DISCO divas, glitter balls and loud music saw Thame Carnival begin in style.

Despite poor weather, about 4,000 people turned out for the event.

Organiser Mark Green said: “It went really well, apart from the weather.

“Our theme was disco fever and there were lots of people in disco wigs and clothes.”

Stalls and activities, including a Noah’s Arc-shaped bouncy castle, kept the crowds entertained.

About 25 walking groups and floats took part in the procession from the town centre to the recreation ground.

A team from the Black Horse pub won the best float competition.

Peter Butt, of Thame Round Table was promoting a scally rally in Wales members will take part in.

The team have turned a Saab 93 car into RC Racer, the car from Toy Story, to raise cash for Clic Sargent in the name of a family friend’s son Oliver Lee, two, who lives in Nottingham and has cancer.

Mr Butt said: “Oliver’s parents brought him down for the day — it was such a big thing to make him smile.”