THIS year’s Burnham carnival has been hailed a huge success.
Floats, belly dancers, kings and queens plus dozens of people in fancy dress flocked to the streets of Burnham on Saturday night for the 109th annual carnival.
Highlights from this year’s procession included a float devoted to the world of Alice in Wonderland, a tribute to the carnival stalwart Robin “Harry” Harrington who passed away this year, a Halloween float, and a steampunk Victorian themed float.
Caroline Sarychkin, of the carnival committee, said: “It was a really, really good evening once again, and the town was full of extremely happy faces.
“So far, all the comments and feedback on social media have been completely positive, which is wonderful to see.
“We had a group of belly dancers this year performing on the high street, a good ten or 12 of them, along with crowds of dazzling costumes, they were absolutely fabulous.
“Unfortunately the fireworks had to be cancelled on the Sunday due to high winds, which was a shame, but we take safety extremely seriously and did not want to risk any injuries.
“But that didn’t stop it being a really, fabulous procession for Burnham once again.
“Next year will be the carnival’s 110th year, so we will be pulling out all the stops once again.”
The full list of winners and runners up are below.
Quiz
Winners - The Brambles
Runners up - The Family
Darts Competition
Singles Winner - Dan Haycock
Runner up - Tony Stubbs
Pairs Winners - Antony Swanborough and Kenny Kerr
Runners Up - Dan and Ben Haycock
Dominoes Competition
Singles winner - Peter Long
Runner up - Gary Young
Pairs Winners - Bobby Hawkes and Shirley Aislabie
Runners Up - Barry Brown and Sam Daltrey
Pool Competition
Singles Winner - Gary Hammond
Runner Up - Jeff Filtness
Pairs Winners - Jeff Filtness and Trevor Estlea
Runners Up - Richard Tatlow and Kenny Kerr
Bowls
Winners - Southminster Bowls Club
Runners Up - Burnham Hillside Bowls Cub
999 Competition
Winners - Essex Fire and Rescue Service
Childrens Fancy Dress
Winner - Cinderella
Shop Windows
Trade
1st - Creative Lady
2nd - Helen Rollason (main shop)
3rd -Tourist Information Centre
Artistic
1st - Ladbrokes
2nd - The Lovely Shop
3rd - Templemans Gallery
Novelty
1st - The Star Inn (Displayed in Jacarand)
2nd - Many Things
3rd - Matrix Hair Art
Overall Best Shop Window: The Star Inn (Displayed in Jacaranda)
Carnival Courts
Court of Courts
1st - Wickford
2nd - Braintree
3rd - Witham
Queen of the Day:
1st - Braintree
2nd - Basildon & Pitsea
3rd - Great Bentley
Visiting Queens Tableaux
1st - Clacton on Sea
2nd - Wickford
3rd - Braintree
Majorettes:
1st - Chelmsford Crystals
2nd - Inovation
3rd - The Platinums
Grand Procession Tableaux
Novelty
1st - Alice in Impamark Land
2ns - Cinderella
3rd - The Adams Family
Humorous
1st - Peter Barker (Elf & Safety)
2nd - Razzamataz Theatre School (Punk)
Topical
1st - Rowing Club
2nd - Essex Voluntary Blood Services
Commercial
1st - FloWOWers (Santas coming)
2nd - Impamark (Alice in Impamark Land)
3rd - Quest 4 Entertainment (Minnions)
Artistic
1st - Steam Punk (The Coppins Family)
2nd - Santas Coming (FloWOWers)
3rd - Grease Car (Bruce Northrupp)
Family
1st - Tunbridge De Orfe family (Cinderella)
2nd - The Coppin Family (Steam Punk)
3rd - The Northrupp Family (Grease Car)
Junior Organisation
1st - Millie Moos Pre School
2nd - Razzamataz Theatre School
Decorated Car/Van
1st - Rainham Newtonettes
Hand Propelled Vehicle:
1st - Peter Barker (Elf & Safety)
2nd - Terry Family ( Batman)
3rd - Dengie 100 Runners
Groups/FRIENDS 18+
1st - Rowing Club
2nd - Essex Voluntry Blood Services
Burnham Carnival Challnge Shield for Best Entry
Steam Punk (The Coppin Family)
Rose Bowl for Runner Up to Best in Procession
Santas Coming (FloWOWers)
Best non Winning Entry:
Punk (Razzamataz Theatre School)
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