ENTRIES to the 2024 Somerset County Guy Fawkes Carnivals are now welcomed, as the application window has opened as of today, Thursday, August 1.

Hopeful entrants can now apply by completing a simple online electronic entry form, available from both the official Somerset County Guy Fawkes Carnivals Association (SCGFCA) website (www.somersetcountycarnivals.com) and the Bridgwater Guy Fawkes Carnival website (www.bridgwatercarnival.org.uk).

The closing date for applying to take part in the carnivals is Sunday, September 1, and those who are unable to complete an online entry form can still obtain a paper copy by contacting Dave Croker on 01278 421795 or at dave@bridgwatercarnival.org.uk.

The standardised entry form enables entrants to register to participate in the eight affiliated county carnivals: Bridgwater, Burnham on Sea, Weston Super Mare, North Petherton, Midsomer Norton, Shepton Mallet, Wells and Glastonbury.

David Churches, secretary of SCGFCA, said: “The Somerset Guy Fawkes Carnivals are the best illuminated processions in the world, and we should be very proud our county is home to them.

“Every year, people travel from all over the country to see our carnivals, and every year the standard of entries gets better and better.

"I am sure the carnival committees and entrants will be absolutely determined to put on a special show again for 2024, and I cannot wait for them to begin."