Last updated 18th June 2000
Millenium Carnival
Events

This year's carnival will be the biggest ever seen and will feature a multitude of events, including Five-A-Side football, Fun Fair, Pipe Band, Parachutists and Open Air Rock and Blues Concert.

As well as arena events, a duck race and majorettes display, there will be live music in Salisbury Square, street entertainers and a town crier to keep everything moving.

A 5-A-Side Football Tournament will take place from 10:00am on Hartham Common. This annual competition was first run in 1997 and is open to any club which is affiliated to their own branch of the FA. Four junior age groups take part, with events staggered throughout the day. Each age group section will run straight through down to the final itself. Many local teams will be entering, but others from further afield will also be taking part.

There will be a Duck Race in the Castle Grounds at midday, close to the St.Andrews Funday.

Parachutists

The Metropolitan Police Parachute Team will be dropping into the main arena at 5:00pm, whilst ground crew provide a running commentary. Prior to the drop, members of the Carnival Committee will be selling beer mats. Fill in your name and address and all the mats will be tossed into the main arena immediately before the drop. The first parachutists to land will pick up three mats, each of which wins a prize.

Postman Pat will be paying a guest appearance on the common with his postvan, courtesy of Royal Mail. He will be hovering around the stalls meeting the children!

The North London Barmy Army will be giving rides in their armoured personnel carriers and jeeps on Hartham Common.

The town's forthcoming independent local radio station HertBeat will be running the public address system on Hartham Common and will be available to provide information on both carnival events and progress in launching the station.

There will be a Live Jazz Band playing outside the Castle Hall.

To see a graphic of Hartham Common on the day click here.

Check out the schedule on the Carnival Home Page and revisit this page regularly for updated details.