When thousands lined the streets of London for 2019's New Year's Day parade, it was a pair of Wimbledon tennis players who stole the show.

And standing more than 12 feet tall, it was easy to see why.

Merton's entry into the parade featured the two giant puppets, controlled by pupils from the Wimbledon College of Art.

While they showed off their sporting prowess, councillors, kids from Morden Little League and a group of others danced and sang to ‘Anyone for Tennis’, which was composed by Councillor Linda Kirby and recorded by children from Links Primary School.

This design was good enough to score £5000 for two charities in town.

Mayor of Merton, Councillor Mary Curtin said: "We have been taking part in this competition for many years now and the effort that our talented team always put in is outstanding.

"I would like to thank everyone involved, with a special thanks to the students at Wimbledon College of Art and Deputy Mayor, Councillor Geraldine Stanford for organising the Merton entry. "Due to everyone’s efforts we’ve raised £5,000 for my two mayoral charities.”