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The 25th Annual Abbots Langley Carnival was held last month and was one of the best attended in its history. The event is arguably the biggest in Abbots Langley’s calendar, and attracts people from all over South West Hertfordshire. Parish Council Chairman Owen Rose officially opened the Carnival, telling the crowd: “On behalf of Abbots Langley parish Council a warm welcome to our village, as King Henry 8th used to say to his wives, ‘I won’t keep you long‘.” He proceeded to declare the carnival open, which then allowed the fun to begin. Stalls, rides and various other activities were put on to accommodate all members of the family. The main event for most however, is the floats that are entered into a competition, with winners falling into different categories. In the pub and club category, the best float was won by the Abbots Langley and District Men’s Club. The float had a very colourful summer theme to it and was accompanied by a retired London double decker bus. The best float that came from a local school was won by Abbots Langley School, while the mini floats was won by the Churches Together. There were also other awards handed out, with Evergreen Football Club handed the prize for best float from a Youth Organisation, while best float from a Community Service Organisation went to M K Ginder. Congratulations to all the winners. The event as a whole was a great success, and even the weather managed to shed some sunshine on the proceedings. Carnival Chairman Allen Harvey was quick to thank all those who were involved and those who attended, giving a special mention to My Abbots for its promotion of the event. He told us: “Thanks again very much for the centre spread in the May Edition of My Abbots and for distributing the programmes for us. This was a great help and I am sure that it was no coincidence that we had one of our best ever attendances. We were pleased with the way the carnival went and we have had
good feed back from those attending.” So that’s it for another year. The dust has settled over Abbots, and no doubt the organisers are already starting to plan how they can better this years efforts in 2008.
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