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Toppers Carnival Club (Associate)

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Toppers Carnival Club was formed in 1994 after a number of members from Young Dragons CC decided to break away and form a new juvenile carnival club. The club’s first ever entry into Bridgwater Carnival was that same year with Alice in Wonderland.

The club’s first major success came in 2004 when it took first place in the juvenile class at Bridgwater Carnival with Luck of the Irish. Further success followed a few years later with another first place at Bridgwater in 2007 with Zulus, and in 2011 the club won with juvenile county cup with their popular entry Diddy Men (Trip Through Notty Ash).

In 2012 the club found itself struggling to recruit new children into the club, and so in order to survive took the decision to change from a juvenile carnival club to a mixed juvenile and adult carnival club. This inspired decision ultimately paid off, and later that year the club presented its first mixed entry titled Panto Time which proved to be a great success with club members and public alike.

Toppers CC prides itself on being a family and friendly orientated club. Members are very quick to point out their highest county position since becoming a mixed carnival club is 9th overall, and they rightly feel this is a massive achievement when you consider all of the other clubs they are competing against are ‘all adult’ clubs.

Procession Results

Year
Title
Class
Position
Cup
2023
Moonshine
Class 3 – Feature Cart Open
6
2022
Thundervike
Class 3 – Feature Cart Open
2
2019
Boneyard Express
Class 3 – Feature Cart Open
5
2018
Namaste India
Class 3 – Feature Cart Open
16
2017
Ant Warriors
Class 3 – Feature Cart Open
4
2016
Wizard of Oz
Class 3 – Feature Cart Open
6
2015
Ice Bound
Class 3 – Feature Cart Open
2
2014
Remember Remember
Class 3 – Feature Cart Open
9
2013
Avatar
Class 3 – Feature Cart Open
10
2012
Its Panto Time
Feature Cart – Open
10
2011
Diddy Men (Trip Through Notty Ash)
Juvenile Cart
1
2010
CEREMONIAL BARGE
Juvenile Cart
3
2009
El Loco (Crazy Train)
Juvenile Cart
6
2008
YODEL-AY-EEE
Juvenile Cart
2
2007
ZULUS
Juvenile Cart
1
2006
TIGER ROCK
Juvenile Cart
2
2005
FROSTY JACK
Juvenile Cart
2
2004
LUCK OF THE IRISH
Juvenile Cart
1
2003
OCTOPUSES GARDEN
Feature – Juvenile
3
2002
APPRENTICE SHIP
Feature – Juvenile
4
2001
MINSTREL SHOWTIME
Feature – Juvenile
11
2000
CHINESE YEAR OF THE DRAGON
Feature – Juvenile
8
1999
SWINGING IN THE RAIN
Feature – Juvenile (Mounted)
5
1998
GARDEN PARTY
Feature – Juvenile (Mounted)
4

Videos

2023 – Toppers CC – Moonshine

2022 – Toppers CC – Thundervike

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