THE Colchester Carnival 2013 website has gone live.

Organisers, Colchester Round Table and Ladies Circle, have launched www.colchestercarnival.com ahead of this summers’ event.

The site gives simple instructions on how to enter the procession, how to hold a stall, advertise, perform on the park stage or become a carnival partner.

The carnival returns to the town centre and Castle Park on July 20, with an animals on parade theme to tie in with Colchester Zoo’s 50th birthday.

The carnival is once again sponsored by Weston Homes and supported by the Gazette.