June 2007

Volunteers needed for Inishowen Carnival Group

Inishowen Carnival group are making an appeal for more volunteers to come forward and help celebrate their summer-long festivities. The group are hoping to have more members by September when they celebrate the 400th anniversary of the Flight of the Earls.

Board member, Bauke Vanvdermeijden said the committee want to make the Flight of the Earls celebration one of their best shows to date, but in order to maximise full use of the group's costumes and props, they need to attract more members, "We have so many things going on over the summer, but for this event we need more members. We have been planning this event for a very long time. Because we need two to three hundred performers it is not a parade, it is going to be more like a performance with different costumes so everything is going to be coming out of the closet. We are taking everything down there to show people what the group can do. We need a lot of people for this to come and join in, because like the last time - the big parade in Dublin - we had around 100 people but we are requiring double now, so if anyone is interested in joining us we would be delighted to hear from them".

The group are already booked up over the summer with a range of performers across the country and even one in Liverpool, when they are taking 40 members across the Irish sea to celebrate the Liverpool city's 800th anniversary. The Carnival group has been asked to provide costumes and props for 250 performers. The Beatles will of course be featured in the performance. The group will also hope to create an Octopuses Garden filled with psychedelic sea creatures and a large octopus puppet.

Other sections will include a Mersey Ferry surrounded by dancing monks and nuns, a number of huge inflatable footballs, the Liverpools Docks through the ages and of course the iconic Liver Birds.

The group also have a number of smaller performances and events throughout the country including trips to Lisburn this week and Greystones in Dublin in August.

For more information about any of the events contact the Carnival group on 074 9373375.

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