Cleethorpes Carnival 2014: Route map, participant guide, start time and more

FORGET Rio and Notting Hill carnivals – Cleethorpes is where it's really happening this summer! Whatever you had planned for this weekend, forget it and head down to the seafront as the biggest local carnival in more than a decade gets underway on Saturday (July 19). More than 80 organisations, schools, dance troops and charities have entered this year's Cleethorpes Community Carnival, all promising colour, music and lots of entertainment. And, for the first time, Young's Seafood, which sponsors the parade, has brought in a number of acts to really push the entertainment boundary to the limit! A giant caterpillar will crawl its way through the streets of Cleethorpes. And the football World Cup may be over in Brazil – but Brazil is coming to Cleethorpes! Look out for Bloco Fogo, an Afro-Brazilian group which has performed all over the country and is promising to bring a riot of colour and carnival music to lead the parade.

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Download and print a coupon for £7.50 entry to Pleasure Island after the Cleethorpes Carnival

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A spokesman for the group said: "We are looking forward to entertaining the crowds at Cleethorpes Carnival 2014. We will be playing the loud funky carnival rhythms of Brazil in our signature red and yellow costumes." And don't be fooled by the elderly ladies and their shopping trolleys ... Granny Turismo are not quite what they seem! A Chinese dragon, the Cumberland Giants and motorised Daleks will add to the entertainment. It has come a long way since the parade was nearly cancelled, in 2012, due to lack of support. Young's Seafood stepped in to ensure it went ahead last year and, building on that success, this year's event promises to be the best yet. The parade sets off from Sidney Park, with the first floats visible on Grimsby Road at 3.30pm. Organisers have asked that, for safety reasons, people do not enter Sidney Park unless they are a participant of the parade. There is plenty of opportunity to view the parade along its route to Meridian Park which can be viewed below.The floats will be lined up by 3pm for a 3.30pm startThe participants in the parade are... 1: Bloco Fogo Band 2: Carnival Princess and Prince 3: Mayor 4: Miss Grimsby 5: Young's Seafood Limited 5a: Discovering Aces 6: Oasis Academy Nunsthorpe 7: Compass FM 8: Lincs FM 9: Centa Stage Theatre School 10: Granny Turismo 11: Estuary TV 12: Chinese Dragons 13: A & M Freedom Festival Dance Academy 14: Brody's Disney Appeal 14a: Community Assistance 15: R & H Roofing 16: Graham Chapman Classic Cars 17: Cliftons Dance Academy 18: Cliftons Unique Dance Academy 19: St Andrew's Hospice 20: East Coast Elite Band 21: Lincolnshire Wold Railway 22: Community Assistance 23: Friends of Cleethorpes Heritage 24: Stagecoach bus 25: Grimsby Majorettes 26: Cleethorpes Athletics 27: British Red Cross 28: Klever K9s 29: William Barcroft School 30: Oasis Academy Nunsthorpe 31: Community Assistance 32: Cuddle's Cat Rescue 33: Dragon Scooter 34: Ouch Pouch Childcare 35: Better Days 36: Happy Cakes 37: Imperial Crusaders Band 38: Magic Moments 39: Lincolnshire Search and Rescue 40: Dalek Invasion 41: Thrunscoe Primary Academy 42: Caterpillar 43: G.A.P Empower 44: Barclay's Bank 45: Toria Dance School 46: Zoogle Theatre School 47: Dance Magic Dance Shop 48: City of Hull Environment 49: Community Assistance 50: Holton-le-Clay Cricket Club 51: Lincolnshire Today 52: Vibe Musical Theatre 53: Mayfair Dance School 54: Twinkles Costume Company 55: Ghetto Park 56: TSB Bank 57: Neonatal Unit 58: Heron Foods and Teenage Cancer Trust 59: Ramsden's Ltd 60: The Magical Castle 61: Grimsby Scorpions 62: Delush Spa 63: Community Assistance 64: Community Art Works 65: Havelok United Group 66: Battling Giants 67: Community Assistance 68: Grimsby Cycle Hub 69: Housing 21 70: TBC 71: Caistor Amateur Theatrical Society 72: Grimsby Pride 73: Surinder's Marathon Mission 74: Grim Reavers 75: Grimsby Zombie Walk 76: Hands Together 77: British Heart Foundation 78: YMCA Humber 79: Humberside Lifestyle 4 Louis 80: Bluebird Care 81: Community Assitance 82: Viking FM