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Comic Features Five or More on Foot

Title
Club
Position
Cup
BEVERLEY HILLBILLIES COMES TO TOWN
Shellsparks CC, Dunball
1
BRIDGWATER’S SCHOOL OF PRANCING
Bunch of Grapes CC, Bridgwater
2
MME. GUILLOTINE HEAD CUTTING SALOON
St John Ambulance Cadets, Bridgwater
3


Juvenile Feature – Five Or More – Mounted Or On Foot

Title
Club
Position
Cup
FRANKENSTEIN AND HIS FRIENDS
M Wheller & Co., Bridgwater
1
SONS OF THE DESERT
Black Horse CC, Bridgwater
2
ONE STEP BEYOND
M Carr & Co., Bridgwater
3


Trade Exhibits – Local

Title
Club
Position
Cup
FRANKCOMS DAIRIES
Bridgwater
1
TRANSPORT FOR EVERYONE
Ken Richards, Bridgwater
2
2ND CARNIVAL COLLECTION FLOAT
Kontakt Electrical Services, Bridgwater
3


Gangs – Local

Title
Club
Position
Cup
JAPANESE CARNIVAL ON WATER
Sydenham Youth CC, Bridgwater
2
THE THREE MUSKETEERS
Devonshire CC, Bridgwater
3


Trade Exhibits – Open

Title
Club
Position
Cup
DISPLAY VAN
John Player & Sons, Nottingham
1


Single Masquerader Adult on Foot

Title
Club
Position
Cup
OLD TIME HARVESTER 1875
E Richards, Bridgwater
1
DEPARTED SPIRITS
RA Dean, Taunton
2
MAN OF THE MONTH
Ken Baily, Bournemouth
3


Tableaux – Open

Title
Club
Position
Cup
SPORTING LIFE
Bradfords Office Staff, Ilminster
1


Feature – Comic Fully Mounted

Title
Club
Position
Cup
CIDER FACTORY
Weston Super Mare YFC CC
1
RADIO CALAMINE
HIghbridge YFC CC
2
CLANKA PINTA
Bridgwater YFC CC, Bridgwater
3


Single Masquerader Juvenile on Foot

Title
Club
Position
Cup
MISS STAMP, THIS TAKES SOME LICKING
Anne Cook, Bridgwater
1


Groups of Masqueraders – Local

Title
Club
Position
Cup
REVELLERS OF THE ROCK AGE
Revellers CC, Bridgwater
2
SACRIFICE TO THE SPIDER GOD
3
EL TOREROS
Commercial CC, Bridgwater
4
THE CAPTURE OF THE LOCH NESS MONSTER
5
CARNIVAL OF YESTERYEAR
Hope Inn CC, Bridgwater
6
20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA
7


Non Comic Feature – Open

Title
Club
Position
Cup
THE OLD MILL STREAM
Westonzoyland CC
1
CAMELOT
Wick YFC CC, Glastonbury
2


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