Leicester Celebrates 25th Caribbean Carnival
"Celebrating our Caribbean Heritage" is the theme chosen for the celebration of the 25th Leicester Caribbean Carnival. Groups
and individuals have been asked to use this theme in their presentations to promote the customs and traditions of the
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New Route for Street Carnival
There will be a change in the route for this year's Street Carnival due to road works scheduled to begin shortly at the junction of
London Road and Granby Street.
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| Leicester Celebrates 25th Caribbean Carnival on August 7th |
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"Celebrating our Caribbean Heritage" is the theme chosen for the celebration of the 25th Leicester Caribbean Carnival. Groups
and individuals have been asked to use this theme in their presentations to promote the customs and traditions of the Caribbean,
our flora and fauna, our Caribbean history dating back to the days of the Caribs and Arawaks, Christopher Columbus and his voyage
to the new world. Some may even wish to focus on the wars by the European super powers which resulted in many islands being controlled at some time or other by England, France, Spain, the Netherlands and Denmark. It is this colourful past, mingled with that of the slave trade that has led to the development of Caribbean style carnivals now being celebrated worldwide. |
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| New Route for Street Carnival |
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There will be a change in the route for this year's Street Carnival due to road works scheduled to begin shortly at the junction of London Road and Granby Street.
The work which will centre on the filling in of the underpass at the top of Granby Street will not be completed in time for this year's carnival. Carnival Chairperson, Mr Dennis Christopher, says it is more than likely that the street carnival would see changes from Charles Street where it would be necessary to re route it via Northampton Street, Granby Street and High Street before making its way back to Victoria Park via King Street and Regent Road. A final decision will be made following a test run to ensure that a 40ft lorry can be accommodated with ease on this proposed route. The Traffic Department is working closely with the Leicester Caribbean Carnival Ltd and the Carnival Advisory Group to have the route finalised as soon as possible. Full details of the new route will be published shortly. |
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