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New Carnival Company (NCC) launched next year’s inspiring Mardi Gras theme, ‘The Story of Carnival’, at Ryde Academy Theatre on Thursday November 21. Many representatives from participating local schools and community groups attended the launch, where the Mayor of Ryde, Councillor Michael Lilley, talked about the benefits Mardi Gras brings to the local community. NCC […]
Read the article hereNew Carnival Company lit up the dark November night last Saturday (November 16) with a spectacular presentation of Dark Nights at the Villa. More than 500 people came along to this free community event, which began with a magical illuminated parade from Brading Primary School to Brading Roman Villa and was followed by a fairy […]
Read the article hereThe New Carnival Company’s (NCC) carnival arts development worker Hannah Ray recently travelled to Plovdiv, Bulgaria to run a lantern-making workshop with local schoolchildren. This was for an event called Horov SKLAD, held in the historic SKLAD building, once a tobacco warehouse but recently transformed into an arts centre. Hannah was tasked with decorating three […]
Read the article hereRecently, New Carnival Company (NCC) based in Ryde, Isle of Wight received a National Lottery Heritage Fund grant of £54,000 for an exciting new project. ‘A Rather Bewildering Spectacle’ will focus on the Island’s rich carnival heritage, which has never been well documented or curated, and spans from 1887 to the present day. The unusual […]
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