THERE were some great costumes on display in Peebles last week for the annual fancy dress parade through the town.

From popular characters such as Mario and Luigi to Barbie, there was an array of outfits on show!

As well as the best dressed local, the Beltane Committee also named the winners of the best dressed house, shop and garden as well as the annual horse races.

Our photographer Alan Wilson snapped some of the best costumes on display on Beltane Friday.

Fancy Dress Winners

  • Nurseries – Kingsmeadows, Magical Meadow
  • Motor Driven with 10 or more participants – JLN (Jardine Learmond Noble) Style, Its A Mario Festival
  • Motor Driven with fewer than 10 participants – Callum Stewart, Clarkson’s Farm
  • Cycles –Cycling Without Age, The Senior Olympics
  • Senior Group with 3 or more participants – Kingsland Masterpieces
  • Senior individual – Anne Pearson, No More Bikes
  • Senior Couple – Linda and Amy Ridley, Giuseppe and Pinocchio
  • Youth Group, couple or individual – The Eras Tour (Beltane Version)
  • Junior Group – Bob Shearer’s Beltane Circus
  • Junior Individual – Robbie Renton, Henry Hoover
  • Junior Couple – Archie and Ben, Mario and Luigi
  • Pre-school couple or individual – Beltane Babes in Bloom
  • Mixed Age Group with 10 or more participants – Peebles Football Club, Tartan Army vs Oktoberfest
  • Mixed Age Couple – Loryn Paterson and Laura Welsh, Rubens Roses
  • Mixed Age with fewer than 10 participants – The Clark & Crew, Barbies
  • Jimmy Raeburn Trophy for the Best Overall Entry – The Duncan’s 40 Years of Fabulous Fancy Dress Fun
  • Jock Sterricks Memorial Trophy – Cycling Without Age, The Senior Olympics
  • Liz Lynn Memorial Trophy – Kingsland Masterpieces
  • Stalwart Medal – Anne Pearson, No More Bikes

Decorated Houses and Gardens

  • 1st Prize (Community Council Cup) – Crombie, 42 Kittlegairy View (Lucy, Beltane Queen)
  • 2nd Prize – Gillon, 9 Murray Place (Arthur, Page)
  • 3rd Prize – Stalker, Violet Bank (Crowning Lady)
  • Highly Commended – Hill, Eliot’s Park (Cara, Chief Maid)

Decorated Shops and Businesses

  • 1st Prize (Maharaja’s Shield) – Herringbone, 56 High Street
  • 2nd Prize – Elmbank Print, 8 Elcho Street Brae
  • 3rd Prize – Head-to-Toe, 43 High Street
  • Highly Commended – Sense Scotland, 31-33 High Street

Horse Races

  • The Ex-Cornet D B Wright Memorial Trophy – Ex-Cornet Gordon Wilson
  • The Bill Scott Principal Trophy – Robbie Houston, Edinburgh
  • The Stewart Smith Trophy – Melissa McGleddery, Edinburgh
  • The George H Irvine Memorial Trophy – Christy Haydock, Peebles
  • The Ian Buick Trophy – Ross Wilson, Peebles
  • The Royal Burgh of Peebles Callants Club Trophy – Amy J Mill
  • The Beltane Bell – Abbie Philip, Innerleithen