Bath Carnival delivers hundreds of hours of creative activities, arts-based workshops and learning opportunities to the local community throughout the year.
With increasingly limited access to the arts we are ensuring that vulnerable children and adults, often from deprived areas of the city have equal opportunity to experience music, dance, theatre and costume making.
Charities we’ve supported since 2013 include Action on Hearing Loss, Mencap, Three Ways School, Wheels 4 All, Genesis Trust, Mentoring Plus, Penstone Support and Learning, Keynsham MENCAP, Julian House and many, many more.
Local clubs and community groups are invited to get in touch and book themselves a place in the procession in July.
“It’s really important for the people we support to engage with the wider community to reduce isolation and reduce the stigma around people with a learning difficulty. The Carnival team do an amazing job of making everyone feel like valued participants and treating everyone as individuals. ”
Zara May is a service user of Action On Hearing Loss in Twerton.
“The people we work with need to rebuild their networks, and getting involved in community projects is one of the best ways to meet people in a safe, comfortable environment. The Bath Carnival project is really great for us.”
Genesis Trust Life Skills project took part in the fabulous Bath Carnival in 2017. Matt Prescott and Hilary Long from the Genesis Trust Life Skills project talk about the joy of joining in with the City of Bath for the annual carnival project.
“Families were worried how their child would be perceived at a big event but after being involved in this year’s Carnival they’re really keen to take part in larger communal workshops, with the public helping them build even larger structures for their bikes!”
“Bath Carnival provides a unique experience for residents through workshops and volunteering opportunities. There’s a strong approach to building engagement with harder to reach diverse groups, who go on to achieve great artistic outcomes. ”