The sun shone on Neyland Carnival today as floats and fancy dressed locals turned up in droves for the biggest community event of the year.
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A bumper amount of floats processed from Honeyborough Green through the town to the community hub.
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Judges for this year, Deputy Neyland Mayor Cllr Ash Phelan, Deputy Pembroke Dock Mayor Cllr Michele Wiggins and Milford Haven Mayor Cllr William Elliot had their work cut out as a fine show of floats and fancy dress brightened the streets.
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The stakes were high with a prize of £200 offered for the best overall, £150 for the best pub, street and organisation and two £75 prized for the best walking entries.
There was also a £100 prize for the best decorated street.
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After the parade the fun continued at Neyland Community Hub, compered by Cllr Simon Hancock.
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On the field locals enjoyed a funfair, live music, arts and crafts, food and drink stalls and a grand raffle.
"The people of Neyland have put on another excellent carnival," said one attendee. "It is clear that a lot of hard work went on behind the scenes, making it a brilliant and fun day for the families that lined the streets."
A statement from the Neyland Carnival organisers said: "We feel everything went very well on Saturday, we are a brand new committee that has organised this, with just a handful of members, so we are very happy with how successful it was.
"The generosity of our sponsors helped to ensure that the day was a success, the streets were filled and we estimated that over 1000 people then attended The Hub afterwards for the announcements and fun fair.
"The streets appeared to be the busiest we have seen in years! We are already looking forward to planning next year and getting feedback from the community to see how we can improve for the future."
The winners are as follows: - Best Overall: Lawrenny Street - Best Street 1st: Lawrenny Street - Best street 2nd: Cleddau Avenue - Best Pub 1st: The Legionnaire - Best Pub 2nd: The Rose and Willow - Best organisation 1st: Neyland School - Best organisation 2nd: VIP Dance - Best Walkers 6+ 1st: Leila Thomas - Best Walkers 6+ 2nd: Doodles - Best Walkers 6 or less 1st: Reggae Music - Best Walkers 6 or less 2nd: Sophie Adams - Best Decorated Street: Riga Avenue
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