Flower Festival

 

Flower Festival

The biennial village carnival was last week. The charity chosen to be supported was the RNLI and the theme was ‘Surfing the Seven Seas.’

The week-long activities began with a procession to the local recreation ground and finished with a flower festival in one of the local churches. Various schools, clubs, societies and organisations found innovative ways of interpreting the theme. We went on Monday afternoon, expecting it to be quiet, but it was surprisingly busy.

I have posted a selection of arrangements. The first one shows a surfboard amid rolling ‘waves’ of flowers, as we are encouraged to see. 

I liked the miniature surfer and the flip-flops but the detail that amused me most was the message in a bottle!

The notes for the displays were informative and in some cases imperative in understanding the interpretation.

Explorers were featured. 

 

There were twenty-six displays in all, and all the pillars and  pew ends had been decorated, too. Such a lot of hard work goes into these arrangements. I hope the RNLI received lots of donations.

Flower Festival 2014

The Flower Festival is one of the highlights of the biennial Crowthorne Carnival. Susannah, Bethan, Frankie and Lolly (!) came with me on Sunday afternoon. It was held in the church of St John the Baptist and it was packed. Light lunches and refreshments were served throughout the weekend.

Various local organisations took part, among them schools, Women's Institute, toddler groups, flower arrangers and businesses. The theme for the Carnival was ‘Strictly Showtime’.

Detail from 'Fiddler on the Roof' by St Sebastian's Women's Institute 

'Fiddler on the Roof' 

The font provided a platform for 'Carousel'

Every available space was used

'The X Factor', a popular television show

Not sure what was the inspiration behind this - 'Oliver' maybe?

'Swan Lake' by St Sebastian's church

There were musical interludes

'The Tower of Babel'

'The Beautiful City'

 

'The Cleansing of the Temple'

 'All good gifts'

Joseph and his coat of many colours

'Wedding'

'Facets of Faith'

'St John's flower arrangers

'The Miracle of the Burning Bush'

'The Mikado' by Crowthorne Traders' Association

'Elton John'

'Detail from 'Elton John'

'A Midsummer Night's Dream'

'Singin' in the Rain' by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, Crowthorne branch.

'Oklahoma'

'Dancing on Ice' by Crowthorne WI. 'Dancing on Ice' is a popular television programme.

The pew ends were decorated. This one was inspired by 'My favourite things' from 'The Sound of Music.'

'Noah's Ark' by The Net, formerly known as St John's Sunday School.

Royal Ascot scene from 'My Fair Lady' by Crowthorne and Sandhurst Flower Arrangers

Crowthorne Gang Show - Scouts

'The Lion King' by Hatch Ride Primary School

This and the following scenes were on floats at the Carnival Procession at the beginning of Carnival Week.

'The Wizard of Oz' by Wildmoor Primary School

'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang'

 

Detail from 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang'

The splendid Cedar in the graveyard.