BAKEWELL: Carnival day - with video

By The Newsroom
Published 9th Jul 2013, 14:49 BST
Bakewell Carnival - Dad's Army float 1st place adult winners who donated prize money back to the cause.Bakewell Carnival - Dad's Army float 1st place adult winners who donated prize money back to the cause.
Bakewell Carnival - Dad's Army float 1st place adult winners who donated prize money back to the cause.
Gypsy weddings, Dad’s Army and ‘rotten Romans’ were among the colourful characters on show at Derbyshire’s ‘biggest and best’ carnival.

Thousands took to the sun-drenched streets of Bakewell to enjoy the town’s annual celebration.

The procession of floats and fancy dress was the culmination of a week of carnival activities.

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Carnival queen Jessica Turner and her entourage led the parade which included seven marching bands and a host of floats.

Bakewell Carnival - Dad's Army float 1st place adult winners who donated prize money back to the cause.Bakewell Carnival - Dad's Army float 1st place adult winners who donated prize money back to the cause.
Bakewell Carnival - Dad's Army float 1st place adult winners who donated prize money back to the cause.

Highlights were the Manners’ pub’s Mary Poppins tableau complete with dance routines, a massive steam engine with a Lone Ranger theme from the Wheatsheaf pub, Night Rider and 101 Dalmatians.

Carnival chairman Denis Mooney said: “It was absolutely brilliant and the weather was sensational.

“The crowds were huge and we’ve had some great feedback. It was such a lovely day.”

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The Wheatsheaf pub picked up first prize in the large float competition while the small float winner was a horse racing themed creation.

The grand procession ended a week of activities which kicked off with the International Day of Dance and included well dressings, a treasure hunt, raft race, pet competition, wheelbarrow race and Jack Russell races.

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