For this week’s nostalgia, we are looking back to the summer of 1977 when the Binfield carnival came to town.
That year, thousands of people from all over Berkshire visited the town to take part in the festivities, which saw beauty queens on show, clowns and general tomfoolery, as residents across the county enjoyed the sunshine 44 years ago.
There were lots of smiles at the carnival
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Everyone was enjoying themselves
One of the talking points was the decrease in procession floats, as there were only 20 entries, which was a large drop from the previous year.
The event was enjoyed by children along with their parents and guardians
There were performances on how the UK won the war at the event
Many people took their dogs to the carnival
There were several plays taking place
King George was also at the carnival
People young and old were at the event
However, this didn’t stop people from turning up, as children were spotted having face paints, dogs were seen enjoying the attention and local sports club dressed up as jesters to give everyone some summer cheer.
It was a joyous occasion
It was a carnival that was enjoyed by everyone.
Many children were in attendance
It was a carnival to remember
A couple of beauty queens at the event
This will be the first of four look backs at what was going on in 1997.
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