Lifeline for 100-year-old carnival facing closure

The event has been in doubt since Warwick council raised concerns about its previous proposed site in Abbey Fields

A 100-year-old carnival has been handed a lifeline after a new site was found to host it.

Kenilworth Carnival had been under threat after Warwick District Council raised concerns about its use of Abbey Fields.

But after talks with the carnival organisers and the funfair operators, an alternative location has been found.

Councillors will discuss the new site when they meet on 10 April.

The authority said it also needed to get approval from Historic England.

It had withdrawn permission to use the usual site after a review raised concerns about the effect increasing numbers of visitors and wetter summers were having on Abbey Fields and the trees there.

The carnival organisers have also been working to make up a funding shortfall, but said they were hopeful it could go ahead.