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THE TT Red Cross Society Children’s Carnival will mark it’s 70th anniversary on February 7, with the staging of the annual shaow at the Grand Stand Queen’s Park Savannah, Port of Spain, from 11 am.
In a news release on December 31, the organisation said, “The show had it’s early beginnings under a tree at the Queen’s Park Savannah, and was organised by Lady Beetham of The British Red Cross as a fund raiser in 1956.
“Five years later, the late Aubrey Adams took over as the main organiser and the name of the event was changed to The Red Cross Children’s Carnival Competition allowing participants up to the age of 16 to participate.
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