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1978 Procession

Tableaux Cart – Local

Title
Club
Position
Cup
SHORT HISTORY OF CAPO DI MONTE
Hinkley Point CC, Bridgwater
1
FANTASY OF THE ICE PLANET
2
MACBETH
Town Council Employees CC, Bridgwater
3


Feature – Comic (On Foot)

Title
Club
Position
Cup
SOME OF THE MR MEN
Hydrographic CC, Taunton
1
TRANSATLANTIC CROSSING (SOMERSET FASHION)
M Davis & C Wicks, Glastonbury
2


Feature Cart – Local

Title
Club
Position
Cup
TEMPLE DANCERS OF THAILAND
Grenadiers CC, Bridgwater
THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT
4
THE DEVIL RIDES OUT
5


Tableaux Cart – Open

Title
Club
Position
Cup
A 19TH CENTURY ROYAL TRAIN
Coates Fencing CC, Bridgwater
1
THE HUNTING TARTAN
Chameleon CC, Frome
2
FANTASY OF THE SEA QUEENS
3
PRIDE OF THE ISLES
Pheasant CC, Wookey
4


Masquerader on Foot – Adult

Title
Club
Position
Cup
HENRY THE EIGHTH
Malcolm Borland, Burnham on Sea
1
JOHN TRAVOLTA ZULU DANCING
Douglas Letherby, Bridgwater
2
NO CONCORDE HIJACK
Ken Baily, Bournemouth
3
THE OLD MILL BY THE STREAM, NELLIE DEE
Mervyn Richards, Bridgwater
4


Feature Cart – Open

Title
Club
Position
Cup
A TRIBUTE TO JOHANN STRAUSS
Revellers CC, North Petherton
1
BUCCANEERS GOLDEN GALLOPERS
Buccaneers CC, BIddisham
3
REVENGE OF THE JEDI KNIGHTS
Westonzoyland CC, Westonzoyland
4
CARNIVAL TEXAS STYLE
Wick CC, Glastonbury
5


Masquerader on Foot – Juvenile

Title
Club
Position
Cup
MRS TITTLEMOUSE, FROM THE TALES OF BEATRIX POTTER
Nicola Putt, Bridgwater
1
JEMIMA PUDDLEDUCK
Julia Borland, Burnham on Sea
2
PIXIE ON A TOADSTOOL
Nicola Borland, Burnham on Sea
3


Comic Feature Mounted

Title
Club
Position
Cup
TEDDY BEARS’ PICNIC
Aces CC, Burnham on Sea
1
GOLLIWOG’S FLORAL DANCE
Pack Horse CC, Mark
2
MOUSE FEVER
Bridgwater YFC CC, Bridgwater
3
CURSE YOU, RED BARON
Bulldogs CC, Highbridge
3


Feature – Juvenile (Mounted)

Title
Club
Position
Cup
ROARING TWENTIES
Hamp JCC, Bridgwater
1
TROPICANA
Spartans JCC, Bridgwater
3
NIGHT FLIGHT TO VENUS
Clutton JCC, Clutton
4


Feature On Foot

Title
Club
Position
Cup
GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS
M Thorne, Bridgwater
1
RAG DOLLS PLAYTIME
Lively Larks, Bridgwater
2


Feature – Juvenile (On Foot)

Title
Club
Position
Cup
STAR TROOPERS
Krazy Kids CC, North Petherton
1
COMPENDIUM ’78
Raymond Riddle, Bridgwater
2
KESTREL MAJORETTES
Bridgwater
3
FLORAL DANCE
Kiddetts JCC, Bridgwater
3


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