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1987 Procession

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1987 – Young At Heart CC – School Of Magic

1987 – Wills CC – Phantom Of The Opera

1987 – Westonzoyland CC – Ole Ole

1987 – Wells & Glastonbury YFCC – Speedy Comes Home

1987 – St Peters CC – Ocean Riders

1987 – Springfield CC – Kandy Kisses

1987 – Ramblers CC – Oriental Magic

1987 – Pentathlon CC – Cossack’s (Display For The Tsar)

1987 – Marketeers CC – Redskins

1987 – Marina Sydenham JCC – Carnival Fantasia

1987 – King William CC – Royal Tattoo

1987 – Bohemian CC – The Wedding Of King Arthur And Guinevere

Feature – Juvenile (On Foot With Props)

Title
Club
Position
Cup
PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
Samvantra CC, Chapmanslade
1
THE UGLY BUG BALL
High Rollers CC, Westonzoyland
2


Tableau – Juvenile (Mounted)

Title
Club
Position
Cup
OCEAN RIDERS
St Peters CC,Yeovil
1
WEDDING IN TOYLAND
Hillview JCC, Burnham on Sea
2


Feature – Juvenile (On Foot)

Title
Club
Position
Cup
BEAK TO BEAK
Young Generation JCC, Bridgwater
1
THE FLOWER GARDEN
Young Calypso’s CC, Bridgwater
2
STAR TREKKING
Newtown JCC, Bridgwater
3


Feature – (Five Or More On Foot)

Title
Club
Position
Cup
SUPER HEROES MEET THE MARTIANS
Brownstraws CC, Chard
1
MERVS MAGICALMOTHERWELL MAC AND BLACK MINSTRELS
Mervs CC, Bridgwater
1
SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS
White Hart CC, Highbridge
3


Tableaux Cart – Local

Title
Club
Position
Cup
THE WEDDING OF KING ARTHUR AND GUINEVERE
Bohemians CC, Bridgwater
2
KINGDOM FIRE AND ICE
3
THE REIGN OF HENRY VIII
Pariah CC, Bridgwater
4


Feature Cart – Local

Title
Club
Position
Cup
ALL THAT JAZZ
5
MATADORS ON PARADE
6
OCEANIA CARNIVAL
8
ABRACADABRA
9
PUPPETS PLAYTIME
10


Tableaux Cart – Open

Title
Club
Position
Cup
ROYAL TATTOO
King William, Glastonbury
2
VOTES FOR WOMEN
White Hart CC, Midsomer Norton
3


Masquerader on Foot – Adult

Title
Club
Position
Cup
CARNIVAL’S MOST LOVED SCARECROW
Ian Underwood, Street
1
PROUD AS A PEACOCK
Lyn Tutty, Dawlish
2
GENE KELLY (SINGING IN THE RAIN)
Douglas Letherby, Bridgwater
3
CHRISTMAS BY THE FIRESIDE
N Pettet, Bridgwater
4


Feature Cart – Open

Title
Club
Position
Cup
OLE OLE
Westonzoyland CC
1
KANDY KISSES
Springfield CC, Ilminster
2
MARY POPPIN’S
Harlequin CC, Ilminster
3


Masquerader on Foot – Juvenile

Title
Club
Position
Cup
THE GODDESS OF SUN
Lisa Mead, Frome
1
QUACK AN EGG
Tracey Allen, Frome
2
ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK
Damian Mead, Frome
3
SITTING ON TOP OF THE WORLD
Caroline Hurley, North Petherton
3
LIBERTY
Joanna Kingston,Wincanton
5


Comic Feature Mounted

Title
Club
Position
Cup
SCHOOL OF MAGIC
Young at Heart CC, Westonzoyland
1
SPEEDY COME HOME
Wells & Glastonbury YFCC
1
URBAN SPACEMAN
Aldonvale CC, Ilminster
3
I WANT MY MUMMY
Dolphins CC, Glastonbury
4
BABY TRAIN-ING
Mardons CC, Paulton
4


Feature – Juvenile (Mounted)

Title
Club
Position
Cup
PUNCH AND JUDY
Colts CC, Frome
2
FLOWERS IN THE RAIN
Village People JCC, North Petherton
3


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