<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Yarmouth Carnival]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yarmouth Carnival]]></description><link>https://rjgraphicsuk.wixstudio.com/yarmouth-carnival/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 15:09:54 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.yarmouthcarnival.co.uk/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The West Wight Scows]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yarmouth has a very rich history including religious, political, cultural and more recently, a long history of carnival and sailing events. One historical sailing event took place in 1924 when the ﬁrst Yarmouth Scow was built in Theo Smith’s Boatyard (the current site of CHOYD) by boat apprentice Bernard Hayward, who fought in the Battle of Jutland in 1916.Although scows had been built in Lymington, the Yarmouth scow was designed slightly diﬀerently to cope with the Western Solent ‘sea chop’....]]></description><link>https://www.yarmouthcarnival.co.uk/post/the-west-wight-scows</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d697114424ffa457c23799</guid><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jul 2024 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/40af86_a28e0d10db5241ee97b7e661531dd49a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_960,h_686,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mallishag</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Church To Church]]></title><description><![CDATA[A walk from Saint James’ Church Yarmouth to All Saints Church Freshwater (buildings, birds and bullrushes). The ﬁrst mention of Yarmouth was in AD 991 under the name of Eremue, meaning muddy estuary. Yarmouth was sacked twice by the French in 1377 and again in 1544 resulting in Henry the VIII building Yarmouth Castle to provide protection. Yarmouth ﬁrst sent a representative to Parliament in 1295 and from 1584 to 1832, actually returned two members of Parliament. From the Harbour head down...]]></description><link>https://www.yarmouthcarnival.co.uk/post/from-church-to-church</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d697385fef43f6665f628d</guid><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jul 2024 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/40af86_e5740d3b1787463f981590037845b3dd~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_768,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mallishag</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yarmouth Carnival Dog Show 2023!]]></title><description><![CDATA[A fantastic turnout on a chilly blustery day for our Dog and Pet show. Thank you to all that braved the weather and to Freshwater Petstore for providing the prizes. So many happy pets and their owners! 1.    Most unusual pet 2.    Best dressed pair 3.    Best sausage catcher 4.    Pet most like their human 5.    Most gorgeous golden oldie  6.    Pet judges would most like to take home]]></description><link>https://www.yarmouthcarnival.co.uk/post/yarmouth-carnival-dog-show-2023</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d695dd0611ac839ce7b667</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/40af86_d8e2a1f4473b4aea95249d2fab20d05e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mallishag</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pancake Race 2023!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shrove Tuesday this year fell on February 21st and Yarmouth Square soon filled up with supporters for our annual pancake races. The primary school children, who are now at their new school in Freshwater, were delivered to the car park by their parents where school registration took place! They were greeted by the Mallishag and were keen and ready to join in the fun. The Mallishag also joined them in the races.The race categories cover all age groups and include a race for pubs and clubs for...]]></description><link>https://www.yarmouthcarnival.co.uk/post/pancake-race-2023</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d69584c55f668b530499c6</guid><pubDate>Fri, 07 Jul 2023 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/40af86_0b767fe582ce4aa795d63b73fe5db4bb~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_315,h_315,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mallishag</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Easter Duck Race 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[The weather was set fair with a brisk breeze and perfect tide conditions. Large crowds lined the shore, stretching all the way across the bridge ready to cheer on the ducks. Yarmouth Sailing Club hosted the event, providing the launch from where the ducks set sail on their epic journey and, on shore, very welcome refreshments with their usual amazing selection of cakes! We had 16 corporate decorated duck entries and over 1,200 little ducks racing this year.On the Rocks won the decorated duck...]]></description><link>https://www.yarmouthcarnival.co.uk/post/easter-duck-race-2023</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d694bea51db32c14c0376e</guid><pubDate>Fri, 07 Jul 2023 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/40af86_5a3f6afb49e34b739cb024f375160e5f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_315,h_315,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mallishag</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coronation Lunch in The Square]]></title><description><![CDATA[What an amazing day it has been! Thank you to all of you who came along and supported us and of course a huge thank you to the volunteer helpers and the Carnival Committee who organised the event.. Job well done I think.. With thanks to Alan Benns.]]></description><link>https://www.yarmouthcarnival.co.uk/post/coronation-lunch-in-the-square</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d690d40611ac839ce7ab30</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jun 2023 17:32:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://youtu.be/_k-k0lqLL50?si=eShUtJhmMDIoRdQ8" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Mallishag</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>