IT'S been one hell of a ride.
As Lymington and Pennington Carnival returns tomorrow, the Daily Echo has been through the archives to pull out some great pictures from its long history.
Scroll through the gallery above to see how it used to be, with horse riding and agriculture drawing in crowds, right up to today's colourful floats and costumes.
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