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Our Sponsors
The Plough Road Centre is comprised of a variety of industrial units and offices for commercial. Plough Road Centre is a family run business that is generally occupied by small businesses who find their employees locally.
We are very proud to have many local businesses and groups support the Carnival and Fete in a variety of ways. Our sponsors are key to enabling Carnival day so a big thank you to all of them!
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Hills Residential
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The Plough Road Centre / Wright Ruffell Ltd for use of the centre to gather the carnival procession as the starting point.
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Town and Country Residential sales and lettings for providing the promotional boards.
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Great Bentley Village Hall for use of the car park to gather the carnival courts, use of the toilets and chairs.
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Great Bentley Parish Council for use of the village green, Portaloo toilets and supporting grant funding as required.
Advertisers
​Each year we produce a full colour A5 programme booklet which is distributed free of charge to every home in Great Bentley (c1200 copies) and we can offer advertising space in this.
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If you would like to advertise in the programme booklet contact emma.gbcarnival@gmail.com
Silent Auction
Thank You to the following companies who have generously donated to our Silent Auction
We are collecting for the Silent Auction, so if you can assist with any of the following, or anything else which will help us raise money for our beneficiaries, please get in touch.​
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​Unique experiences, trips, tours, event catering
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Tickets- are you a season ticket holder who can spare a seat
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Car valeting, house cleaning, dog walking, gardening services
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Beach hut or holiday home rentals
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Lessons- do you teach cooking, music, sports, yoga
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Memorabilia-celebrity autographs, sporting items, vintage clothing
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Artwork, pottery, photographs, drawings
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Gift certificates, vouchers
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Gift baskets
​In return for your generosity, we will advertise your company on Facebook Page in the run up to the event as well as on our stall posters on the day.
The profits made on Carnival Day will be divided between our beneficiaries.
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Volunteers also wanted to help run the Silent Auction on carnival day.
If you can help with a donation or on the day, please contact emma.gbcarnival@gmail.com
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Donators
Donations
Colchester School of Gym
1 school age or 1 pre-school age open session
English Spirit Distillery
Two Tour & Tasting vouchers (£20 each)
Jimmy's Farm & W Park
Family day pass (2 adults + 2 children)
Leisure World
Buy one spa entry and get one free
Thorrington Mill Vineyard
Tour & Tasting voucher for two
Colchester Climbing project
Entry + shoe hire for 1 adult + 1 child
Go Bananas
Free entry for 1 adult +1 child
Mercury Theatre
Two free tickets for any in-house production (excluding pantomime)
Colchester Zoo
Two child Admisison tickets
Middelton's
£20 Gift voucher
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Beth Chatto
Annual garden entry for two worth £65
Play2Day
Admits 2 adults and 2 children
Spirit Style Boutique
Voucher for £25
Thistle & Rose
Voucher for £20
Princes Theatre
Two complimentary tickets to any show. Max ticket value £20/ticket
Baylham House Farm
£47.50 voucher for entry
(excludes peak pricing times)
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​Clip and Climb
£20 voucher
Comiit Fitness
1 month unlimited exercise classes + 1 weekly group PT session during that month
GB Cricket Club
Family membership voucher
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Xanthe Olding Photography
Voucher for £75
Phillpots Garden Centre
Voucher for 2 Afternoon Teas
Writtle Maize Maze
Voucher for 4 people
Lexden Rackets
Free Tennis Lesson
Terry Turner Photography
Voucher for £150
Forge Fitness
Foundation Programme worth £247
Purple Anime
£50 Gift Voucher
Fairfields Farm Crisps
Pick 'n Mix Crisps Voucher worth £24
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East Coast Distillery
50 cl bottle of Hedgerow Gin Liquer worth £28
Hasty's Farm
Voucher for 2 adults + 2 children
Ipswich Town Football Club
Mid layer training top - Size L
Tesco
Vouchers worth £40
Great Bentley Garage
Two MOT vouchers
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Deans' Nursery
Phormium prennial plant + pot