic year.
Saying goodbye was sad as this was
the last time we would be seeing these wonderful girls. I wouldn’t of had the
most amazing year ever if it wasn’t for the lifelong friends that I met along
the way.
My
Last Queens Diary
As my time as Carnival Queen is over
I would just like to say what an amazing year I’ve had. I’ve wanted to be
Carnival Queen since I can remember and as I grew up with carnival, I can
finally say what an honour it has been.
As much as I do not want to give up
my crown I would like to say to anyone who wants to be a carnival queen and
princess to go for it; it will be the best experience you will ever have.
Thank you to everyone who has
supported Clacton Carnival this year, without you all we wouldn’t of raised over
eleven thousand pounds for well-deserved charities. I would also like to say
thank you to all the committee, especially Debbie, as without her, we wouldn’t
have gone to all the wonderful places we have had the pleasure of visiting this
year.
Most importantly, I would like to say
thank you to Jenita and Megan. You have made my year fantastic and I am so glad
that I got you two as my carnival princesses. All the memories that we have
shared will always be special, and I hope you go on to become Carnival Queens as
I know you will be fantastic.
I have had the best experience ever.
If I could do it all over again, I would. There’s always carnival 2016 ;) <3
Unfortunatly 2014 queen Chyanne Has had to Re-locate to liverpool For University and Kimberley has Kindly agreed to deputise for Her so the 2014 diary will continue from Here
Hi, and welcome back to my queen diary page!! As you may all be aware, I gave up
my crown on selection night in March to the 2014 Carnival Queen, Chyanne.
Unfortunately, Chyanne now lives in Liverpool where she is at university. After
being asked by the committee, I have agreed to step in as Deputy Carnival Queen
for the rest of the year. I am very happy to have the crown back, and am looking
forward to spending the rest of the year with Teegan and Mia!!
Presentation Night 20th October 2014
My first official function as Deputy Carnival Queen was presentation night where
we hand out the monies to the charities that helped us throughout the week
despite the very wet and windy weather that we had. Teegan, Mia and I greeted
people at the door as they went and took their seats. Our main job of the
evening was to hand out the donations to the charities and organisations, which
call game to the grand total of £7432. At the committee meeting that I attended
in April, the committee members were asked what their favourite part of carnival
week was, and this event was mentioned by most members. You can definitely see
why, as it is a privilege to see so many well deserving charities and
organisations come to collect their donations and see how it can help them and
the community.
Witham Carnival presentation evening
I was very excited to attend Witham Carnival presentation evening as I hadn’t
seen some of the great friends that I had made during this experience for a
while. Unfortunately Princess Mia wasn’t well, so she couldn’t attend but Teegan
and I had a great evening never the less. When we arrived we walked to the hall
where we were greeted by the 2014 Witham Carnival court and also Millie and
Alice from the 2013 court, who I was very happy to see as I spent most of my
reign with them! As the other courts arrived we greeted each other and went and
sat down so that the presentations could begin. The Witham Carnival Court handed
out the trophies that people had one on their carnival day, which was followed
by the cheque presentations to the charities and organisations. It is always so
nice seeing charities and organisations receiving well deserved donations, as
these really do go to help a lot of people! After this we all got up and danced,
and we didn’t stop dancing until it was time for the princess competition.
Teegan was entering in this and was quite nervous, however when it was her turn
to talk, she did brilliantly and she did so well, she came 3rd place
in the senior princess competition!! I was very proud of her as she really
deserved it. All court members were getting judged tonight in the Miss
Personality competition, there were so many of us! I was so shocked to find out
that I had won!!! All I could hear was Amy screaming when I went to collect my
prize. I was a fantastic feeling!! After this we waited to see if we had won
anything on the raffle, did more dancing and then we said our goodbyes and
headed home.
