Harpenden’s Summer Carnival is huge success

The 58^th Harpenden Summer Carnival on Saturday didn’t fail to deliver on its promise of a fantastic community event with something for everyone. Residents and visitors attended in their thousands to enjoy music, entertainment, food and drinks, and family-fun.

The Carnival took place on Harpenden Common, in glorious sunshine. Highlights included entertainment by award winning Cha Char Chimps, world famous circus performer Richard Filby and live music on stage by Sam Lewis, Strike Free and The Carnegies. Funfair rides, a bubble performer, archery, a climbing wall and laser tag kept the children entertained which the wide variety of food and market stalls, and outdoor bars, with community seating.

Liam Stanbridge, Director of Mortgages at Turtle Mortgages, this year’s Principal Sponsors, said:

We were proud to support this year’s event in Harpenden and be part of such a brilliant local celebration. It was great to meet people from the community and explain how we help people feel confident and informed at every stage. Whether they’re getting their first mortgage, remortgaging or investing. Lots of people were pleased to hear we don’t charge any fees for our advice. Big thanks to the organisers for such a well-run and enjoyable day, we loved being involved.

Cllr Beth Fisher, Harpenden Town Mayor said, “Thank you to everyone who attended the Harpenden Carnival on Saturday. It was a fabulous day in the sunshine and it was lovely to see so many people enjoying the free entertainment on Harpenden Common. Harpenden's community events are so important to the Town and it was a real pleasure for me to be involved in such a great event, presenting the prize on behalf of our Principal Sponsor Turtle Mortgages and collecting donations with our dedicated volunteers.

The charities supported this year include my chosen charities the Herts Domestic Abuse Helpline and the King's Pantry Foodbank, plus other good causes selected by the Round Table who will all really benefit from the funds raised. Thanks to the generosity of our sponsors, stallholders, participants and visitors, money raised over the years has supported countless organisations."

Following the disappointing cancelation of this event a few weeks ago, due to predicted bad weather, the Town Council rescheduled the Summer Carnival so are especially pleased to have brought such an exciting event to the Town.