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Luton CarnivalYou are in: Beds Herts and Bucks > Luton Carnival > Carnival 2008: "We're going to come out bigger and better!"  Luton Carnival Carnival 2008: "We're going to come out bigger and better!"Spectacular colours, gyrating dancing, a blend of soca, reggae and rap rhythms can only mean one thing on the streets of Luton… Carnival! And this year will be bigger and better than ever! Music StagesCarnival music stage: Wardown Park12 noon: Luton Youth Steel Orchestra Young People's Stage - Telford Way Car Park1Son BBC Introducing… Rock and Indie stage - Market Hill12.00 - 12.40: Third Law Sound sitesEight sound sites showcasing local MCs and DJs featuring world music, jazz, reggae, house, soca, roots, salsa and soul. The sound sites are located at: World Music - Wardown Park Luton International Carnival 2008 - Bank Holiday Monday 26th MayLuton Carnival will be bigger and better this year. That's the view of Parade Manager Jacqui Harding after last year's event had to be called off because of the rain. Jacqui, whose job, as you might imagine, is to organise the parade, was devastated when the bad weather put paid to all her hard work. "I was in the park at 6.00am in the rain and it was awful" she said. "It was a horrible, horrible day. I cried buckets. It was heartbreaking. "I had a feeling on the Sunday it wasn't going to happen" she continued, "because the weather was so, so bad. Then, at 5.30am I got a phone call from one of the groups saying that they weren't coming and I thought I really don't blame them. "I got up and went straight to the park and I thought there's no way it can go on, it's just not safe. I've never seen Luton so empty in all my life on that day. There was nobody anywhere. It wasn't a nice day, one I don't want to remember." But the events of last year have made everybody involved with the carnival want to come out much stronger than before. "I told somebody last year that because that happened [last year] we're going to come out bigger and better" said Jacqui. "We're going to make more noise, we're going to be more colourful and we're going to bring the smiles back and bring Luton Carnival back to the way it was!" SpectacularThe event, well known for its spectacular colours, gyrating dancing, and a blend of soca, reggae and rap rhythms is coming to town on Bank Holiday Monday, 26th May 2008.  Luton on May Bank Holiday 2007 Luton International Carnival is organised by Luton Borough Council Arts Development Unit, together with partners the Luton Carnival Arts Development Trust and Luton Sounds Forum. The town’s first carnival was in 1976 when it was just a Victorian street fair put on as part of the Borough's centenary celebrations. It has developed over the years and in 1998 acquired international status and received the largest single lottery award for carnival development. Luton International Carnival includes the cultures and communities of Luton whilst The BBC is not responsible for the content of external websites Find out more about Jacqui's job: The ParadeThis year's parade will include floats, vehicles and displays from the following organisations: Paraiso School of SambaMultigraphic PromotionsFoxdell SchoolsBeechwood Primary SchoolWarden Hill Junior SchoolChapel Street NurseryArndale NurseryThree Star CoachesChallney High School for GirlsMadhatters Circus SkillsSankofa MasOM GroupChiltern RadioShack AttackSt Kitts Nevis Friends AssociatesHya LevelTorque TamborEssensual RejuvenationHerald & Post Rhythm MastersSunshine International ArtsFestive RoadIndependent StreetNorwich Carnival AssociatesSicklecell & Thalassaemia Care ForumGrenada ShortkneeHare KrishnaUrban TouchM2kMarsh Farm En MassWaluds Bank/Marsh Farm OutreachMarsh Farm Street DancersLea Manor High SchoolLuton Borough Council Cycle Training TeamWord of FaithBBC Three Counties RadioRoots to Carnival UKCCAWelbeck - High Town C/CACEFarley Hill Youth ClubIsland MasqueradesGhana SocietyFlamingo Carnival Arts LtdLondon Luton Airport Ops LtdPasque CharitySocaLuton Irish ForumArco IrisBedford BateriaSamba BanditsSt Vincent & the GrenadinesT-HopSainsburysSamaritansRampage Carnival Clublast updated: 23/05/2008 at 10:37 SEE ALSOYou are in: Beds Herts and Bucks > Luton Carnival > Carnival 2008: "We're going to come out bigger and better!"
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