To any child with a place on the NJS Carnival Float,
• Children must all be in their clothing suitable to our theme “The Smurfs!”
• Children must congregate with their parents/guardians at Shuker Fields from 11am, please do not arrive any earlier. Our deadline for having all children congregated ready to board our float is 11.30am, anyone arriving after this time will not be permitted aboard by Newport Carnival Committee rules. You may be able to park near Waitrose or Aldi and walk your children in from either direction to the Shuker Fields as Audley Avenue will be closed.
• Please ensure you stay with your child until they are handed to the adults with our float; Mr M, Mrs M, Mrs Green, Mr Jones, Miss Bold, Mrs Cox or any other member of the NJS staff.
• Once children are aboard the moving float they will be on there until the finish at nearly 1pm, the procession moves off at 12.00pm. Please ensure they have had a good drink and a snack before they climb aboad. Toilets will be on BBS/Shuker Field for use prior to 11.30pm.
• When dropping your child off for the float, please make yourselves aware which side of the procession they are on – you don’t want to miss them!(Drivers side – Boots/B&M side of the High street; Passengers side – Library/School/Bod side of the High street!)
• You must collect your child from outside the Swan Pub by 1pm.
Please note: The following information from Newport Carnival Committee regarding Newport roads and parking.
On Saturday 8th June, only floats will be admitted into the Audley Avenue area, NO CARS ALLOWED!! Shuker field is the new location of where we will congregate for everyone who is taking part in the parade.
Please note due to safety regulations no vehicles other than actual floats will be allowed in the Audley Avenue area where the floats will be congregating, roads will be blocked off.
Drop offs can be made at the car park for Shuker field off The Broadway – postcode ref TF10 7NS
SOME STREETS WILL BE CLOSED TO ALL TRAFFIC – Please allow adequate time as on Carnival day it gets very busy! Please observe the road closure signs and don’t enter an area which is closed, being restricted for floats.
ALL PARTICIPANTS INTITIALLY WILL BE DIRECTED TO A SAFE AREA AWAY FROM MOVING VEHICLES (SHUKER FIELD) – ONLY BEING ALLOWED TO RENDEVOUZ WITH THEIR FLOATS AFTER BEING DIRECTED BY THE MARSHALLS.
Thank you for those that have offered help from 8.30am in the morning, to decorate the float – see you on avenue road – the more help the better please (You can park on the school car parks if needed) If you have staple guns, strong string, strong tape, cable ties, scissors etc, please bring them with you, you might need them!! Please state to any road closure marshals that you are coming to school to decorate a float.
Many thanks
Mr M
(I have just noticed this email wasn’t pushed out by the website – all I can do is apologise it is so late!)
