Aldeburgh Music commissioned me this week to record their involvement in one of Suffolk’s most popular annual events: the Aldeburgh Carnival which apparently has been in existence since 1835 and involves a procession through the streets and along the seafront, followed by music, dancing, brass band, lanterns by twilight and fireworks on the beach.

Aldeburgh Music’s Sunday Youth Group joined forces with Glyndebourne Youth Opera Group to perform some fantastic Cuban music and song as well as amazing dance with equally amazing energy.

All round fantastic stuff and ’scuse the pun’ right up my street especially being able to stand atop a moving  landrover and shoot pictures from higher up as the guys processed down the high street. And, with no one from Health and Safely telling me or anyone else what to do. Refreshing in these over regulated times and long may this lovely event remain so.

Here are a few hightlights and yes that’s the Carnival Queen at the end looking serene and regal as folk started to release their lanterns into the night sky.

You can see all the pictures that made my edit from this event and /or order prints by clicking here: