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Council withdraws funding for Bridgwater Carnival barriers and portable toilets

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Bridgwater Guy Fawkes Carnival is a linchpin of the town's cultural calendar. attracts 150,000 visitors to its annual parade and iconic squibbing ceremony. In previous years, the carnival has funded portaloos and security barriers along the parade’s route using a £16,000 grant from Sedgemoor District Council. But this grant has now been removed by Somerset Council (which replaced the district council in April 2023) as part of £35m of budget cuts.

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Council withdraws funding for Bridgwater Carnival barriers and portable toilets

Somerset Council has withdrawn funding for safety barriers and portable toilets for the 2024 Bridgwater Carnival as part of its budget to balance…

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