Reading Carnival cancelled

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Reading Carnival has been cancelled for 2013 over a lack of funding. The annual Reading Carnival at Prospect Park has been run by volunteers each May for 35 years.

A statement from the organisers said the 2013 event was dropped due to “rising costs incurred and the lack of funding available”.

The borough council said it would work with organisers to stage future events on “a sustainable financial footing”.

The carnival, which was begun by members of the town’s Caribbean and Irish populations, regularly attracts up to 10,000 people.

March 8, 2013 |

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