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1972 Procession

Tableaux Cart – Local

Title
Club
Position
Cup
SCENES FROM ALADDIN
1
THE SNOW QUEEN
Town Council Employees CC, Bridgwater
2
SACRED BURIAL OF CHIEF SITTING BULL
Hinkley Point CC, Bridgwater
3
HENRY VIII
Coates Fencing CC, Bridgwater
4


Feature Cart – Local

Title
Club
Position
Cup
SURRENDER OF 1865
Black Horse CC, Bridgwater
ON THE MISSISSIPPI
Commercial CC, Bridgwater
3
PEOPLE OF KING COLOBUS
4
THE CONQUISTADORES
5
THOSE DANCING DAYS
Pig & Whistle CC, Bridgwater
6


Tableaux Cart – Open

Title
Club
Position
Cup
“AURORA BOREALIS” QUEEN OF THE DAWN
Express Dairy CC, Frome
2
CHINESE PAGEANTRY
Mendip Hospital CC, Wells
3


Masquerader on Foot – Adult

Title
Club
Position
Cup
RUPERT THE BEAR
Barry Popham, Burnham on Sea
1
MINNIE MOUSE
Ann Popham, Burnham on Sea
2
BRIDGWATER FISHERMAN
Mervyn Richards, Bridgwater
3


Masquerader on Foot – Juvenile

Title
Club
Position
Cup
TOYTOWN EXPRESS
Shane Hooper, Ilminster
1
THE FLOWER GRADERS
The Bower Boys, East Bower, Bridgwater
2
ONE-MAN BAND
Darrell Bell, Bridgwater
3


Comic Feature Mounted

Title
Club
Position
Cup
RUPERT THE BEAR
Miss S Stott, Wookey
2
THE COD WAR
Minsterstone Sports & Social Club, Ilminster
3


Trade Exhibit – Local

Title
Club
Position
Cup
BAND BOX CLEANERS
Bridgwater Steam Laundry
1
EVERYTHING FOR THE HOME
John Snow & Co., Bridgwater
2
FIRESTONE TYRE AND AUTO SERVICE LTD
Bridgwater
3


Feature – Juvenile (Mounted or on Foot)

Title
Club
Position
Cup
GARDEN GNOMES
Rosewood Close Gang, Burnham on Sea
1
THE CAPTURE OF HANSEL AND GRETAL BY THE WITCHES
2
ARABIAN KNIGHTS
Hamp Junior School, Bridgwater
2
SCENES FROM ALICE IN WONDERLAND
British Red Cross, Taunton
3


Feature On Foot

Title
Club
Position
Cup
ERNIE AND TED
J Kendall, Sturminster Newton
1
NORTH NEWTON OLDER DRINKERS
Steve Clatworthy & Co., North Newton
2
GREMLINS CARNIVAL WIDOWS
Mrs M Russell, Bridgwater
3


Non Comic Feature Cart – Open

Title
Club
Position
Cup
PARADE OF THE PAINTS
Wick CC, Glastonbury
1
TEDDY BEARS PICNIC
Avalon CC, Glastonbury
2
THE MAGIC ROUNDABOUT
Borough Engineers Dept., Taunton
3


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