Quality floats make for ‘exceptional’ Ottery Carnival 2018

Ottery Carnival 2018. Picture: Alex Walton Photography (Image: Alex Walton)

Crowds wrapped up to greet the floats as they made their way along the route for an evening aimed at all the family.

Earlier in the afternoon,

The Institute was packed out with people to watch the crowning of the 2019 royalty which will see Hayley Blackmore as Queen and Lexi Whitcomb and Lucy Ryder as princesses.

This year’s trio of Mia Kelly, Holly Keen and Rihanna Hutchinson looked pretty in pink on the royal float.

Ottery Carnival 2018. Picture: Alex Walton Photography (Image: Alex Walton)

Richard Shaw, chairman of the event committee, said: “The quality of the floats right down to the walking entries was exceptional.

“Even though it was really cold everyone was having fun. There were lots of people all the way up the street.”

He thanked the committee and marshall team.

Ottery Carnival 2018. Picture: Alex Walton Photography (Image: Alex Walton)

The winners of the 2018 Ottery Carnival are:

Class A

1st Bollywood dreams -Sid Vale Carnival Club

Ottery Carnival 2018. Picture: Alex Walton Photography (Image: Alex Walton)

Class B

1St Battle of Portaloo - Nutford Nutters

2nd Irish madness -Honiton YFC

Ottery Carnival 2018. Picture: Alex Walton Photography (Image: Alex Walton)

Class C

1st Boffins - Amigos

2nd Be our guest - South Brent CC

Ottery Carnival 2018. Picture: Alex Walton Photography (Image: Alex Walton)

3rd Farming fun - brightsparks CC

Class D

Ottery Carnival 2018. Picture: Alex Walton Photography (Image: Alex Walton)

1st Off to see the wizard - Budleigh Salterton CC

2nd Rock kids - H &A CC

Class E

Ottery Carnival 2018. Picture: Alex Walton Photography (Image: Alex Walton)

1st Queen of the deep - Seaton CC

2nd Royal celebrations - Colton CC

3rd Celebrations - Dawlish celebrates carnival

Ottery Carnival 2018. Picture: Alex Walton Photography (Image: Alex Walton)

Class F

1st Last Ride - Otters CC

Class H

Ottery Carnival 2018. Picture: Alex Walton Photography (Image: Alex Walton)

1st Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - Bubbles CC

Class J

1st Frozen - Rio Walsh

Ottery Carnival 2018. Picture: Alex Walton Photography (Image: Alex Walton)

2nd How to tame your dragon - Hallie Baxter

3rd Bones Ahoy - Rhys Lovering

Class K

Ottery Carnival 2018. Picture: Alex Walton Photography (Image: Alex Walton)

1st Truly Scrumptious - Emily Miller

Class N

1st Peter rabbit and friends - Otterton church of England primary school

Ottery Carnival 2018. Picture: Alex Walton Photography (Image: Alex Walton)

2nd Peter rabbit, Floppsie, Bea & Mr Mcgregor - The Sanders family

3rd Is’s panto time - Ottery community theatre group

Class N

Ottery Carnival 2018. Picture: Alex Walton Photography (Image: Alex Walton)

1st Guiding meets the frozen snow queen -1st Ottery St Mary & Westhill Rainbows.

Ottery Carnival 2018. Picture: Alex Walton Photography (Image: Alex Walton)

Ottery Carnival 2018. Picture: Alex Walton Photography (Image: Alex Walton)

Ottery Carnival 2018. Picture: Alex Walton Photography (Image: Alex Walton)

Ottery Carnival 2018. Picture: Alex Walton Photography (Image: Alex Walton)

Ottery Carnival 2018. Picture: Alex Walton Photography (Image: Alex Walton)

Ottery Carnival 2018. Picture: Alex Walton Photography (Image: Alex Walton)

Ottery Carnival 2018. Picture: Alex Walton Photography (Image: Alex Walton)

Ottery Carnival 2018. Picture: Alex Walton Photography (Image: Alex Walton)

Ottery Carnival 2018. Picture: Alex Walton Photography (Image: Alex Walton)

Ottery Carnival 2018. Picture: Alex Walton Photography (Image: Alex Walton)

Ottery Carnival 2018. Picture: Alex Walton Photography (Image: Alex Walton)

Ottery Carnival 2018. Picture: Alex Walton Photography (Image: Alex Walton)

Ottery Carnival 2018. Picture: Alex Walton Photography (Image: Alex Walton)

Ottery Carnival 2018. Picture: Alex Walton Photography (Image: Alex Walton)

Ottery Carnival 2018. Picture: Alex Walton Photography (Image: Alex Walton)