PROCEEDS from the 2016 Otley Carnival have been shared between its beneficiaries.

Behind Closed Doors, Yorkshire Cancer Research and Wheatfields Hospice all received cheques at the Carnival Committee's annual meeting on July 15.

Pat Dixon, who was there representing Behind Closed Doors, also received the Hasmukh Shah trophy for holding the best collection in a bucket on carnival day.

And pupils Georgia and Alex Bentham attended to collect the Keith Wilkinson Memorial Shield for Westgate Primary School's parade entry, which won the people's choice vote.