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Days
Hours
Minutes

1950

Trade Exhibit

Title
Club
Position
Cup
AHEAD OF ALL
George White and Sons, Bridgwater
1
THREE TRAVELLING SHOPS
West Somerset Co-operative Society
2
THE ODEON WATERFRONT
Bridgwater Odeon
3


Single Masquerader Juvenile on Foot

Title
Club
Position
Cup
PUSS-IN-BOOTS
Julian Fairfax, Bridgwater
1
BISTO KID
David Hooper, Chedzoy
2
CAPTAIN FLINT, THE PIRATE KING
E Harris, Bridgwater
3
ARAB PRINCE
B Binding, Bridgwater
4


Juvenile Feature – Mounted

Title
Club
Position
Cup
CLOCKWORK TOYS
Betty Jackson, Bridgwater
1
FLYING SAUCER CLUB
C Starkey and Party, Bridgwater
2


Comic Feature – Mounted

Title
Club
Position
Cup
CURRYPOOL MOBILE ‘OSPITAL! – JUST NATIONALISED
1
COMBWICH BRM
2
PIRATES OF BASONBRIDGE
Basonbridge CC, Basonbridge
3


Single Masqueraders Comic

Title
Club
Position
Cup
Unknown
Joe Beckett, Bridgwater
1
CARMEN
LJ Corbett, Exeter
2


Gangs – Local

Title
Club
Position
Cup
THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS
Town Council CC, Bridgwater
1
KING BORIS III
Starkey, Knight And Ford CC, Bridgwater
2
GLORIES OF SCOTLAND
Kraft Old Boys CC, Bridgwater
3
A MIRAGE
Three Crowns CC, Bridgwater
4


Comic Features on Foot

Title
Club
Position
Cup
THE NEW SPORTS STADIUM, 1951 FESTIVAL
Crowpill Sports CC, Bridgwater
1
CASEY COURTS CRAZY BAND
F Besley and Party, Bridgwater
2
OFF THE RATION
Hook Bros. CC, Bridgwater
3


Groups of Masqueraders – Local

Title
Club
Position
Cup
HUNGARIAN MAYTIME
2
RAINBOW PIERROTS
Hope Inn CC, Bridgwater
3
GAY GONDOLIERS
Roberts Bros. CC, Bridgwater
4
GAY TYROLEAN’S
Golden Lion CC, Bridgwater
6


Single Masquerader Adult on Foot

Title
Club
Position
Cup
A LADY FROM EXMOUTH
Miss W Madge, Exmouth
1


Groups of Masqueraders Open

Title
Club
Position
Cup
HIGHLAND HONOURS
North Petherton RFC CC
1
CLAUDE DUVAL AND HIS HIGHWAYMEN
No. 7 CC, Spaxton
2
GLIMPSE OF OLD SWEDEN
Currypool CC, Spaxton
3


Best Dancing Troupe

Title
Club
Position
Cup
Regal Dancers (Mrs Jones)


Concert – 1st Position – Highest points gang or feature.

Title
Club
Position
Cup


Concert – Tableaux or Feature – White Hart Cup runner up

Title
Club
Position
Cup
Thousand and One Nights
Town Council CC, Bridgwater


Best Concert Turn

Title
Club
Position
Cup
Joe beckett


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