Bridgwater Carnival clean up before and after pictures

For Sedgemoor Council staff though, the clean up began at 2.30am on Sunday morning in order to get the streets restored for the following morning.

Starting about 0230 hrs, when the last revellers are going home, a dedicated team of about twenty staff sweep and collect what has been left by the approximately 100,000 spectators. 

The estimated cost for this is about £5,000 in Bridgwater that covers staff time, vehicles, bags and the cost of disposing of all those glasses, cans and food wrappers. 

The council said it usually takes about seven and a half hours to clean the two and half-mile route in Bridgwater.

As well as cleaning up, the Sedgemoor District Council also:

• Applies to the highways authority (Somerset County Council) to apply for traffic orders to temporarily close the streets.
• Foregoes the parking charges and allows the Bridgwater Carnival Society to ask for voluntary donations from car drivers to park in District-owned car parks on the evening of carnival.
• Environmental Health officers inspect the dozens of mobile catering units, such as burger vans and coffee stalls during the event.
• Arranges for installation and pays for the hire of temporary public loos.
• Gives a grant of £5,000 to Bridgwater Carnival Committee.