THOUSANDS of people lined the streets of North Petherton for the return of its carnival on Saturday, November 12.

Dozens of carnival clubs, which are all taking part in the Somerset County Guy Fawkes Carnival circuit, showcased their carts on the A38 route through the town.

Three local carnival clubs took part in the procession: Pentathlon CC, Toppers CC and Westonzoyland CC.

Pentathlon won the Tableau Cart Local class with their 'Pentathlon's Travelling Funfair' cart. 

Toppers and Westonzoyland finished in first and second respectively in the Feature Cart Local class. 

Huckyduck CC won the Tableau Cart Open class, while Gremlins CC topped the Feature Cart Open category. 

Marina Sydenham - who also enjoyed a successful night at Bridgwater Carnival - won the Juvenile Cart class with their 'Outlaws & Outsiders' creation.

The carnival says it will announce its local and special awards at its awards evening. 

While the procession was a success, police and highways officers closed junction 24 of the M5 during the carnival “for safety reasons”.

This was because of “vehicles abandoned on the slip road and pedestrians in the road”, with the drivers involved facing fines and penalty points. 

North Petherton Carnival will come back next year on Saturday, November 11. 

North Petherton Carnival 2022 results 

Class 1 - Tableau Cart Open

1. 'When Movies Were Movies', Huckyduck CC
2. 'Jellicle', King William CC
3. 'At The Museum', Wills CC
4. 'Up in the Air', Oasis CC
5. 'Qingzhu' Centurion CC

Class 2 - Tableau Cart Local 

1. 'Pentathlon's Travelling Funfair', Pentathlon CC

Class 3 - Feature Cart Open 

1. 'Feast of Fools', Gremlins CC
2. 'I Wanna Rock', Ramblers CC
3. 'Masquerade', Masqueraders CC
4. 'Seize the Day (Strike!)', Renegades CC
5. 'Gold! (Got a Dream)', Marketeers CC

Class 3A - Optional Feature Open 

1. 'Kusafiri (Wild Safari)', Wick CC
2. 'Hell of a Ride', Shambles CC
3. 'End of the Pier', Mendip Vale CC
4. 'Van Helsing - Vampire Hunter', Sid Vale CC
5. 'The Rush', Hot Rock CC

Class 4 - Feature Cart Local 

1. 'Thundervike', Toppers CC
2. 'Heave Away', Westonzoyland CC 

Class 5 - Comic Feature Cart 

1. 'Men in Tights', Newmarket CC
2. 'Walk Like a Dinosaur', Nunsford Nutters 
3. 'Hot Hot Hot (Prickly Heat)', Jesters CC
4. 'Ship-Faced', Cary Comedians CC
5. 'Come on, Santa', Luckington CC

Class 6 - Juvenile Cart 

1. 'Outlaws & Outsiders', Marina Sydenham Juvenile CC
2. 'Children of the Revolution', Hillview Juvenile CC
3. 'Wild West', Next Generation JCC

Class 7 - Groups of Masqueraders Adult

1. 'Saving Mrs Melluish', The Academy of Carnival 
2. 'I.B Scratchins Flea Circus', Smandys CC
3. '"Wilfs, Wilfs, Oh Where Have You Been?" "We've Been to London to Visit the Queen'", Wilfs CC 
4. 'Escape the Locker', Bridgwater Belles 
5. 'Alice Wonders', Aliens CC

Class 8 - Groups of Masqueraders Juveniles 

1. 'Beautiful Creatures', Rhythm Fever CC

Class 9 - Groups of Masqueraders (3-7)

1. 'Clogs On!!', ABC CC
2. 'Strictly Come Daleks', The Academy of Carnival (The Peach Family)

Class 10 - Pairs 

1. 'Poseidon', A and A CC
2. 'Brrr Freezing', Dee Gees CC
3. 'Goths', The Academy of Carnival (Ruth & Rio Welsh)

Class 11 - Singer Masquerader Adult 

1. 'Remember Remember', Jacks CC
2. 'Incantation', Andy Tizzard (Tizzys CC)
3. 'Tropical Paradise', Roger Muspratt 
4. 'Diamond Geezer', The Academy of Carnival (Adam Cox)
5. 'The Prototype', The Academy of Carnival (Stirling Peach)
6. 'Heart of the Forest', Spirit CC

Class 12 - Singer Masquerader Juvenile 

1. 'Carnival Wild', Ethan Pickersgill
2. 'Wanna Rock', Little R

Class 13 - Single of Pairs with Wheeled Props 

1. 'Starlight Express Underground', Bubbles CC

Class 14 - Towing Vehicle

1. 'I Wanna Rock', Ramblers CC
2. 'Feast of Fools', Gremlins CC
3. 'Gold! (Got a Dream)', Marketeers CC
4. 'Masquerade', Masqueraders CC

Class 15 - Vehicle Driver 

1. 'I Wanna Rock', Rambers CC
2. 'Kusafiri (Wild Safari)', Wick CC
3. 'Hell of a Ride', Shambles CC
4. 'Masquerade', Masqueraders CC