St Pauls Carnival 200th anniversary of the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act 1807. Carnival returned in 2007 improving its diversity and popularity, with a reported 70,000 people attending in 2008. In 2018 the festival had the support of Arts Council England and Bristol City Council. Records of the St Paul's Afrikan-Caribbean Carnival and Arts Association, including administrative and financial records, marketing material, posters and photographs dating from 1970s-2007, are held at Bristol Archives (Ref. 43739) (online catalogue). St Pauls Carnival St Pauls Carnival is an annual African Caribbean carnival held, usually on the first Saturday of July, in St Pauls, Bristol. The
St. Pauls, Cheltenham in the early 19th century. St. Pauls is located within a short walk of the town centre of Cheltenham, and has a population of approximately 5,500. Examples of the oldest housing in the area can be seen at St. Paul’s Street North, whose stuccoed houses date from the 1830s. Francis Close Hall, a former teacher training college and now a campus of the University of Gloucestershire, is situated in St. Pauls and has a state-of-the-art studio, laboratory, ICT, Gloucester suite training restaurant and Learning Centre. Francis Close Hall, built in Tudor-Gothic style was constructed in 1849 by Samuel Daukes. There