More of the 1979 Parade
Another shot of the 1979 parade from above
Mr Punch?
A punch and judy show from the 1978 carnival.
Pirates
The Lord Mayor confronts the pirates in the 1978 carnival.
Pushing the dragon
Surprising what you can do with a shopping trolley.
Quad Bikes in Pickwick Park
"My kids cost me a bomb on carnival day. They go off and spend it on quad bikes, food etc. There is free stuff too, the Children’s Centre have their stall where you can colour, paint and make cards and ...
Remember When We Were Young: Carnival Memories
Seven Streets Park 1979
"I moved into Balsall Heath in 1976 so I was at the first Carnival in 1977. It was in a different place to where we have them now. Seven Streets Park which was very new at that ...
Royal Wedding Re-Enactment
The wedding of Prince Charles to Lady Diana Spencer as re-created by Clifton Primary School. Prince Charles is Raymond Douglas and Lady Diana is Donna Titley.
Seaside Photos 1980
The ever-popular "seaside photo" this version is from 1980
Seaside Photos 2006
The "Seaside Photo" again this time it's 2006 - 26 years on - and this time it's also the "throw things at people for charity" stall as well.
Sinclair Spectrum (with chips?) 1984
"One year the St Pauls computer club built a micro-chip and put it on top of a mini so it was a mini-micro. That was the first float I got involved with building. Next year I wanted to go one better and ...
The 1979 Parade from above
The parade was so much bigger in those days.
The end of the parade
The parade arrives at the carnival showground
The Friar Tuck
Themed Food stand
The Golden Goose 1984
"My first one, possibly, was when I was in the Youth Theatre and we did a play called The Golden Goose and we turned that into a float. I didn’t do much more than jump on the float and have a fun time." ...
The last of the floats 2006
This was the last year we could afford to put floats in the parade.
The Silver Screen, 1990
"We did the history of cinema – the silver screen - as a float. The paintings were done by Mark Reilly. He did all our backdrops. He used to be a scout leader too. " Pat Johnson
The sound of drums
When the drums led the parade in the new century, you could hear it coming.