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1963 Procession

Tableaux Cart – Local

Title
Club
Position
Cup
NELSON
Devonshire Old Boys’ CC, Bridgwater
2


Feature Cart – Local

Title
Club
Position
Cup
THE LAND OF THE WILLOWS
1
THE SEASONS
Hope Inn CC, Bridgwater
3
GAY GUARDS OF INDIA
4
MIGHTY MEECES
5
THE COSSACKS
Cardiff Arms CC, Bridgwater
6
E’L GITANOS
Golden Lion CC, Bridgwater
7
A WOODLAND FANTASY
Revellers CC, Bridgwater
8


Masquerader on Foot – Adult

Title
Club
Position
Cup
CASSIUS THE GREATEST
Ken Baily, Bournemouth
1
ARTHUR HAYNES SHOW
E Richards, Wells
2
WHEN I WAS A BOY AT SCHOOL
R Dean , Taunton
3


Masquerader on Foot – Juvenile

Title
Club
Position
Cup
THE JESTER
S Adams, Bridgwater
1


Comic Feature Cart

Title
Club
Position
Cup
NOBBLERS NONSENSE
Highbridge YFCC, Highbridge
1
THE PLANE MAKERS
Bridgwater YFC CC, Bridgwater
2
UP PETTICOAT LANE
East Huntspill Club, East Huntspill
3


Feature – Juvenile

Title
Club
Position
Cup
TRAIN ROBBERS
D Baker & Co., Bridgwater
1
EGYPTIAN SLAVES
R Harris & Co,, Bridgwater
2
ROBIN HOOD AND HIS MERRY MEN
P Moore & Co, Bridgwater
3


Feature Comic on Foot

Title
Club
Position
Cup
A STREET IN OUR TOWN (ROAD WORKS)
Bunch of Grapes CC, Bridgwater
1
GERRY BEATLE AND THE SLUGS
R Baker & Co., Bridgwater
2
THE DRAGON
St John Ambulance Cadets, Bridgwater
2


Trade Exhibit – Local

Title
Club
Position
Cup
MODERN MECHANISATION
H Kelland & Son, Bridgwater
1
CRICKETER DAIRY PRODUCTS
Frankcom Dairies, Cricket Malherbie Ltd., Bridgwater
2
WELBRO SOUND SYSTEMS
S Welch & M Broom, Bridgwater
3


Trade Exhibit – Open

Title
Club
Position
Cup
RENTASET OLD BOOT
Rentaset Ltd, Taunton
1
BRADFORDS COMPOUNDS
Bradford & Sons, Ilminster
2
DISPLAY VAN
J Player & Sons, Nottingham
3


Non Comic Feature Cart – Open

Title
Club
Position
Cup
FIESTA TIME
Wick YFCC, Glastonbury
1
ENGLISH COUNTRY GARDEN
Shoulder Of Mutton CC, Westonzoyland
2
THE WEDDING OF LORNA DOONE
Venturers 11, Burnham on Sea
3


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