A SAMBA band, comic book characters and even the Thunderbirds paraded through a Hampshire village as hundreds of carnival-goers lined the streets.

Children danced with streamers and parents laughed and jostled to get a look at the weird and wonderful floats making their way through West End.

A wizard led the way, closely followed by a drum band, school children dressed up as Pirates of the Caribbean characters and Spiderman and Superman on Saturday afternoon.