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Founded in 1960 as the Sydenham Club, the club changed headquarters several times before a move in 1973 to The Market House (latterly The Valiant Soldier Pub and Remedies Bar) saw the club adopt the name The Marketeers Carnival Club.

Great success followed and the mid 1970s to mid 1980s saw the club secure first place at five Bridgwater Carnivals, as well as winning six county cups as either overall champions or feature category champions in the wider Somerset County Guy Fawkes Carnivals Association awards. This period also saw success on stage for the club, as they were awarded a top four finish 22 times in 23 years (1978 – 2001) at the annual Bridgwater Carnival Concerts.

Despite success on both the stage and in the carnival procession, the club is probably best known for their iconic red coats. Known in carnival circles as ‘Rat Jackets’, these have been worn by club members since 1979.

The new millennium has seen the club return to the top of the carnival tree, finishing in the top two at every Bridgwater Carnival since 2014, and even taking first place in 2018 with their spectacular entry ‘Consider Yourself (Dickensian)’.

Based at the Blake Arms Hotel, Penel Orlieu, the club has in excess of 120 personnel involved with the club, consisting of full members, junior members, vice presidents and honorary / life members.

If you’d like to find out more about the Marketeers Carnival Club, you can contact them through their various social media channels:

Facebook: https://en-gb.facebook.com/Marketeerscc/

Twitter: @MarketeersCC

Instagram: marketeers_c.c

Concert Results

Year
Title
Class
Position
Cup
2024
Spirit of the Eagle
Most Improved Club – Concert
2024
Spirit of the Eagle
Best Costume
2024
Spirit of the Eagle
Features & Tableau
2
2023
Dames
Best Comic Act, Best Costume
2022
Hillbillies of Bulk Rock
Best Comic Act
2022
Hillbillies of Bulk Rock
Features & Tableau
6
2019
The Speakeasy
Features & Tableau
7
2018
Dickensian London
Features & Tableau
6
2017
 Cursed
Features & Tableau
4
2016
 Somewhere Els
Features & Tableau
6
2015
Noah
Features & Tableau
6
2014
 The Lost City
Features & Tableau
9
2013
Punk’d
Features & Tableau
6
2012
Spooksville
Features & Tableau
7
2011
The Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines
Features & Tableau
9
2010
Fort Life
Features & Tableau
5
2009
Down On The Farm
Features & Tableau
9
2008
Ghost Riders (Let’s Ride)
Features & Tableau
9
2007
Thor – God of Thunder
Features & Tableau
5
2006
Not All Men Are Created Equal
Features & Tableau
5
2005
Showboat
Features & Tableau
4
2004
Platoon
Features & Tableau
4
2003
Glam Rock
Features & Tableau
6
2002
Gung Hayfat Choy
Features & Tableau
6
2001
Clown Town
Best Costume
2001
Clown Town
Features & Tableau
2
2000
Oh Yes it is
Best Costume
2000
Oh Yes It Is!
Feature
1
1999
Shazaam
Feature
3
1998
Tobapuw
Feature
2
1997
Tribal Instincts
Best Costume
1997
Tribal Instincts
Feature
1
1996
Watch This Space
Feature
3
1995
Jester ‘Nother Show
Feature
2
1994
Spellbound
Feature
2
1993
Skullduggery
Feature
1
1992
Magical Musical Tour
Feature
4
1991
King Of Carnival
Feature
3
1990
Rockin’ Wild
Feature
4
1989
Indiana Jones And The Mystery Of The Black Cat
Feature
3
1988
October 31st, 1958
Feature
2
1987
Redskins
Best Costume
1987
Redskins
Feature
2
1986
Seeing Is Believing
Feature
2
1985
Just Clowning Around
Overall – Championship Cup – Local
1985
Just Clowning Around
Concert – 1st Position – Highest points gang or feature.
1984
Minstrels
Overall – Championship Cup – Local
1984
Minstrels
Concert – 1st Position – Highest points gang or feature.
1983
Butterfly Ball
Second Position – Feature
1982
Land of Make Believe
Overall – Championship Cup – Local
1982
Land of Make Believe
Concert – 1st Position – Highest points gang or feature.
1979
Splendour of the Aztecs
Second Position – Feature
1978
X-Cert
Concert – 1st Position – Highest points gang or feature.
1974
The Arrival of the Sunlords
Overall – Championship Cup – Local

Videos

2024 – Marketeers CC – Spirit Of The Eagle (New Beginnings)

2023 – Marketeers CC – Dames

2022 – Marketeers CC – Gold! (Got a Dream)

2019 – Marketeers CC – Bad Guys

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