A GROUP of 'drunken sailors' from the Ship Inn, three robots, pirates, Del Boy Trotter and his three-wheeler, and even a bunch of minions, provided plenty of laughs for the crowds watching Saturday's Chudleigh Carnival Procession, writes John Balment.

Chudleigh Brownies brought a topical approach with the Rugby World Cup, the local amateur dramatic society recreated Waterloo 1815, while the young ones of Chudleigh Pre-School became Little Explorers.