A busy start to July
There was plenty going on during the first week of July in Kenilworth.
On Sunday the 1st there was the Olympic Torch going from Stratford
on Avon, Warwick, Leamington Spa and Kenilworth before heading off to Coventry.
In Kenilworth, a steel band was playing in the town during
the day and sporting activities were put on across the Abbey Fields. By late
afternoon, crowds were lining the route through Kenilworth town centre and a
great cheer and sounding of horns greeted the convoy of support vehicles and
the bearer as he made his way past the clock tower and around to the Castle
where another bearer took the torch on between the cottages on Castle Hill and down
High Street, accompanied by the church bells, and followed by a mass of
youngsters.
The following Saturday
saw Kenilworth’s 80th Carnival which,
despite the on-off showers, was great to watch, as always. I had watched several of the floats making
their way to the Castle for the start, zipping along at a brisk pace through
the morning traffic with everyone onboard already in full swing. It was quite a sight to see members of the Royal
Family dancing on the back of one lorry as it headed along the same part of town
that I had seen the Olympic torch travel only six days before. Weather
forecasts were not optimistic but it did not deter those that gathered along
the route, armed with umbrellas and picnic chairs, to see the brightly
decorated floats, excited youngsters, comical costumes and marching bands - what fun. 
From Thursday, the annual fair was in the fields next to the
car park, to coincide with the carnival, along with stalls and displays around the
tennis courts on the Saturday. St
Nicholas church put on tea and homemade cakes and then at dusk there was a
firework display to complete the celebration.
What a busy week.
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