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Comic Features Five or More on Foot

Title
Club
Position
Cup
TRAMP’S ANNUAL DINNER
E Pitman & Co., Bridgwater
1
OUR WATER PROBLEM’S SOLVED
Shellsparks CC, Dunball
2
CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FLIGHT
AL Jones & Co., Bridgwater
3
MACNAMARA’S BAND
Cardiff Arms CC, Bridgwater
3


Trade Exhibit – Open

Title
Club
Position
Cup
RENTASET
Rentaset Ltd, Taunton
1
PALADIN “CHALET” MOBILE HOME
Walford Caravan Distributors, Walford Cross
2
AMERICAN RIVER BOAT
John Player & Sons, Nottingham
3


Special Class

Title
Club
Position
Cup
ILFRACOMBE CORPS OF DRUMS
Ilfracombe
1
CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU
Bridgwater
2
VETERAN STEAM ENGINE
D Emery, Highbridge
3


Features – Local

Title
Club
Position
Cup
REVELLERS IN VENICE
Revellers CC, Bridgwater
4
TRAPPERS OF THE NORTH
Golden Lion CC, Bridgwater
5


Juvenile Feature – Five Or More – Mounted Or On Foot

Title
Club
Position
Cup
BEN CASEY CUT-THROATS
Barry Parr & Co., Bridgwater
1
YOUNG WELSH LADIES
Susan Walters & Co., Bridgwater
2
STONEAGE
Malcolm Sealey & Co., Bridgwater
3
NATIVES OF THE WAR
M Wheller & Co., Bridgwater
4


Gangs – Local

Title
Club
Position
Cup
THE GOLDEN SWAN – OBEY OR DIE
1
THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL
Devonshire CC, Bridgwater
2


Single Masquerader Adult on Foot

Title
Club
Position
Cup
ARCADIAN SHEPHERDESS
W Madge, Exmouth
1
HAPPIEST BRIDE OF THE YEAR
T Richards, Bridgwater
2
GAINSBOROUGH
N Mayho, Newton Abbot
3
BRIDGWATER’S CHARMING NURSE
Jerry Rossiter, Bridgwater
4


Trades Exhibits Local

Title
Club
Position
Cup
WILLIAM KEAST LTD
Bridgwater
1
COMBINE HARVESTER
LF Jewell Ltd, Bridgwater
2
KEN RICHARDS SERVICES
Bridgwater
3


Single Masquerader Juvenile on Foot

Title
Club
Position
Cup
20? (QUESTIONS)
Margaret England, Bridgwater
1
SOOTY SUE
Susan Peacey, Bridgwater
2


Feature – Comic or Otherwise Fully Mounted

Title
Club
Position
Cup
ALICE IN WONDERLAND
First Venturers, Burnham on Sea
1
WIDDECOMBE FAIR
East Huntspill CC, East Huntspill
2
LITTLE OLD MILL
Wick CC, Glastonbury
3
FATHERS PRIDE
Highbridge YFC CC, Highbridge
4


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