SOCCER fans have the chance to win tickets for a Manchester United home game if they buy a programme at the Rose Carnival on Bank Holiday Monday.
A pair of tickets for a United game will be one of the prizes on offer at the Marlow Bottom carnival, which was almost cancelled when no one came forward to run it.
The carnival raises money for the maintenance of playing fields in the village.
Organiser Mark Harris, said: "The fear that there would be no more carnivals and therefore no longer community ownership of the playing fields, brought people out to help."
The carnival will include a classic car procession and the Rose Queen and her attendant.
% If you can lend a caravan for the public address system, contact (01628) 475784 Frenzied organisation has taken place since and volunteers are mounting a massive effort to collect and store goodies for the carnival. Next week the organisers are hoping to announce a celebrity to open the carnival. which will be led by a police escort
Other entertainment will include a circus workshop, the Bisham Band and a licensed bar.
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