It was a glorious beach day, and a mammoth Sandcastle Competition. Competitors worked as a group, family or individual, and had exactly one hour to create their masterpieces in the sand.

The categories were:

• Adult - Individual

• Adult - Team

• Family

• Junior - under 12

• Junior - under 8

• Most Creative

• Best Traditional

• Best Sea Creature

• Highly Commended …

So many amazing creations gave the judges a very difficult job. Here are some of the prize winners …