Carnival is off
But they will start planning for next year’s event
ORGANISERS of this year’s Shepshed Carnival have taken the sad decision to call of the 2020 event.
Shepshed Carnival was due to be held on August Bank Holiday Monday, August 31, but Shepshed Lions have announced that they have had to cancel the event, for this year only.
Lion president Lynn Jackson said: “We deferred a final decision on Carnival until the last possible moment, hoping against hope for a sudden and unexpected improvement in the coronavirus situation.
“Clearly, with a localised lockdown nearby in Leicester, this has not happened, and so Carnival 2020 has had to be cancelled. As it happens, Shepshed Town Council have decided in any event that in the interests of public safety, Glenmore Park cannot host the event this year.
“Shepshed Lions are in complete agreement with this decision by the town council, and we will start planning for the carnival on August 30 next year very soon.
“I would like to thank the town council for their ongoing support for the carnival, and also Loughborough Building Society, who in spite of all the uncertainty pledged their usual sponsorship support for the carnival some months ago.
“We are now looking with concern at this year’s senior citizens’ lunch, due to take place in October, and also whether we will be able to help Santa as he tours the streets of Shepshed in the run up to Christmas!
“Let’s hope and pray we are back to normal by then.”
•Below are some photos from past events.