JAZZ bands, dancers and Halloween ghouls paraded through Harwich as part of the town's traditional Guy Carnival.

Crowds lined the route to watch the procession of 18 floats, three dance troops famous Big Heads in their satirical costumes.

The event, which started in Ainger Road, Dovercourt, and finished in West Street, Harwich, was organised by the Harwich and Dovercourt Rotary Club.

John Wade, who organised this year’s carnival, said: “We didn’t have as many floats this year but there were still lots of walkers joining us.

“It went really well overall and we had around 20 buckets of donations to count out.”

Money raised through donations totalled £2,200 which will be distributed to charity.

The Guy Carnival seeks to parady - or guy - local events and personalities and this year fun was poked at the disputes over Dovercourt skating rink and Harwich as a ghost town.

The carnival this year co-incided with Halloween so spooky costumes were also encouraged.

Mr Wade said: “It was quite nice really as we had our own Halloween fancy dress competition and both adults and children were all dressed up along the route.

“Even though some were heading to their own Halloween events, they still turned out and gave to us.”