 For the fourth year running, Abbots Langley School was awarded first prize in the schools category for the Carnival floats. As a result, My Abbots has received letters and emails concerned that schools within the area will soon turn their back on entering a float if they continue to be overlooked. One of the letters we received, which came from an M Gillingham, said: “When will the Carnival organisers realise that they are turning schools away from the biggest event in the village calendar by persistently handing Abbots Langley School 1st prize in the schools category? This is not about the winning, it’s about the taking part, and the evidence shows that such a one-sided approach is pushing schools away. Please, Committee and Council, think again.” My Abbots spoke to the President of the Watford Lions, Frances Turner, one of the judges for this year’s floats, who told us that there is certainly no axe to grind with any of the schools. She said: “MK Ginder have won the community award quite a few years in a row and nothing has been said about that. We judged the floats on how much effort had gone into them and whether they could be recycled, among other things. Myself and the two other judges, Council Chairman Ivy Young and Daniel Dark from Leavesden Studios, did not even confer this year and went round the floats on their own to judge them. I don’t even live in the area so I can honestly say there is no bias towards any of the schools.” A number of people came up to us at the carnival expressing their disappointment, but do you agree with them, or is this just all a little bit petty? Let us know your thoughts at
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