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1968

Trade Exhibit – Open

Title
Club
Position
Cup
LEISURE LIVING
John Snow & Co., Glastonbury
1
FIRESTONE TYRES
Firestone Tyres
2
WELCOME WAGON
Mrs G Melmoth, Portishead
3


Features – Local

Title
Club
Position
Cup
ALPINE FOLK AT THE WHITE HORSE INN
2
SLAVE OF THE LAMP
Commercial CC, Bridgwater
3
SOUTH AMERICAN WAY
Pig & Whistle CC, Bridgwater
4
MEXICAN FIESTA
Golden Lion CC, Bridgwater
5
FESTIVAL OF THE SPANISH GIPSIES
Suffragettes CC, Bridgwater
6
ORIENTAL CARNIVAL
7


Gangs – Local

Title
Club
Position
Cup
UNIVERSAL PEACE 2200 AD
Town Council Employees CC, Bridgwater
1
IVAN THE TERRIBLE
Hinkley Point CC, Bridgwater
2
THE SOUND OF MUSIC
3
INTERNATIONAL RESCUE
Coates Fencing CC, Bridgwater
4
MADAME BUTTERFLY
Devonshire CC, Bridgwater
5
THE BOY KING EDWARD VI AND CHARACTERS OF HIS REIGN (1547 – 1553)
Fairfax CC, Bridgwater
6


Comic Feature Mounted

Title
Club
Position
Cup
DOORKNOCKERS DILEMMA
Shellsparks CC, Bridgwater
1
BRIDGWATER’S GAS RESERVE
Bridgwater YFC CC, Bridgwater
2
THE CRAZY WORLD OF JAMES BOND
Middlezoy CC, Middlezoy
3


Masquerader on Foot – Adult

Title
Club
Position
Cup
BRITAIN LEADS
Ken Baily, Bournemouth
1
HEADING FOR TOWN BRIDGE
E Richards, Bridgwater
2
TOMMY GUN – THE ROYAL ARMY CORPS
Jack White, Bridgwater
3


Gangs – Open

Title
Club
Position
Cup
THE TYRANNY OF KING JOHN
Revellers CC, North Petherrton
1
TRIBUTE TO CAPTAIN SCOTT
West End CC, Wells
2
QUEEN ELIZABETH I AND RALEIGH
County Hall Clerks CC, Taunton
3
ONCE UPON A TIME
King William CC, Glastonbury
4


Comic Feature On Foot

Title
Club
Position
Cup
SAINT GEORGE AND THE DRAGON
Bishop’s Lydeard Dramatic Society
1
THE GREAT PINK ELEPHANT HUNT
2
PUFF, THE MAGIC DRAGON
Burnham & Highbridge Community Centre
3


Masquerader on Foot – Juvenile

Title
Club
Position
Cup
YE OLD TOWN CRIER
Andrew Thorne, Pawlett
1
THE LATEST ADDITION TO ST TRINIANS
Dale Williams, Bridgwater
2
HOT DOG AND MUSTARD
Andrew Watts, North Petherton
3


Non Comic Feature – Open

Title
Club
Position
Cup
EFZONES – THE PALACE GUARDS OF GREECE
Wick YFCC, Glastonbury
1
BROADWAY
Westonzoyland CC, Westonzoyland
2
TODAY AND YESTERDAY YEAR
Bridgwater Life Savers
3


Trade Exhibit – Local

Title
Club
Position
Cup
COATES GARDEN CENTRE
Coates Fencing Ltd, Bridgwater
1
HOLIDAYS IN SPAIN
Ken Richards Coaches, Bridgwater
2
MEAKER’S FOR 24 HOUR SERVICE
Meaker’s Motors, Bridgwater
3


Juvenile Feature – Two Or More – Mounted or on Foot

Title
Club
Position
Cup
THOSE WERE THE DAYS
Miss J Richards & Co., Bridgwater
1
ESCAPED CONS
J Parker & Co., Bridgwater
2
OLDEN DAY PLEASURES
The Diddy’s, Bridgwater
3


Best Dancing Troupe

Title
Club
Position
Cup
Bridgwater Pantomime Society Dancing Troupe


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

Title
Club
Position
Cup
International Rescue
Coates Fencing CC, Bridgwater


Overall – Championship Cup – Local

Title
Club
Position
Cup
The Kingdom of the Lost World


Concert – Tableaux or Feature – White Hart Cup runner up

Title
Club
Position
Cup
Philadelphia Entertainers


Best Comedy Turn

Title
Club
Position
Cup
A Night to Remember
Vagabonds Old Boys


Best Concert Turn

Title
Club
Position
Cup
Doris Allen


Best Vocal Act 2 or more

Title
Club
Position
Cup
Three’s a Crowd


Best Song, Scene, Dance Novelty, Musical Act

Title
Club
Position
Cup
The Mademoiselles


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