THIS year's Horwich carnival royalty has been selected. They are Queen Amy Louise Gilfillan, aged 15, pictured second right;
junior queen Karin Maloney, aged 13, right; princess Jessica Forrest, aged 10, front; Rosebud, Gabrielle Whittle, aged seven, back; and pageboy Thomas Gilfillan, aged six.
They will parade through the town during this summer's carnival, on June 19.
Once again, the carnival promises to be a fun-packed festival with a colourful parade through the streets.
A succession of imaginative floats decorated by groups from all over the borough and a host of bands will be take part in the festivities.
On June 20, a mixture of cycling and running races will take place, expected to attract between 10,000 and 20,000 spectators.
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