FUN-packed galas drew the crowds at the weekend.

At Cononley Gala on Saturday, there was double delight.

The theme was Cononley at the Double and the fancy dress competition saw children and adults alike dressing up as famous pairs such as Ant and Dec, Sooty and Sweep, Pebbles and Bam Bam and even wine and cheese.

Stepping Stones Pre-school and Nursery won first place in the procession with its Noah's Ark.

A real boat was used by Cononley Hall Bed and Breakfast and it came second with its Pirates of the Caribbean entry.

Third place went to the South Craven School cheerleaders, who led the procession and also gave a performance at the playing fields.

Gala organiser Lois Brown said special guests of honour in the procession were local residents, Charlie and Linda Bayer, who rode in a 1934 Rolls Royce.

"Charlie has been involved in the Cononley Playing Fields Committee for a long time and he's do so much work for the village," she said. "He's also doing extremely well in his recovery from a road bike accident.

"There's well over 1,000 people who came to the gala and it was the biggest procession we've ever had.

"There was so much going on and we were really busy all day."

A mid-afternoon Spitfire flyover had visitors looking to the skies and many familiar faces retained their trophies in the sporting events.

Fourteen-year-old Adam Gregory won the U16s boys fell race and seven-year-old Millie Timbers won the U16s girls fell race, both retaining trophies they won at last year's gala.

Scarlett Miller, 10, won the overall girls' sporting event, which included favourites such as sprints, egg and spoon race and sack race, and Aidan Lee, 11, won the equivalent boys' event.

Two Cononley pub teams battled it out in the tug of war, and with the New Inn completing the treble, beating The Railway for the third year in a row.

The event raised about £2,800 for the Cononley playing fields.

At Sutton, the park was packed on Sunday for the annual village fun day.

Fun day queen Amy Holmes was attended by Poppy Neely and Scarlett Harrison, from Sutton CoE School.

They paraded around the village in a horse-drawn carriage, starting from Mill Street.

The procession also included visiting gala queens, a pipe band, Jamba Samba and some floats.

Among attractions at the park were cream teas and refreshments, ice cream, a funfair, numerous stalls, tombolas, games, birds of prey and a dog show.

Event organiser Christine Young said the day was "absolutely brilliant".

But she added that due to many groups being unable to enter the parade, next year efforts would be concentrated on the park.

"I've been involved in the fun day for 16 years and I've never seen the park as busy as it was," she said. "It was fantastic.

"I'm grateful to those who took part in the procession but it wasn't as well supported as usual, with a lot of groups saying they couldn't get enough volunteers, so next time we will knock that part of the event on the head.

"I would like to say a big thank-you to those who helped with the fun day, both in the run-up to the event and on the day.

"We're hoping for a record amount, which will be ploughed back into staging next year's fun day."

Winner of the vehicular float prize was the open-top bus with Sutton Juniors, U9 Rebels and U9 Renegades.

Walking float winner was Sutton CoE School, gala queens Silsden and decorated vehicles a Herbie VW.