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Non Comic Feature Cart – Open

Title
Club
Position
Cup
CAPTURE OF IRON HORSE
Wick CC, Glastonbury
2
MISSISSIPPI SHOWBOAT
Mendip Hospital CC, Wells
3


Tableaux Cart – Local

Title
Club
Position
Cup
DEATH OR GLORY BOYS (17TH LANCERS)
1
THE SWORD IN THE STONE
Hinkley Point CC, Bridgwater
2
THE LEGEND OF THE GOLDEN BELL
Town Council Employees CC, Bridgwater
3
LIFE AND TIMES OF GEORGE WASHINGTON
Coates Fencing CC, Bridgwater
4


Tableaux Cart – Open

Title
Club
Position
Cup
HAPPINESS FOR CINDERELLA
King William CC, Glastonbury
2
GALAXY TRIAL
1888 Club, Taunton
3
CRESTA RUN
West End CC, Wells
4


Feature Cart – Local

Title
Club
Position
Cup
MANITAU – SPIRIT OF THE REDMAN
THE HUNT
Commercial CC, Bridgwater
ANCIENT EGYPTIANS
Black Horse CC, Bridgwater
4
EMBANKMENT SWANKS
5
MEN ON THE MOON
Golden Lion CC, Bridgwater
6


Trade Exhibit – Local

Title
Club
Position
Cup
BAND BOX CLEANERS
Bridgwater Steam Laundry
1
DUNWEAR FARM EGGS LTD
Fiddington
2
RJ COACHES AND RJ SELF DRIVE VANS
Bridgwater
3


Trade Exhibit – Open

Title
Club
Position
Cup
JOHN SNOW & CO.
Glastonbury
1
RECOVERY VEHICLE AT YOUR SERVICE
Transport Engineering Services, Walford Cross
2
BLUE CROSS MATCHES
FH Wilmot, Trowbridge
3


Comic Feature Mounted

Title
Club
Position
Cup
BARNEY BULLFROGS BIG BAND
1
PUPPET ON A STRING
Wells & Glastonbury YFCC
2
10 O’CLOCK TESTED
Shellsparks CC, Bridgwater
3


Masquerader on Foot – Adult

Title
Club
Position
Cup
BRITISH ARMY 1914-1918
Jack White, Bridgwater
PEACOCK
Mrs J Plant, Burnham on Sea
1
PLEASE CHEER ENGLAND
Ken Baily, Bournemouth
2
ROMAN CENTURION
E Harris, Wells
3


Feature – Juvenile (Mounted or on Foot)

Title
Club
Position
Cup
CROWN JEWELS
Rosewood Close Gang, Burnham on Sea
1
SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS
No. 3172 Red Cross Cadets, Taunton
2
CHICHESTER RETURNS
S Pearce & Co., Taunton
3
REFLECTIONS FROM THE MIRROR
Spirits CC, Bridgwater
4


Comic Feature On Foot

Title
Club
Position
Cup
BIG TOPS – DISNEY LIKE CHARACTERS
T Grant, Taunton
1


Masquerader on Foot – Juvenile

Title
Club
Position
Cup
ADMIRAL BLAKE
Darrell Bell, Bridgwater
1
TOREADOR
Len Evans, Wells
2
LITTLE SOLDIER DRUMMER BOY
Mark Whittle, Wells
3


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