I WOULD like to congratulate Ashley Road Traders on winning the best overall cup in the Bournemouth Carnival on Sunday. They organised a successful jubilee window dressing competition, reformed the association and decided to enter Bournemouth Carnival.

With three and a half weeks to get an idea into practice, organised and put together some said it was not possible.

However, it was done and those that said it could not be done were proved wrong and the people involved won!

All the association needs now are more members from the shops and businesses along Ashley Road in Parkstone to join and become involved in being part of a wonderful community and maybe we’ll even manage to get Ashley Road lit up this Christmas as it hasn't been for many years!

Well done to all the people who worked so hard and to those who made it possible

SHIRLEY WORTH, Jolliffe Road, Poole