A COLOURFUL collection of characters, from spooky skeletons to superheroes, paraded through Wigton for the town’s annual carnival.

Taking place on Saturday, town residents of all ages dressed in an impressive array of creative costumes for a day filled with music, fun, and thankfully - no rain.

Attracting hundreds from their homes to line Wigton’s high street in order to watch the passing parade, this year’s Wigton carnival had a particularly strong turnout, according to Sandra Hodson, one of the event’s organisers.

“We’ve got a lot of floats this year, and loads of walkers as normal,” she said.

“This has been a really good year for turnout, which is great to see.”

Sandra was grateful that the weather - which had early in the morning threatened to sour the day - stayed dry.

“It didn’t look so good first thing thing this morning, but the sun has come out just time - we knew it would, we had faith.”

Dozens of Wigton residents had worked hard putting together floats for the parade.

From floats themed on the Mexican Day of the Dead parade to first prize winners the 101 Dalmatians, one such float was titled “The Wigton Babes” - a plan concocted by Gillian Calvert.

“I thought about it a year ago, and I’m not quite sure everyone knew what they had let themselves in for when they said yes” Gillian said.

“We got donations from all over Wigton to put the float together, which was fantastic.”

The carnival also attracted participants from further afield, including the Dumfries-based Corberry Park Pipers.

“We come here every year,” said piper Arron Gibson.

“There’s a real buzz here. It’s a great atmosphere. And everyone looks after us very well.”

Andi Crossman, who runs the popular Wigton Amateur Boxing Club which takes part in every year, said the carnival was a true community event.

“It brings everybody together, it brings the whole town out in force,” he said.