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In pictures: Peterborough Carnival returns

News imageSam Read/BBC A woman holding out a carnival costume, made of orange wings, wearing a white T-shirt and blue shorts. Lots of people are behind her in the middle of a busy city centre. Sam Read/BBC
News imageSam Read/BBC People taking part in a carnival parade, holding a paper made head, in orange. There are people behind and around them. The person is wearing black underneath. Sam Read/BBC
The event stated at 10:00 BST on Saturday and went on until 18:00
People gathered in Cathedral Square to see the splashes of colour

A carnival celebrating African and Caribbean culture has returned to a city for the first time in 40 years.

Organisers of Peterborough's Culture Community Carnival, in Cathedral Square, said they wanted it to be a celebration of happiness and to "bring communities together".

Local schoolchildren took part in Saturday's parade and helped design the colourful costumes.

Precious Graham, one of the organisers, said: "I never experienced a carnival in Peterborough before, so I thought I would love my children, the next generation, to experience it, so hopefully they can take it over and it can be something that happens annually."

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