Bridgwater Guy Fawkes Carnival

This time an image from 2011.
Bridgwater claims to be the home of carnival , origins can be traced back to the Gunpowder plot of 1605 ,
Pictured is Baron Von Schmidtts World Famous Flying Circus the entry by Masqueraders Carnival Club.
Floats (locally called carts) have a maximum length of 100 feet, contain many thousands of lamps and can be powered by generators over 1 megawatt in size.
The procession contains over 100 entries and takes over Two hours to pass a given point

Web pages anyone is interested . www.bridgwatercarnival.org.uk

Please do not use this image on websites, blogs or other media without my explicit permission. © all rights reserved.

Fred Fouarge, John FitzGerald, Rosalyn Hilborne, Jörg and 35 other people have particularly liked this photo

58 comments - The latest ones

Ecobird ^club

Nice capture.

6 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club
has replied to Ecobird ^club

Many thanks it is appreciated

6 years ago.

Esther ^club

Impressive night shot.

6 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club
has replied to Esther ^club

Thank you Esther , much appreciated

6 years ago.

Peter Van Der Houwen

What a festive view, excellent photograph!

6 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club
has replied to Peter Van Der Houwen

Thank you Peter, It takes the clubs a full year to prepare for next event.

6 years ago.

Owen Smithers

Blackpool, sit back and weep? Brilliant capture.

6 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club
has replied to Owen Smithers

Thank you Owen, Really is a wonderful spectacle.

6 years ago.

Jaap van 't Veen ^club

Very colourful, looks very impressive.

6 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club
has replied to Jaap van 't Veen ^club

Many thanks Jaap, Needs to be seen to be believed . It is the largest nigh time carnival in Europe.

6 years ago.

Annemarie ^club

wonderful................

6 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club
has replied to Annemarie ^club

Thank you Annmarie it is appreciated.

6 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club

Thank you Joan, The people of Bridgwater and now the rest of the county have worked so hard to keep the tradition alive and growing, it really does compare to any carnival in the world.
The capture of Guy Fawkes and the celebration that followed was the start of all this and 409 years later it is still going strong plus it raises lot of money for local charities.

6 years ago.

Varvara R.

Beautiful night shot, so bright!

6 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club
has replied to Varvara R.

Thank you so much it is appreciated, 20,000+ lamps on some Carts (floats)

6 years ago.

Lucas Manuel

Una sorprendente imagen llena de colorido y buen humor.

6 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club
has replied to Lucas Manuel

Thank you Lucas very much appreciated

6 years ago.

Marcello Ciappi

Really beautiful composition! I love the picture!
Have a nice day dear friend!

6 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club
has replied to Marcello Ciappi

Thank you Marcello , really is appreciated

6 years ago.

Phil Sutters ^club

Although my family lived at Highbridge, six miles north of Bridgy, I was away at school at that time of year and then I moved to London to work. So I only got to go one year, back in the late 60s. My main recollection is actually walking along the Carnival route in an extended pub crawl. I don't think the glasses ever went back to the same pub. It was a terrific event. The floats are not just used for the one carnival, but often appear in other carnivals in neighbouring Somerset towns, which logical as they originate from communities from quite a wide area. I assume that is still the case - I left Somerset for the big city in 1966! Another trip down memory lane - thanks Roger.

6 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club

Thanks Phil, As you rightly say following Bridgwater the carts visit a further 6 towns on the County circuit , This in turn has spawned a number of other smaller circuits in the Somerset, East Devon and Dorset areas, Bridgwater provides the largest number of clubs but Mid Somerset and Ilminster contribute some good numbers.
It is a much bigger and better organised event these days and gives visitors a full days entertainment thanks I believe to the Arts Council and others.

6 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club

Many thanks Louyse

6 years ago.

Jean ^club

Terrific shot. Leaves Kirkcaldy's Links market standing.

6 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club
has replied to Jean ^club

Thank you Jean, It is a wonderful event,

6 years ago.

Philippe_28 ^club

Une superbe animation

6 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club
has replied to Philippe_28 ^club

Thank you Philippe

6 years ago.

Fantasyfan

That's very cool thing

6 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club
has replied to Fantasyfan

Nice of you to say so, many thanks

6 years ago.

Trudy Tuinstra ^club

superb

23 months ago.

Reyk ^club

That's really great

8 months ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club
has replied to Reyk ^club

Thank you Reyk

8 months ago.

William Sutherland ^club

Phenomenal shot! Stay well!

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8 months ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club
has replied to William Sutherland ^club

Thank you William.

8 months ago.

Malik Raoulda ^club

Fantastique....! Bon jeudi.

10 days ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club
has replied to Malik Raoulda ^club

Many thanks Malik, A major carnival.

10 days ago.

Schussentäler ^club

just great

10 days ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club
has replied to Schussentäler ^club

Thank you

10 days ago.

vero ^club

c'est féérique, j'aime, Roger, bonne journée Bisous

10 days ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club
has replied to vero ^club

Thank you Vero, it is alwys a spectacular night

10 days ago.

Jean ^club

It looks spectacular.

10 days ago.

Smiley Derleth ^club

Fantastic!

10 days ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club
has replied to Smiley Derleth ^club

Thank you Smiley, getting a clear shot through the crowds is an art in itself.

10 days ago.

Ulrich John ^club

Wow ! Looks great !

10 days ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club
has replied to Ulrich John ^club

Thank you Ulrich

10 days ago.

Gabi Lombardo ^club

beautiful shot from a fantastic event!

10 days ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club
has replied to Gabi Lombardo ^club

Thank you Gabi, a once seen never forgotten event

10 days ago.

Jocelyne Villoing ^club

Un travail fantastique et merveilleux, espérons revoir ces temps d’insouciance !

10 days ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club
has replied to Jocelyne Villoing ^club

Thank you Jocelyne , I hope they can came very soon.

10 days ago.

Nicole Merdrignac ^club

Superbe. Nicole.

10 days ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club
has replied to Nicole Merdrignac ^club

Thank you Nicole

10 days ago.

Armando Taborda ^club

Outstanding photo and interesting information! Thanks for the link as well!

10 days ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club
has replied to Armando Taborda ^club

Many thanks Armando, A major event in this part of the country

10 days ago.

tiabunna ^club

A great fascinating image, your notes equally interesting, Roger.

9 days ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club
has replied to tiabunna ^club

Thank you George, It all started in Bridgwater and is kind of unique to Somerset

9 days ago.

Ruesterstaude ^club

Interessant, Roger! 1 MW erscheint mir aber zu hoch.

9 days ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club
has replied to Ruesterstaude ^club

Thank you, they were at that time virtually all using 1mw generators to power 30000 100wt lamps and the many electric motors that powered all the moving parts but with the introduction of LED lighting generator size has reduced dramatically,

9 days ago.

Rosalyn Hilborne ^club

A fantastic image Roger. So clear and great detail. I usually go to Glastonbury Carnival but one year, hopefully this year, I would like to see the first, at Bridgwater.

4 days ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club
has replied to Rosalyn Hilborne ^club

The atmosphere is unique in Bridgwater partially because of expectations and partially because it's the first and is now a full day event rather than just a procession

4 days ago.

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