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Hours
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1973

Feature – Juvenile (Mounted or on Foot)

Title
Club
Position
Cup
DIDDY CARNIVAL
Rosewood Close CC
MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY
Hamp Junior School, Bridgwater
1
CARNIVALS PAST
Christine Bacon & Co., Bridgwater
2
THE JOLLY TRAIN WITHOUT NO NAME
G Baker & Co., Bridgwater
3
HOW SOMERSET’S SECRET WEAPON CAPTURES NESSIE
3172 Red Cross Cadets, Taunton
4


Feature On Foot

Title
Club
Position
Cup
TAUNTON’S CARNIVAL MAJORETTES
C Critchard, Taunton
1
POSTMEN THROUGH THE AGES
M Pring, Taunton
2
REJECTS FROM COVENT GARDEN
Horlicks Farms Ltd, Ilminster
3
THE WEDDING OF THE HOP-LEG FAMILY
I Quantock & Co., Bridgwater
4


Tableaux Cart – Local

Title
Club
Position
Cup
THE DRAGON EMPRESS
Town Council Employees CC, Bridgwater
1
THE DESERT SONG
Coates Fencing CC, Bridgwater
2
WORSHIPPERS OF THE CONDOR
3
ELIZABETHAN PAGEANTRY
Hinkley Point CC, Bridgwater
4


Feature Cart – Local

Title
Club
Position
Cup
CARIBBEAN CARNIVAL AFLOAT
2
CARNIVAL TIME
4
BRANCH LINE SPECIAL
5
NIGHTS IN VIENNA
Hope Inn CC, Bridgwater
6


Tableaux Cart – Open

Title
Club
Position
Cup
THE DEVIL RIDES OUT
Crown Inn CC, Shepton Mallet
2
WARLORDS
Mendip Vale CC, Wells
3
WINTER FANTASY
Mendip Hospital CC, Wells
4


Masquerader on Foot – Adult

Title
Club
Position
Cup
PIED PIPER AND RATS
F Wiltshire, Trowbridge
1
BUGS BUNNY
Barry Popham, Burnham on Sea
2
BASIL BRUSH
Ann Popham, Burnham on Sea
3
THE BLACK KNIGHT
K Mabberly, Tetbury
3


Feature Cart – Open

Title
Club
Position
Cup
MINSTRELS IN SPACE
Onedin CC, Burnham on Sea
1
BIRDS OF PARADISE
Unigate CC, Wells
2
THE LOST KINGDOM OF THE ICE MEN
Wick CC, Glastonbury
3


Masquerader on Foot – Juvenile

Title
Club
Position
Cup
TOM AND JERRY
Peter Sloman, Burnham on Sea
1
MEXICAN GIRL
Jill Bowley, Bridgwater
2
CHINAMAN
Mark Whittle, Shepton Mallet
3
COW GIRL
Miss M Fairfax, Bridgwater
4


Comic Feature Mounted

Title
Club
Position
Cup
JACK IN THE BOX PARTY
POPS CC, Bridgwater
2
CUCKOO TIME
Pack Horse CC, Mark
3


Trade Exhibit – Local

Title
Club
Position
Cup
FIRESTONE TYRE AND AUTO SERVICE LTD
Bridgwater
1
BRYANTS THE COAL PEOPLE
Bridgwater
2
KEEPING UP THE TIMES WITH THE WICKS (OLD & THE NEW)
Aerosols International Ltd, Bridgwater
3


Best Dancing Troupe

Title
Club
Position
Cup
Wicked Ladies


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

Title
Club
Position
Cup


Overall – Championship Cup – Local

Title
Club
Position
Cup
The Dragon Empress
Town Council CC, Bridgwater


Second Position – Tableaux

Title
Club
Position
Cup
Prohibition – Chicago Style *


Concert – Tableaux or Feature – White Hart Cup runner up

Title
Club
Position
Cup
The Desert Song
Coates Fencing CC, Bridgwater
Worshippers of the Condor


Best Comedy Turn

Title
Club
Position
Cup
After the Night Before
POPS CC


Second Position – Feature

Title
Club
Position
Cup
Dragons Empress
Town Council Employees CC, Bridgwater


Best Concert Turn

Title
Club
Position
Cup
Larry Boyd


Best Vocal Act 2 or more

Title
Club
Position
Cup
Bridgwater Junior Accordion Band


Best Song, Scene, Dance Novelty, Musical Act

Title
Club
Position
Cup
The Ginnetts


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