THE ever popular ‘Grand Carnival Parade’ on Saturday, August 3, brought to an end another fantastic Tintagel Carnival week.
Starting from Wickets Field, Bossiney, and wending its way through the village and back, led by Nancy the Shire Horse and Harry the Shetland pony, 50 brilliant entries including visiting carnival royalty and marching bands entertained a packed village crowd.
The overall carnival winning entry was Trevenna Ladies Home Guard by Landa and Ladies and the best comedy award went to ‘Tech Gnome’ by the May family and company. The best dressed collector trophy was won by ‘Snapdragon’ by Lou Handley and the best queen’s float was from Delabole. This year’s fairy queen was Edie-Grace Ansell and the attendants were princess Violet-May Ansell and family.
Phil Aston, chairman of Tintagel Carnival, said: “What a fantastic carnival parade, a big thank you to all the entries for their amazing contributions, the carnival committee, visiting judges, Kathy Rowse (queen’s compare), Mel Rowe (parade compare), the volunteers for all their hard work and the large village crowd for digging deep into their pockets to help raise money to allow the carnival to donate to local charities.
“Next year more than ever we are in need of new committee members and/or volunteers to help organise and run carnival week. Come on Tintagel, if you want a carnival next year we need you to volunteer, come forward and join the committee, remember — no volunteers — no carnival!”
Results:
Overall winner — Tevenna Ladies Home Guard, Land and Ladies.
Best dressed collector — Snapdragon, Lou Handley.
Artistic and historic tableaux — 1, The Wombles, Launceston Steam and Vintage Rally; 2, Winning Wimbeldon, Joanna Davison; joint 3, Disney, Tintagel Castle, and Old Macdonald had a Farm, Charlie Flew and family.
Artistic and historic tableaux, under 16 — 1, Super Mario Brothers and Kart — Charlie and William; 2, Little Cornish Mermaid, Carla Wain.
Comic tableaux — 1, Tech Gnome, May family and company; 2, Trevenna Ladies Home Guard, Landa and Ladies; 3, Carnival Kings, Griffin family.
Trademen’s tableaux — 1, The Dunree Caravan Site (Delabole), Jenny Sleep and family; 2, HM Coastguard (Boscastle); 3, Sleeps.
Walking tableaux — 1, Tintagel Warriors; 2, Tintagel Surf Lifesaving Club; 3, Under the Sea, Tintangels.
Walking group — 1, DC Comics, Olivia, Freya, Ellie and Billy; joint 2, Harry Potter, Ryan and Debbie Moore, and T & T Trading, Katrina Turner and friends; joint 3, Kasey, Piran and Jakka Smeeth and Phoebe’s Sweet Treats, Ruby Phoebe and Katherine Wright.
Vintage of preserved tractor — 1, Dexter, Scott Reynolds; 2, 1986 Ford 8210, Thomas Herrington.
Walking lady and/or gent — 1, Diane Bray; 2, Caroline Edwards; 3, WWI sailor, Peter Minor.
Decorated hand propelled vehicle — 1, The Robertson Family, Paul and Debs West.
Walker under 14 — 1, Turtle, Brandon Edwards.
The 2019 Queen of Queen’s Competition: Best fairy queen — 1, Sticker; 2, Delabole; 3, Boscastle.
Best fairy queen group — 1, Delabole; 2, Sticker.
Best senior queen — 1, St Dennis; 2, Sticker; 3, Boscastle; 4, Camelford.
Best senior group — 1, Camelford; 2, St Dennis; 3, Sticker.
Best overall group — 1, St Dennis; 2, Camelford; 3, Sticker (fairy queen).
Best queens float — Delabole.