New Carnival Queen Celebrates May Day 2010

The 2010 Carnival Queen was crowned on the Meadow during a day of fun. The mayor, Councillor Vince Bradbury, did the honours of placing the crown on the princess and queen.

The Queen danced around the Maypole with many visitors who came down to the Meadow on this mostly sunny, but coolish, May Day. Entertainment was led by Brian Shrubsall on his squeezebox, and then the Belly Dancers brought new rhythm to the day. A delicious BBQ served up lunch to the tired dancers.

Meanwhile, some budding scientists researched lichen to find out the air quality on the Meadow, and went digging for worms – both part of our OPAL science research project.

Afterwards, the Queen and many visitors headed down to the Gill Nethercott Centre for the launch of the official town website http://Whitchurch.org.uk