MADAM, As you may know Monmouth Carnival this year will be taking place on Sunday 26th July. It's a grand local tradition which I'm sure we're all very fond of. Every year we have lots of floats and walking entries which have always made the carnival very colourful. The best entries are traditionally awarded prizes. This year we're trying something new. We'd like to fundraise the money for prizes from crowdfunding. Monmouth Carnival relies on the help of the community to make it as enjoyable as it is, so if you would like to help, visit http://www.monmouthcarnival.uk">www.monmouthcarnival.uk and pledge whatever you can afford to help make this the best carnival yet. Christopher Were (On behalf of the Monmouth Carnival Steering Committee)