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Article: Fun time in the sun CARNIVAL: World Cup clash fails to deter revellers on scorching day in Solihull
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- Evening Mail
- Article date:
- June 12, 2006
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THOUSANDS of people flocked to Solihull Carnival on Saturday for
fun in the sun.
England's World Cup clash with Paraguay failed to lure the throngs
of visitors who packed into Tudor Grange Park for the carnival, one
of Solihull's biggest annual events.
And members of Shirley Round Table, who organised the event, said
the day was "fantastic" and a huge success.
The fun began at noon when a motor-ised carnival procession set
off from New Road, Malvern Park, travelling along Solihull High
Street to Tudor Grange Park where the event was declared open by the
Mayor of Solihull, John Reeve.
The Round Table had been given special permission to allow a
procession along the ...