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Published:
November
9,
2009
In photos:
Huge crowd watches colourful Burnham-On-Sea Carnival
A
huge crowd of more than 20,000 people lined the streets of Burnham-On-Sea
on Monday evening (November 9th) to watch the town's annual illuminated
carnival.
 Over
90 floats and entertainers wowed the spectators with a cavalcade
of colour and excitement.
Gremlins
Carnival Club's Joust, above, won the award for best feature float
while Gemini's To The Trees won the award for best entry. See
the full results here.
Watch
online video highlights of the parade by clicking
here.
This
year's Carnival Queen Jessica Rogers and her princesses, Danielle
Hockey and Bethany May Ellis, led the procession through the town,
as pictured.
Some
of the biggest cheers of the night were for Burnham's Hillview
Carnival Club, whose float, Gee Wizz, won the award for the best
entry in the Juvenile category. This made it three out of three,
after wins at North Petherton and Bridgwater. Read more about
Hillview's success
here.
Burnham
Carnival Association Chief Marshall Phil New told Burnham-On-Sea.com:
"The event was a huge success and we're delighted with how
it went. The procession was late starting, but there were no major
hold-ups."
Burnham's
Hillview Carnival Club scooped the top award in the juvenile class
for their float Gee Wizz
Hucyduck
Carnival Club's float was second overall in the tableaux class
after Gemini CC's To The Trees (below)
Vagabonds
Carnival Club's colourful float moved along Burnham High Street
- it won the award for best decorated towing vehicle driver
Floats
of all shapes and sizes joined in Monday night's procession
Cavaliers'
Stand And Deliver impressed the crowds in Burnham
Hillview
Carnival Club's members were celebrating after winning the Juvenile
class
Toppers
Carnival Club's El Loco came third in their class
Xtreme
CC won the award for best adult masquerader at Burnham Carnival
Harrison
Taylor, 5, won a contest to take part in the parade in this replica
Formula One car
Burnham
Lions Club members collected along the route of the carnival
Wick
Carnival Club's Checkmate float passed the crowds into Marine
Drive
Carnival
President Malcom Borland said the event had been a "huge
success"
Coastguards
and BARB crews were near the front of the procession
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