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Hours
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1959

Trade Exhibit – Open

Title
Club
Position
Cup
“BRITVIC” CHERRY B ORCHARD
Brtivic
1
“WEETABIX” ROUNDABOUT WITH MUSIC
Burton Latimer, Kettering
2
FARE AND WARM
South Western Gas Board
3


Feature – Comic or Otherwise Fully Mounted

Title
Club
Position
Cup
REVIVAL OF SWEENEY TODD
Ring o’ Bells CC, Burnham on Sea
1
ROCKET RACKET
Polden Hills YFC CC
2
BRITISH BACON IS BEST
Wells YFC CC
3
ST TRINIANS CHAMBER OF HORRORS
Horlicks Farms & Dairies CC, Ilminster
4


Juvenile Features – Special Class

Title
Club
Position
Cup
POPEYE AND CO. COMES TO BRIDGWATER
Barbara Standerwick, Maureen Walford & Jenny Chedzoy, North Petherton
1
THE MAD HOCKEY GIRLS
Pauline Day, Pauline Cowlin & Christine Colman, North Petherton
2
THE BISTO KIDS
Janet Williams & Pamela Coombes, North Petherton
3


Gangs – Local

Title
Club
Position
Cup
MYSORE CELEBRATES THE DEATH OF A DEMON
Kraft CC, Bridgwater
2


Special Class

Title
Club
Position
Cup
SENTINEL STEAM WAGON
GB KIng , Temple Cloud
1
FODEN “D” TYPE STEAM TRACTOR
Chappell & Smith, Wembdon
2
LAUREL AND HARDY
N Goodwin & M Butt, Bridgwater
3


Comic Features Five or More on Foot

Title
Club
Position
Cup
QUANTOCK TRAIL
Shellsparks CC, Dunball
1
MRS CRACKPOT’S DANCING SCHOOL FOR GIRLS
Halswell Inn CC, Bridgwater
2
DR CRACKPOT COMES TO TOWN
Bull & Butcher CC, Bridgwater
3
COTTON PICKERS
J & C Davies and Group, Bridgwater
4


Tableaux – Open

Title
Club
Position
Cup
BEHEADING OF ANN BOLEYN
Highbridge Bacon Factory Employees CC
1
ENTRANCE TO BALLROOM OF THREE MUSKETEERS
Wilts United Dairies Employees CC, Basonbridge
2


Trades Exhibits Local

Title
Club
Position
Cup
ECONOMY HOUSE FOR FINE FURNISHINGS
Bridgwater
1
GLIDDON & SONS LTD.
Bridgwater
2


Groups of Masqueraders – Local

Title
Club
Position
Cup
REVELLERS OF BIMBOMBEY – A HUNT FOR THE MAN-EATER
Revellers CC, Bridgwater
1
CARNIVAL TIME IN SIAM
2
WITCHES WHICH
Cardiff Arms CC, Bridgwater
4
SONS OF THE DESERT
5
CRAZY CLOWNS
Hope Inn CC, Bridgwater
6
FAMILY FAVOURITES
Golden Lion CC, Bridgwater
7


Single Masquerader Adult on Foot

Title
Club
Position
Cup
KNIT CRAZY
Mrs PM Davies, Bridgwater
1
LA MARQUISE POMPADOUR
Mrs N Mayho, Newton Abbot
2
COUNTRY PARSON
J Davies, Bridgwater
3


Juvenile Feature – Five Or More – Mounted Or On Foot

Title
Club
Position
Cup
EMERGENCY WARD 10
Mervyn Dando & Co., Bridgwater
1
DARTMOOR’S ANNUAL OUTING
R Stoodley & Co., Bridgwater
2
THE LITTLE BAND
Mrs Martins Regal Girls, Dunball
3
INDIAN BATTLE DANCE
Mervyn Wheller & Co., Bridgwater
4


Single Masquerader Juvenile on Foot

Title
Club
Position
Cup
ONE MAN BAND
Glenn Davies, Bridgwater
1
JAPANESE LADY
Susan Wigley, North Petherton
1
PG TIPS
Peter Davis, Bridgwater
3


Best Dancing Troupe

Title
Club
Position
Cup
Regal Girls


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

Title
Club
Position
Cup


Overall – Championship Cup – Local

Title
Club
Position
Cup


Concert – Tableaux or Feature – White Hart Cup runner up

Title
Club
Position
Cup


Best Concert Turn

Title
Club
Position
Cup
Don Ferris


Best Vocal Act 2 or more

Title
Club
Position
Cup


Best Song, Scene, Dance Novelty, Musical Act

Title
Club
Position
Cup
Betty Dyer & Peter Warren


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