Bridgwater
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Bridgwater is a historic market town and civil parish in Somerset, England. The town had a population of 41,276 at the 2021 Census. Bridgwater is at the edge of the Somerset Levels, in level and well-wooded country. The town lies along both sides of the River Parrett; it has been a major inland port and trading centre since the industrial revolution. Most of its industrial bases still stand today. Its larger neighbour, Taunton, is linked to Bridgwater via a canal, the M5 motorway and the GWR railway line.
Image: Bridgwater cornexchange staute and church
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Image: Bridgwater Docks geograph.org.uk 925650
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West Country Carnival
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The West Country Carnival Circuits are an annual celebration featuring a parade of illuminated carts in the English West Country. The celebration dates back to the Gunpowder Plot of 1605. The purpose is to raise money for local charities.
'Jubilation' was a cart jointly built by several Somerset carnival clubs that took part in the Platinum Jubilee Pageant in London and several West Country carnivals in 2022
Prattens Carnival Club float 1988
'Thriller' by Shambles CC, Bridgwater Carnival 2017
Bridgwater Carnivals own cart. Used to advertise their carnival at other carnivals, and travels at the front of every Bridgwater Carnival.