Clowns returning to Bognor to celebrate 25 years since launch

Clowns are heading back to Bognor Regis next month.

The annual clowns' convention is set to take place in Butlins and the town centre between March 6 and 8.

This year will be the 25th anniversary of the start of the annual gatherings of the funnymen and women from Clowns International.

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Organisers at Bognor Regis Town Council would like residents who clowned around at the earlier occasions to contact them.

Council events officer Sue Holmes said: "To mark the anniversary, a display of photographs is to be mounted in the Regis Centre to show memories of the earlier conventions.

"The town council would like to hear from anyone who took part in the clown parades between 1985 and 1994. We would be especially interested to see any photographs they might have."

Anyone with a photograph, or memorabilia they are willing to lend for the exhibition, should contact Mrs Holmes on 01243 825535.

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Photographs can also be left at the town hall, where she is based, clearly marked for her attention. Contact details of the photo's owner and a brief description of the snap and which convention it was taken at should be given if possible.

The conventions ran in Bognor from 1985 to 1994. There was then a gap until 2006 when the town council joined with Clowns International and Butlins to bring back the parade.

The weekend grew to 110 clowns from Britain and overseas last year from an initial 68 in the first year of the revival.

The format of the new-look convention has seen the clowns arrive at Butlins on a Friday, March 6 this year, for a Circus, Circus weekend in the holiday resort.

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Several of them perform in Bognor town centre on the Saturday before they all take part in a procession from 2pm on the Sunday to round off the occasion.

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