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Carnivals 1998 & 2000
The last of the Carnivals in its usual format.
Now replaced by a Party Week, in early July.

Evening Telegraph, 29th June 1998 - 1998 Carnival
1998

Charlotte Scarboro, 14, Jo  Gotts, 10, and Gemma Bathurst, 16 as Carnival Queen.

 Evening Telegraph, June 2000 - Carnival 2000
2000
Lindsay Garside, Gemma Bathurst, and Sophie Bradshaw.

Order of events

1.30pm The parade leaves St. Mary's Avenue
by the top gate and proceeds via:

3.25pm

Prize Giving

3.40pm

Jubilee Display Band

Hall Avenue, Church Street, High Street, Station Road, Wellingborough Road,
St. Mary's Avenue and Hall Avenue, returning to the park at 2.30pm.

4.00pm

Main Display by Rushden & Higham Ferrers Rugby Club
Mini Section

4.25pm

Eastwood Arcadians

2.45pm

Ilkeston Marines

4.40pm

Colin the Clown - children's competition 

3.05pm

Colin the Clown - children's competition

4.55pm

Finedon Sandiman Band

RELAUNCH of a Thousand Years Book, by Rushden & District History Society.
from left Greville Watson, Eric Powell, Gemma Bathurst (2OOO queen),
Marian Pinnell (1973 queen), Julie Higgins (1984 queen)

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