To celebrate 40 years of the Fringe and the Buxton International Festival's 40th anniversary, we teamed up to create this fantastic float on a Carnival of the Animals theme. Lomas produced a brand new, bigger vehicle for us and were hugely helpful as was the theatre company Babbling Bagabonds which ran a series of workshops in schools to create animal puppets. The workshops were run jointly by Buxton Fringe and BIF. Thank you to everyone who helped on the day.
Something is afoot...
Decorating the float on Lightwood Road
Olympian efforts from Ben and Gaye
Marketing Officer Stephanie Billen on bunting duty
That all important front
More orange required
Carnival of the Animals banner
Something fishy on the Fringe40 carnival float (credit: Ian J. Parkes 2019)
Fishy eye
Fishy eye 2
Multiple fringes
It's on the move! (credit: Ian J. Parkes 2019)
The Fringe/BIF float won first prize in its category!
Looking good for Fringe40
Parading past the Dome
Members of Act It Out CIC promoting Letters of War (credit: Ian J. Parkes)
Looking fab at Fringe40 (credit: Ian J. Parkes 2019)
Gare du Nord Theatre co promote The Suitcase, The Beggar and The Wind at Fringe40 (credit: Ian J. Parkes 2019)
The trusty float continues
Balloon frenzy
Group carnival shot - what a fantastic team effort! (credit: Ian J. Parkes 2019)
Cutting a dash
The beautiful Fringe40 float (credit: Ian J. Parkes 2019)
The fab Fringe40 float (credit: Ian J. Parkes 2019)
Turning the corner with the webmaster.
Into the High street...
The Fringe40/BIF float (credit: Ian J. Parkes 2019)
The float and a shoal of fish
Onto the Market Place (credit: Ian J. Parkes 2019)
All the fun of the fair and the Fringe (credit: Ian J. Parkes 2019)
Scott Allsop with son Edward and lion on the Fringe40 float (credit: Ian J. Parkes 2019)
The lion basks in the sun
Lots going on as the float parades through Buxton (credit Ian J. Parkes 2019)
Fringe chair Keith gives out programmes
Our animal parade on Carnival Day (credit: Ian J. Parkes 2019)
The cast of Letters of War
More members of Act It Out CIC
The float in all its finery
Cock-a-hoop at the carnival
The spectacular turtle
Carnival fever (credit: Ian J. Parkes 2019)
A perfect carnival day! Scott Allsop and his son Edward at Fringe40 (credit: Ian J. Parkes)