For updated travel advice to Ryde visit: Wightlink ferries from Portsmouth: www.wightlink.co.uk Hovertravel from Southsea: www.hovertravel.co.

uk Redfunnel from Southampton: www.redfunnel.co.uk Islandline trains to Esplanade: http://www.southwesttrains.co.uk/island-line.aspx Southern Vectis busses: www.islandbusses.info

For an easy-read map of Ryde showing the parade route and highlighting rest areas, accessible toilets and disabled parking visit our partners at Blue Touch Paper Carnival www.btpcarnival.co.uk

NatWest Island Games 2011

Expect heavy traffic and restricted parking in town. Use FREE Shuttlebus operated by WIGHTBUS from Smallbrook Stadium, Ashey Rd, PO33 4BH to Bus Stop @ Beijing Palace Restaurant, corner Esplanade/EastHill Road. 2pm to 5pm and 6.30pm to 10pm. Symbol Key:
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And all the hundreds of young people, parents, teachers, artists, makers and backstage volunteers who have given up over a year of their time to prepare and present this fantastic show! Well done everyone!
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Parade leaves Simeon St Rec 5pm Arrives Town Centre 5.45pm and Esplanade 6.15pm. Official Opening Ceremony 7.30pm Watch on Live Screens @ Esplanade and Simeon Street Recreation Ground.

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Dont miss this amazing spectacle! 1,500 costumed carnival performers share their own imaginative interpretation of island history, folklore, culture and industry. From Dinosaurs to modern day Festival, the story unfolds in chronological order as follows The Prelude: Island Bloco featuring RAW Samba, FaT Samba, Unidos, Haylands and Greenmount Primary Schools Samba. 1 Dinosaur Island Mas Exodus stilt walkers 2 Beaker Island Swanmore Middle School and Haylands Primary. 3 Roman Island Oakfield Primary and LastMinit. Com. 4 Mythical Island Gatten & Lake Primary, St Georges School and Saturday Club for Deaf Children. 5 Druids & Jutes Mayfield Middle School 6 The Crusaders Godshill Primary and Isle of Wight College students 7 The Blackgang Wreckers Niton Primary and Newchurch Primary Schools 8 The Bacca Pipes Jig Guith Carnival Morris, Morris Mynahs and Nettlestone Primary School. 9 The Pilgrim Fathers Ryde School, Junior and Senior Schools 10 The Civil War Years Love Lane Primary and Summerfields Primary Schools

11 Regattas & Sailing Medina House, Christ the King College and Bishop Lovett Middle School. 12 The Smuggling Years Yarmouth Primary, Shalfleet Primary and Nine Acres Primary Schools. 13 Victorian Island Wight Diamonds Marching Band, Queensgate Primary School, Ryde Carnival Float, Bollywood Brass Band (Pan Jazz) and Cowes Primary School. 14 Great Artists and the Island Greenmount Primary School 15 Great Inventors and the Island Broadlea Primary and Brighstone Primary Schools 16 Holiday Island Ryde High School 17 Festival Island Binstead Primary and Medina High School 18 Carnival Island Blue Touch Paper Carnival, Steel Beats Steel Band and Mas Fusion Carnival Club. 19 Isle of Wight Welcomes the World (Joining us At Dover Park School with the Athletes) Flag Wavers from the Autistic Centre, Bembridge Primary School, St Catherines School, Hunnyhill Primary, St Francis Primary Schools, Morris Dancers from Men of Wight, Oyster Girls, and Bloodstone Border Morris. An Extraordinary Island Design by Sharon George with Emma Baxter, Helen Burns, Jane Pearce, Penny Rushton and Pete Allen. Choreography by Jill Wade Smith

View the Official Opening Ceremony on Live Screens at Eastern Esplanade Gardens and at Simeon Street Rec from 7.30pm. (the site @ Quay Road is not open to the public) 7.30pm: Official Business including Welcome, Water Ceremony, The Oath, Raising the Games Flag, Fanfare, and Official Opening by Lord Coe, Olympic Gold Medallist and Chairman of the London Olympic Games Organising Committee. 8pm: Celebratory Performance An Island in its True Colours featuring: PJs Theatre School, The Hot Green Bus Dance Co, Ryde Extreme Performers, Island Acrobalance, Sandown High School, Mas Fusion Carnival Dancers with Cats Kittens and Shademakers Carnival Club featuring Dance Vibez.

Live carnival entertainment in Simeon St Rec from 3pm to 9.30pm featuring MC COCO P and DJ Mike Forbes (Hot 96 FM) with special guests live on stage Pre-parade: Tafastar, Derek Sandy Post-parade: Trini Boy Joocie and International Soca Star SCRAPPY! (Stage closes 5pm to 6.30pm whilst the parade is in town)

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