Bexhill Carnival 2010. 
Pictures: Tony Coombes BH31702Bexhill Carnival 2010. 
Pictures: Tony Coombes BH31702
Bexhill Carnival 2010. Pictures: Tony Coombes BH31702

Pictures from the year Bexhill Carnival was diverted due to bees

Bexhill Carnival was truly buzzing in 2010, the year the procession had to be diverted from the seafront due to a swarm of bees. The blast of colour, spectacle and community spirit was instead directed by Sussex Police along Egerton Park Road towards the Polegrove. The swarm had settled on a wall on the putting green and it was decided the noise and the movement of the floats and spectators could cause the bees to go into attack mode.

It was a small change to the usual route along West Parade but one that worked well, according to organiser Nim Whitmarsh, who said it was ‘a buzzing carnival’. The floats were judged before they departed from Turkey Road and the theme was films, which threw up inspiration for many imaginative and dramatic entries. Among the procession were the usual Carnival Courts, with carnival queen Fern Denney, deputy queen Lauren Gander, and princesses Jade Semple-Ennion and Amber Okines.

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