WEAVERHAM was blessed with blazing sunshine to accompany this year’s annual Carnival and Rose Fete.

Now in its 91st year, the sun shined bright throughout the day.

Leah Powell 14 got the procession underway before royalty from around Cheshire entered the arena.

Then, Keira Lowndes finally took her throne.

Kiera, who attends Weaverham High School, was joined by the Rose Queen’s attendants, Kelsea Lowndes and Natalie Shaw, and Teigan Ryder, the bouquet bearer.

Barbara Eames, chairman of the Weaverham Rose Feat committee, called this year’s event ‘really special’.

“It was a gorgeous day," Barbara said.

£Everything went lovely. I couldn’t have asked for anything else.

“There were hundreds and hundreds of people on the field.”

This year was also extra special for Barbara as she saw her granddaughter crowned as this year’s Queen.

Keira, 14, has been involved in the Weaverham Rose Fete since the age of six, when she was the Weaverham Fairy Queen.

Two years later she was the junior Queen’s lady-in-waiting, and the bouquet bearer when she was 10. When she was 12 she was the junior Queen.

Barbara said: “She was really upset, she was crying quite a few times. Everything went perfect this year for her.

“I was really, really proud.”

During her time as Rose Queen Kiera will attend other carnivals in her royal role, while raising money for her chosen charity, the special baby care unit at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital.

Kiera was joined by the prince consort, crown bearer and sceptre bearers Corey, Mason and Caiden Lowndes respectively, and sword bearer Tommy Owen.

The herald is Kenzie Joe Lowndes, the junior queen is Kaitlyn Pereira, and the junior queen’s attendants are Caitlin Jackson and Freya Seymour.

The princess is Molly Owen, the rosebud is Lydia-mai Johnson, the fairy queen is Millie Seymour and the fairies are Poppy Bennett, Halle Scott, Chloe Fisher and Becky Towers.

Barbara gave special thanks to former committee member Richard Gorrall, who opened this year’s fete, and his wife Marjorie.

Barbara added that Leah raised £800 for her chosen charity, St Luke’s Hospice.