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Walter Hooper Cup

Bridgwater Carnival Walter Hooper Cup

Inscribed: – Walter Hooper Cup, presented to him by Jack White, 1961.

Awarded for: – Procession – Feature 3rd Position – Local.

Winners

Year
Title
Club
2023
The Travelling Show
2022
Gold! (Got A Dream)
2019
Welcome to the Sambadrome
2018
Fiesta De Los Toros
2017
Halloween In Deadman’s Hollow
2016
Scrapped
2015
Gangs Of Gotham
2012
The Adventures Of Ali Baba
2011
Flying Machines
2009
Rollup Rollup
2008
GHOST RIDERS “LET’S RIDE”
2005
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
2004
HELLRAISERS
2002
THE YEAR OF THE DRAGON
2001
NEXT STOP CLOWNTOWN
1999
MILLENNIUM BUGS
1998
MOSCOW STATE CIRCUS
1996
CYBERSTAR
1995
JESTER LAUGHS
1994
YANKEE DOODLE DISNEY
1993
COCKNEY CAPERS
1992
CIRCUS SPECTACULAR
1991
WAR DRUMS
1990
TOYS R US
1989
CHINESE WAY
1988
IN HIGH SPIRITS
1987
ENTERTAINMENT USA
1986
VIDEO INVADERS
1985
ENGLAND’S GLORY
1984
ALPINE PUPPETEERS
1983
GNOMES AT FLOWER FAIR
1982
THOSE MAGNIFICENT MEN IN THEIR FLYING MACHINES
1982
GRADUATION RHYTHM
1981
GLORIOUS GREECE
1981
ALL AMERICAN FOOTBALL SHOW
1980
THE VIKINGS
1979
IN THE MOOD WITH GLEN MILLER
1979
ANCHORS AWEIGH
1978
“UP CAESAR”
1978
BROADWAY BOUND
1977
PAGEANT TO RICHARD THE LIONHEART – THE CRUSADES 1189 – 1199
1976
HAPPY BIRTHDAY USA
1975
LOVE
Hope Inn CC, Bridgwater
1974
JOHNNY GURKHA
1973
THE SOUND OF THE BEATLES
1972
ON THE MISSISSIPPI
Commercial CC, Bridgwater
1971
THE ARISTOCRATS
1970
BRIDGE OVER THE RIVER KWAI
Commercial CC, Bridgwater
1969
TRANS-POLAR EXPEDITION
Pig & Whistle CC, Bridgwater
1968
SLAVE OF THE LAMP
Commercial CC, Bridgwater
1966
BENGAL LANCERS
1965
IN TUDOR TIMES
1964
SACRIFICE TO THE SPIDER GOD
1963
THE SEASONS
Hope Inn CC, Bridgwater
1962
THE VIKINGS
1961
CLIPPERS OF THE CLOUDS

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