Bradworthy Carnival 2009 ¦ This is North Devon

REVELLERS lined the streets of Bradworthy to take part in the village's annual carnival.

Colourful characters from the cast of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang to the Cat in the Hat paraded through the village on Saturday night.

CARNIVAL ROYALS: The Bradworthy Carnival Fairy King and Queen, Samuel Odlin and Izzy Potts, with their attendants, Anna Walter and Charlotte Odlin and the Fairy Prince and Princess, Dylan and Amelia Croothall. Pictures: Ian Snell
MIS-MAJORETTES: Bradworthy's Mis-taken, Mis-shapen Majorettes. Picture: Ian Snell
LION KING: Hayden Skrzypczak as The Lion.

Music and entertainment was also provided by the All Stars Majorettes, Holsworthy Majorettes, Holsworthy Town Band and Bideford Youth Pipe Band who took part in the procession which rounded off a week of carnival festivities.

Carnival secretary Fiona Seggons said: "There was a great turnout and we had really nice weather. There were 27 entries and four visiting royalty.

"We were very pleased and there was great support from the local community.

"We are lucky in Bradworthy to have a very willing carnival committee and lots of villagers who all join in on the day to make the carnival a success.

"Thank you to every one who supported us and the fund raising events we held during carnival week - the wine and wisdom, a cider and pasty walk and a skittles tournament."

Winners:

Artistic class - Santa on his way, Furmage and Brown families; Original or Historic - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, the Seggons family; Children's tableaux - The Wizard of Oz, Kelly Hudson and friends; Comic - Bradworthy Thorough-breds Majorettes, Barry Radford and friends; Mounted -Robin Hood and Maid Marion, Val Shadrick; Wheeled - Girls go faster, Andy and Di Old and family; Trade - DFM Quad Bikes, Dick Feathers; Walkers age 0-7- Biggles, Rachel Maynard; Walkers age 8-15 years - Cat in the Hat, Benjamin Rogers; Walkers 16 -Adult - Cinderella and her Two Glamorous Sisters, Shannon Thomas, Daniella Stevens and Hannah Petherick.

Overall winners:

Best overall tableaux - Bradworthy Thorough-breds Majorettes, Barry Radford and friends; Best overall child walker - Cat in the Hat, Benjamin Rogers; Best adult walker - Cinderella and her Two Glamorous Sisters, Shannon Thomas, Daniella Stevens and Hannah Petherick; Best local tableaux - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Seggons Family; Queen of Queens - Camelford, Lauren Sym; Queen of the Fairies -Holsworthy, Sophie Sleeman; Best decorated royalty float - Bude.