It’s the Hornsey Carnival today – just a lovely thing to have on our doorsteps in Hornsey. The Carnival Queen, her deputy and the princesses all looked gorgeous and at last, amazingly, the sun shone. I did the judging for the Fancy Dress – and I have to say – they all really put in great effort.

First I put Hornsey Girls with their Carnival Costumes – which were amazing; second I put St Mary’s Infants and Juniors whose theme was jungle – and all the children had put an extraordinary amount of work into Papier Mache masks; and then joint third The Hornsey Tavern (Cleopatra and slaves – grown men dressed scantily, what can I say) and Hazel Perryman – who was just a fancy dress all of her own. A very, very close fourth were the kids from Action Aid.

And here are some photos from the day:

Well done to the Carnival Team who make so much effort for charity every single year. They are always looking for new groups to join the parade and the charity fundraising – so anyone reading this from Hornsey & Wood Green – give it a go!