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Comic Feature Mounted

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


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 – 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


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


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


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


Feature Cart – Local

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


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


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


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


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