THOUSANDS of spectators flocked to Titchfield on Monday night to make the village's last carnival of this millennium a huge success.

A winding procession of floats, walkers, groups and individuals made circuits around the village, cheered on by crowds who had come from across Hampshire to see one of the county's longest running carnivals.

WINNERS:

FLOATS

Open: 1 Angel's Delight, Louise Ord, Able Steel Fabrications Ltd; 2 Millennium Bug Ball, Phyllis Downes; 3 Abba, Club 92; highly commended Eat Our Beef, Richard Collins; Keep Britain Farming, Rachel McGuiez; Millennium Get Together, Brian Schroeder; Millennium Bug, D.Draper.

Clubs, pubs, organisations, societies: 1 Atlantic Antics, Lisa Downes, Locks Heath Silhouette Majorettes; 2 Locks Heath Free Church; 3 Techno Billy, M.Biddle; highly commended, Swing it's the future.

Commercial: 1 Express Shaky Jakes, M Bown, Express; 2 Cinderella, Ferneham Hall; 3 Prague Junction (pictured); highly commended Echoes of a Century, Southern Daily Echo.

Village: 1 2000 years since what, St Peter's Church; 2 Monster Millennium Bug, The Titchfield Little Monsters. Youth organisations: 1 Dr Dolittle, First Titchfield Cubs and Beavers; 2 Scouting Today for Tomorrow, First Titchfield Sea Scouts; 3 Wizard of Oz, Fareham Crusaders.

Visiting Queen's float: 1 Strawberry Maids, Titchfield Entertainments Committee; 2 Gosport Carnival Princess, The Gosporteers.

INDIVIDUAL, WALKING

Under 8: 1, Millennium Bug; 2 Mr Giraffe; 3 Parrot.

Over 8 and under 16: 1 The Best Decorated House in the Village, Harriett Bouchard (dressed as a house); 2 Ghosts of Xmas Past, Jack Levy; 3 Arnold Schwartzenegger, Edward Grover

Over 16: 1 King Tut, Mrs Sedman; 2 Monster, H Stewart.

GROUP, WALKING

Under 8: 1 Lion, Witch and Wardrobe, organised by Mrs D Fullick; 2 Millennium Babes, Melanie Barnes; 3 Three Bells, Clare Grover.

Over 8 and under 16: 1 Anti-Millennium Bug Busters, Sebastian Groves; 2 Weather Girls, Bruce Auta; 3 Horgos, Wiliam Parsons; highly commended Pyjamas, Laura Golder

Over 16: 1 The Lottery Loonies, Mike Shipp.

PEDESTRIAN, PROPELLED: 1 Millennium Barbie and Ken, Mrs Cagnasso; 2 Millennium Tower, I Castle; 3 Dennis the Menace, Steve Denholme.

OTHER AWARDS:

Most Impressive Effort: Millennium Barking Ken, Mrs Cagnasso. Most Comical: Anti-Millennium Bug Busters. Duncan Grobes

Best Decorated Private Residence: Willowbank Website, Ann Bowden; 2 Name that Group in '31, Phil Burner; 3 Millennium Bug, 71 West Street; highly commended Teddy Bears at 28 South Street.

Best Decorated Commercial Premises: Bottle Tops Parade, Titchfield Vineyard; 2 Beauty and the Beasts, Danielle; 3 Winnie the Pooh, The Hair Gallery; highly commended - 2000 Everetts Chemists.

Best Decorated Public House: Nursery Rhyme Time, The Queen's Head; 2 Coach and Horses.

Most Outstanding: Angel's Delight, Louise Ord, Able Steel Fabrications Ltd

Most Comical (Working Men's Shield): Titchfield Totties

Best Illuminated: Whiteley Boys and Girls.

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