THOUSANDS of people lined the streets of Trowbridge on Saturday as the annual carnival illuminated the county town.

Over 60 floats, groups, dancers and walkers took part in the procession from Canal Road into the town centre including crowd favourites such as Magnum Carnival Club, Just Georges Carnival Club and the Hot Rock Carnival Club.

Maryrose Mantle, carnival committee chairman said she the town's support is one of the main reasons for the event's success.

She added: "The carnival is a great community event and it is probably the biggest event for the town.

"It is something I look forward to and I know other people look forward to coming along and watching it every year. It's always nice to see or speak to people who may have forgot about it but then remember how much fun it is and come along the following year.

"We're quite lucky to have a constant number of entries and people coming along and we have some great new groups this year who we hope return."

New appearances were made by the Unicorn Carnival Club from Wellington and the Kipling Carnival Club as well as the Milton Keynes Garrison group who brought a touch of sci-fi action to the carnival as a walking costume group.

The Doherty family, who live on the Longfield estate walked in the carnival dressed in Pokemon inspired costumes.

Shelley Doherty, 33 said: "We were in the carnival last year and we've become regulars in it now. We try to do something different every year and we thought seeing how Pokemon has become so popular again this year with the game we may as well build on that and go as the characters."