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1961 "The Hystymen" 1961 stage
- 7th position
Click the photo to see it full size Due to the age of its members, it was again decided to by the carnival committee that the Sydenham club should open the concert with their fictitious theme entitled "The Hystymen". The members were described as "well dressed" and carried through their stage performance with great veer and enthusiasm. The club opened the show with "Happy days are here Again", then into one of the popular songs of the early Sixties entitled "why am I so starry eyed", followed by "the clouds will soon role by" and finishing with "hey little devil". A letter to the Editor (Bridgwater Mercury) 17th October 1961 Carnival concert "After reading your right up by Duncan Campbell, I have the feeling he delight in provoking our carnival I am a Bridgwater person and have been so far longer than Mr Campbell and I might say I am both proud and pleased with our carnival concert." What does this man want from working class men and women. A West End show? A strong carnivalite Bath Road, Bridgwater A quote from the press -1961 carnival concerts "A clever speciality Act was provided by Betty Wood who had a pleasing voice and is an expert tap dancer. The No. she chose were "tea for two" and "bye bye Blues." The cart
7th position
Some five hundred carnivalite were expected to take part in the 1961 possession with well over 65 entries competing for the cups. Entering the local feature section for only the second time, the Sydenham carnival club produced another fine effort with their fancy "The Hystymen". Once again, they provided a carnival spectacular depicting the story of two boys venturing into a cave where they discovered a sect, and they themselves became (Hystymen). The club which must have had a younger average age than any other in the district, put over a very difficult subject in a comparatively simple but effective manner. Towards the end of the procession a crowd of shirt sleeves men sat down in the middle of high street chanting "ban the bomb". They retreated to the pavement when police officers approached. Road
result 1961
Bridgwater 1st Revellers club "return of King Kong" 2nd Lime kill club "clippers of the clouds" 3rd Gremlins club "Union Pacific" 7th Sydenham club "The Hystymen" Officials of the club
1961 Results Footnote
In 1961 a new Morris mini could be purchased for £591. A jar of brylcreem, which in the early Sixties was more popular than sliced bread, could be purchased for 2/6d. An offer in the high street was a 24 peace Regency bone china tea set for 39/-. Most important all was a pint of beer for1/3d. Taken from the book
THE HISTORY OF MARKETEERS CARNIVAL CLUB 1960 - 1980 WRITTEN AND COMPILED BY DAVE STONE With grateful thanks to Bob Chidgey, Lyn Gore, Andy Bawden, John Williams, Malcolm Wills, Chris Hocking and Gerrard Dunster Without whom this book would not have been possible Transferred to the web By David Kirk Jnr (Jones) |