LANGCLIFFE Carnival was a great success on Saturday, particularly for the village primary school's five-a-side football team.

For the youngsters won the carnival's annual five-a-side tournament between primary schools from throughout North Craven - the first time the Langcliffe school has been victorious in 19 years.

The team, Fable Widdop, Gary Lodge, Mark Newhouse, Ryan Horsman, Adam Mitchell and sub Andrew Jeffrey, beat off stiff competition to meet Giggleswick in the semi finals and then Settle B in the final. The school and village are very proud of the team, who all played very well, especially Fable in goal and Gary, who scored the winning goal.

The football tournament was just one attraction in a full afternoon of entertainment which started with the procession through the village.

Emma Lonsdale was crowned carnival princess by retiring princess, Sami Heaton.

Emma, 14, a pupil at Settle Middle School, was attended by Langcliffe Primary School pupils Hazel Bullock, Kirsty Waite and Ben Mitchell.

The weather was nice for most of the day, with the rain coming down later on in the afternoon.

Among the attractions were Earby Brass Band, various games, children's rides, a bouncy castle, a gymnastics display by Craven Gymnastics Club and line dancing, led by Jane Jones, of Hellifield.

The carnival organisers wish to thank all the sponsors and everyone who helped to make the day so enjoyable.

Results. Fancy dress. Visiting queens floats - 1 Long Preston, 2 Ribblesdale Caravan Club. Five years and under, comic - 1 Declan Golding, 2 Julia Nowell, 3 Marcus McManus; original - 1 Robert Potts, 2 Vanessa Bullock, 3 Liam Swanson; special prizes - Hannah Clay, Laura and Jessica Jubb.

Six to 10 years, comic - 1 Daniel Dermontt, 2 Alice Todd, 3 Nathanial Bullock; original - 1 Alan Newhouse, 2 Thomas Leigh, 3 Victoria Waite; special prizes - Austin Drake, Stacy Barnes. Any group - 1 Langcliffe Beavers, 2 Ribblesdale Caravan Club; any floats - 1 Ribblesdale Caravan Club.

Fell race. Senior - 1 Mike Addison, Kendal, 2 Ian Magee, Sutton-in-Craven, 3 David Emmerson, Ramsbottom, 4 Anthony Shepherd, Settle; intermediate - 1 Adam Godwin, Rossendale, 2 Andrew Foster, Settle, 3 Greg Corden, Settle; junior - 1 David Shepherd, Settle, 2 James Viney, Long Preston, 3 Harry Coates, Coniston Cold.

Children's sports. Flat races. Under five, boys - 1 Ryan Jordan, 2 Ben Mitchell, 3 Michael Portnell; girls - 1 Emma Dobson, 2 Flora Harrison, 3 Zoe Barnes; under seven, boys - 1 John Carr, 2 James Hamer, 3 Liam Waites; girls - 1 Stacey Barnes, 2 Phoebe Fawcett, 3 Becky Miller; under 10, boys - 1 James Dutton, 2 Sean Airey, 3 Oliver Fawcett; girls - 1 Amy Stellings, 2 Stephanie Campbell, 3 Emily Grover; under 15, boys - 1 Luke Grose, 2 Rhys Lewis, 3 Liam Preston; girls - 1 Emma Booth, 2 Sarah Goodchild, 3= Pamela Flood and Lauren Ashcroft.

Three legged. Under 10 - 1 Catriona Redfern and Harriet Hart, 2 William Macpherson and Ben Finch, 3 Hannah Mills and Sofie Holdsworth; under 15 - 1 Holly Waddington and Nicola Kelsey, 2 tom Hanson and Matthew Hart, 3 Natalie Coates and Lindsay Wilson.

Pictures by Craven Herald photographer Stephen Garnett.

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