Tributes paid to local organisations that held events during carnival week.

Provisional figures reveal street collections at Colyton Carnival raised �1,620, with a further whopping �4,764 raised during the carnival market.

Ploughman’s lunches netted �347 and afternoon teas �194.

The totals have been hailed by event organisers as “a wonderful result, in view of the present difficult financial times”.

Colyton Carnival Committee has this morning issued a big thank you to everyone who helped or supported events during the week.

Caroline Collier, carnival secretary, said: “In particular, we would like to thank all the organisations which put on events for us.

“Without their help there would be no carnival week.”

Mrs Collier paid special thanks to those who organised the carnival market.

She said: “The market is our biggest fund-raiser and represents a great deal of work by so many.”