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Pat Howe Collection

Photographs taken by Pat Howe of carnivals and carnival activities with which she has been involved. Pat Howe has been involved in carnival in Norwich since the 1970s and has taken part in the Lord Mayor's Street Procession on several occasions. Her collection includes images of the Lord Mayor’s Street Procession, stilt-walkers and carnival costumes.

Stilt-walkers

In the last few years leading up to 2010 (when the material was donated to the UKCCA) Pat Howe has been trying to establish a stilt-walking troupe. There have been over 40 children...

Norwich Lord Mayor’s Street Procession

A range of costumes that Pat Howe has been involved in helping to create. The costumes have all been created by community groups who have learned how to design and construct their own costumes and...

Isle of Wight trip

This was an Arts Council Touring funded project to take a community based carnival group to the Isle of Wight carnivasl. It involved the Phoenix Children Centre based in Mile Cross, Norwich. The...

Fridi Gras, July 9th 2010

Fridi Gras was an event organised by 'Spirit of Carnival' to introduce local familes in Norwich to carnival skills and experience. The Fridi Gras was described as 'an evening of...