Huckyduck and Ramblers have finished the 2025 Somerset County Carnival season in unstoppable form, sharing the County Cup after winning every single illuminated procession on the circuit.

Both clubs swept all seven carnivals, making it a clean run from Bridgwater to Glastonbury. Huckyduck's Scarecrow Partea claimed class wins at every stop, earning them The Starkey Cup for the fourth year running. It follows outright victories in 2022 and 2024, and a shared win with Ramblers in 2023.

Ramblers matched the feat with their cart 1912 – All Out, securing a joint grip on the season's biggest prize.

Huckyduck also kept firm hold of The Biffen 50th Anniversary Cup for best tableau, winning it for the fifth season in a row and seven times in eight years. Pentathlon CC took second with Carnival of Shadows, followed by King William CC with Welcome to the Black Parade and Wills CC with RMS Titanic.

Ramblers lifted The Midsomer Norton Cup for open feature, ahead of Renegades CC with Emerald City, their best-ever result. Gremlins CC took third with Morning of the Dragon, and Harlequin CC came fourth with Ice Harvest.

Newmarket CC were untouchable in comic feature, winning all seven carnivals with Ghost Chickens. 1+1 CC finished second with Rumble in the Jungle, and Luckington CC came third with R We There Yet?

Rubalo JCC topped the juvenile feature class with The Spirit of Christmas, followed by Hillview JCC with Jewels of Arabia, and Marina Sydenham JCC with Noah in third.

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One Short Day by The Academy of Carnival took the Group of Masqueraders title by winning all seven events, with Bridgwater Belles finishing second. Rhythm Fever CC won the Juvenile Masqueraders class with The Way of Water.

ABC CC's Next! topped the three-to-five masquerader group, winning every carnival, while A&A CC claimed the Pairs class with Diego and his Bucking Bronco. Apollo CC won single adult masquerader with Dominus Temporis, and Jacks CC took second with Jacks Circus.

Just Ed CC won single juvenile masquerader with The Cat in the Hat, another clean sweep, while Bubbles CC triumphed in Singles or Pairs with Game On!.

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