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1998 Procession

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1998 – Yeovil Boys Brigade JCC – Uh-La-La-La

1998 – Wills CC – Beauty And The Beast

1998 – Ramblers CC – Piracy

1998 – Newmarket CC – Prickly Heat

1998 – Masqueraders CC – Live At Las Vegas

1998 – Marina Sydenham JCC – T’was The Night Before

1998 – Huckyduck CC – Sending Season’s Greetings

1998 – Hot Rock CC – Swine Fever

1998 – Harlequin CC – The New Starlight Express

1998 – Gremlins CC – This Is Halloween

1998 – Centurion CC – Adventures In Legoland

1998 – Cary Comedians CC – Yer Tis Speedy Gonzales

Feature Cart – Local

Title
Club
Position
Cup
ARRIVAL OF THE SNOW QUEEN
4
COUNTRY STYLE
5
FLIGHT OF FANCY
7
FIRE AND ICE
10
JUKE BOX JIVE
11


Feature – (Five Or More On Foot)

Title
Club
Position
Cup
WILFS PRESENT BASIL FLATLEY AND THE BRIDGWATER RIVER PARRETT DANCERS DIRECT FROM BROADWAY
1
BEACH BUMS
Jokers CC, Ilminster
2
COSMIC CIRCUS
Spangles CC, Ilminster
3
WRATH OF THE ICE LORD
Herberts CC, Frome
4
CAT N’ MOUSE
Samvantra CC, Chapmanslade
5
GRANDMA’S PARTY
Dolphins CC, Baltonsborough
6
GO WEST
Rascals CC, Yeovil
7
MEXICAN RAVE
Crazy Crew CC, Bristol
8
HAS ANYBODY SEEN MY FLOAT?
Pirates CC, Weston Super Mare
9


Feature Cart – Open

Title
Club
Position
Cup
LIVE AT LAS VEGAS
Masqueraders CC, Meare
1
THE NEW STARLIGHT EXPRESS
Harlequin CC, Ilminster
2
STARLIGHT EXPRESS
Prattens CC, Midsomer Norton
3
RIO CARNIVAL
Domino CC, Chard
4
MAKE E’M LAUGH
Pegasus CC, Wookey
5
CARNIVAL LIVE
Young at Heart CC, Bridgwater
6
HALLOWEEN
Waterside CC, Midsomer Norton
7
RIO
Sidvale CC, Sidmouth
8
BE-DAZZLED
Globe CC, Wells
9
KOWLOON
Britannia CC, Castle Cary
10
ORIENT EXPRESS
Wick CC, Glastonbury
11
SPIRIT OF ARABIA
Merlins CC, Barton St David
12
TIGER POWER
Phoenix CC, Broadclyst
13
TROPICAL SUNCHYME
Minster CC, Axminster
14
HOGUS POGUS
Zodiac CC, Cheriton Fitzpaine
15
THE MAYA
One Plus One CC, Ilminster
16
HAPPY MEMORIES
Eagles CC, Buckland St Mary
17
DISCO INFERNO
5C’s CC, South Petherton
18
MYSTICAL MAGIC
Monarch CC, Chard
19


Anything Goes

Title
Club
Position
Cup
POSTMAN PAT II
George Brimacombe BEM, Watchet
1
POSTMAN PAT
Ivor Cook, Milverton
2


Masqueraders (2-5 On Foot)

Title
Club
Position
Cup
FIRE AND ICE
Misfits CC, Stoke Sub Hamdon
1
ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK
Michael & Bonnie Tutty
2
DEEP SEA LEGENDS
Arney’s CC, Taunton
3
BUZZ LIGHTYEAR AND FRIENDS
Wotzits CC, Chard
4
QUEST OF CAMELOT
Andrew & Angela Parker, Ilminster
5
SKELETOONS
Castways CC, Frome
6
KNIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN
Willhoos CC, Ilminster
7
COWBOYS AND INDIANS
Leprecauns CC, Bridgwater
8


