Published: November 10, 2008
Burnham-On-Sea carnival news shorts in brief...

Burnham's Marine Drive re-opens after food van's sticky problem

Long queues of carnival traffic built up along Burnham-On-Sea's Marine Drive on Monday afternoon (November 10th) after this burger van's wheels became stuck on a muddy verge.

Heavy rain had left the grass verges very sticky and the van had to be towed free before the long lines of traffic could flow again, as pictured here.

CCTV cameras across Burnham-On-Sea were being cleaned and fully tested on Monday afternoon (November 10th) as part of

Here, a cherry picker was being used at the corner of Cross Street and the High Street to check the camera was fully operational ahead of Monday's carnival parade.

Local police will work with other emergency services via the carnival's 'silver command centre' to try and minimise crime and disorder.

Heavy rain at Saturday's North Petherton Carnival left several carnival floats with electrical problems - and members of several clubs were busily checking their floats' electrics on Monday afternoon (November 10th) as they waited for Burnham-On-Sea's parade.

The Toppers Carnival Club float, pictured here on the Frank Foley Parkway, suffered electrical problems after Saturday's heavy downpours - but club members told Burnham-On-Sea.com they were optimistic everything would be sorted for tonight.