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1986 – Wills CC – Barnum

1986 – Village People – It’s Magic

1986 – Springfield CC – Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah

1986 – Ramblers CC – Caribbean Showtime

1986 – Pentathlon CC – Ben Hur

1986 – One Plus One CC – Valentine Express

1986 – Masqueraders CC – Pass The Port

1986 – Marketeers CC – Seeing Is Believing

1986 – King William CC – Sapphire Mandarin

1986 – Hillview JCC – Wizard Of Oz

1986 – Harlequin CC – Uncle Sams Roller Coaster

1986 – Bohemian CC – Kublai Khan

Feature Cart – Open

Title
Club
Position
Cup
UNCLE SAM’S ROLLER COASTER
Harlequin CC, Ilminster
1
VALENTINE EXPRESS
One Plus One CC, Ilminster
2
SANTA CLAUS (THE ELVES AT THE TOP OF THE WORLD)
Globe CC, Wells
3
MUSICAL BOX MOVEMENT
Prattens CC, Bath
4
WHEN I’M CLEANING WINDOWS
Wyrral CC, Wells
5


Masquerader on Foot – Juvenile

Title
Club
Position
Cup
PLANET SWEET
Joanna Kingston,Wincanton
1
HONEY MONSTER
Norman Marcus Letherby, Bridgwater
2
DOGTANIAN
Emma Kingston, Wincanton
3
HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS
Stuart Kingston,Wincanton
4


Comic Feature Mounted

Title
Club
Position
Cup
ZIP-A-DEE-DOO-DAH
Springfield CC, Ilminster
1
“PASS THE PORT” BLUB BLUB BLUB
Masqueraders CC, Westonzoyland
2
BRAHMS AND LISSED
Mohican CC, Bridgwater
3
LONG THIN AND COVERED IN SKIN
4


Feature – Juvenile (Mounted)

Title
Club
Position
Cup
IT’S MAGIC
Village People JCC, North Petherton
1
SWINGING SMURFLAND
Cross Rifles Colts, Bridgwater
3
TRIBUTE TO LOWRY
Chinnock & Chiselborough Children
4


Feature – Juvenile (On Foot With Props)

Title
Club
Position
Cup
CEREMONIAL OCCASION
Samvantra CC, Chapmanslade
1
CRAZY CLOWNS
Eastenders JCC, Bridgwater
2
ROBERTSON’S MUSICAL MEN
West End JCC, Bridgwater
3
BOOK WORMS
Young Dragons CC, North Petherton
4


Tableau – Juvenile (Mounted)

Title
Club
Position
Cup
WIZARD OF OZ
Hillview JCC, Burnham on Sea
1


Feature – Juvenile (On Foot)

Title
Club
Position
Cup
CHINESE CARNIVAL
Young Generation JCC, Bridgwater
1
MEDIEVAL MICE
Joanne Cheffey & Co., Bridgwater
2
CINDERELLA
Richard Squibbs, Bridgwater
3


Feature – (Five Or More On Foot)

Title
Club
Position
Cup
A MOUSE LIVED IN A WINDMILL
Brownstraws CC, Chard
1
BARBADIAN BOUNCING BATTING BABIES
Mervs CC, Bridgwater
2
LAST OF THE UGLY BUGS
Chameleon CC, Frome
3


Tableaux Cart – Local

Title
Club
Position
Cup
KUBLAI KHAN
Bohemians CC, Bridgwater
1
QUEST FOR THE BLOODSTONE
3
THE WORLD OF TOLKIEN
Pig & Whistle CC, Bridgwater
4


Feature Cart – Local

Title
Club
Position
Cup
ARABIAN KNIGHT FLIGHT
5
NEW ORLEANS JAZZ SCENE
6
MARTIAN HOP
7
LADYBIRD FANTASY
9
MEDIEVAL ENTERTAINMENT
10
SEASIDE MEMORIES
11


Tableaux Cart – Open

Title
Club
Position
Cup
SAPPHIRE MANDARIN
King William, Glastonbury
2
PAN’S RESCUE OF THE LOST BOYS
White Hart CC, Midsomer Norton
3
BARGEES REST
Huckyduck CC, Coleford
4
CARNIVAL CALENDAR
NAM Utd, Yeovil
5


Masquerader on Foot – Adult

Title
Club
Position
Cup
GARY GLITTER
Douglas Letherby, Bridgwater
1
UP UP AND AWAY
Bob Kingston, Wincanton
2
THE RETURN OF OLD MOTHER RILEY
Ian Underwood, Street
3
FOREVER ENGLAND
Ken Baily, Bournemouth
3
ROYAL YACHT BRITANNIA
Ken Mabberley, Tetbury
5


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