Comic Feature Mounted

Title
Club
Position
Cup
SWINE FEVER
Hot Rock CC, Gillingham
1
YER TIS SPEEDY GONZALES
Cary Comedians CC, Castle Cary
2
STAR TREKKERS
Pilgrims CC, Puriton
4
DODDY’S DOTTY DIDDY MEN
Mardons CC, Midsomer Norton
5
THE DEAD GOOD STAGE
Dragons CC, North Petherton
6
LET’S GO PARTY
Poppe Inne CC, Tatworth
7
I SHOULD CO-CO
Westonzoyland CC
8
BARBIEMANIACS
Half Moon CC, Crediton
9
DRUNKEN SAILORS
Wells & Glastonbury YFCC
10
TILLY AND WILLY
Nunsford Nutters CC, Colyton
11
SHI-WRECKED
2R’s CC, Temple Cloud
12


Masquerader on Foot – Adult

Title
Club
Position
Cup
HEY DIDDLE DIDDLE
Norman Bishop, Frome
1
WE ‘AS DREAMS TO CATCH
Dave Arney, Taunton
2
BEHIND THE MASK
Lyn Tutty, Dawlish
3
SPELLBOUND
Ann Cook, Wincanton
4
POP UP CLOWN
All Square CC, Chard
5
BERTIE BASSETT
Trevor Spriggs, Bridgwater
6
TASTE OF IRISH
Tracey Cook, Wincanton
7


Masquerader on Foot – Juvenile

Title
Club
Position
Cup
GALACTIC EMINENCE
Daniel Fielding, Frome
1
WHIZ, BANG POP
Andrew Chuches, Glastonbury
2
ANGEL OF PARADISE
Claire Parker, Ilminster
3
FLOWER POWER
Emma Kingston, Wincanton
4
A LITTLE BIT OF EASTERN PROMISE
Sherryl Fielding, Frome
5
MERMAID
Catherine Spriggs, Bridgwater
6
IRIS PRINCESS
Lucy Sevoir, Frome
7
GOLDILOCKS & THE 3 BEARS
Christopher Spriggs, Bridgwater
8
MODRON – MYSTICAL QUEEN OF THE DRAGONS
Jaki Bishop, Frome
9


Feature – Juvenile (Mounted)

Title
Club
Position
Cup
UH-LA-LA-LA
Yeovil Boys Brigade CC, Yeovil
2
INDIANS DREAM
Zig Zag JCC, North Petherton
3
A CLOWNS CIRCUS
Key Kids JCC, Westhay
5
SPELL-O-WEEN
East Bridgwater CC
6
CARNIVAL ROMANCE
Ashcombe JCC, Weston Super Mare
7


Feature – Juvenile (Two or more with or without props)

Title
Club
Position
Cup
IT’S PANTO LAND
Young Renegades JCC, Bridgwater
1
ALL WE WANT FOR CHRISTMAS
Rainbow JCC, Bridgwater
2
WOMBLES RECYCLED
Shepton Bunch, Shepton Mallet
3
FLAMING FREEZING
Cavalier Pups, Bridgwater
4


Tableaux Cart – Local

Title
Club
Position
Cup
ADVENTURES IN LEGOLAND
2


Tableaux Cart – Open

Title
Club
Position
Cup
SENDING SEASON’S GREETINGS
Huckyduck CC, Coleford
2
THE FLIX
Shambles CC Shepton Mallet
3
ROYAL FLUSH
King William CC, Glastonbury
4
FIRE AND ICE (CONFRONTATION)
Majestic CC, Taunton
5
THE KING AND I
Golden Triangle CC, Ilminster
6
TRANSYLVANIAN NIGHT
St Peters CC, Yeovil
7
TEKNIX
White Hart CC, Midsomer Norton
8
COME DANCING – 50 YEARS
Luckington CC, Coleford
9


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