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1973
"Bulldog Breed"
The club now had 12 months before the next carnival to settle down at the Market House. This was to be an extremely busy period because arrangements also had to be made as to where the float could be built for the following year. Frank and Pat Mortimer at the Halfway Inn, were to solve this problem and so at last the cart was allowed to settle down on its own piece of grass. We are still Building there three decades later.(July 31, 2002). The 1973 theme entitled "Bulldog Breed" was to be the start of three of the more memorable years in the club's history. The premier award in local features section was to be taken for the first time, together with the Midsomer Norton County cup. Little did the lads know that in two years time they would be going for a hat-trick of first prizes in the local Feature section. This also applied to the Midsomer Norton County cup. The cart was to be centered around a 40 ft model of Britannia which was to be scaled down from a 50 the piece. It was to be surrounded by Lions, the traditional symbol of pride and tenacity. Situated at the rear of the card would be an 8 ft high Crown standing on four pillars, under which was a Union Jack set in the ceiling that would be featured entirely out of light bulbs. 1973 STAGE 6TH
POSITION 1973 was to be the now renamed
Marketeers Carnival club's debut at the Carnival concert. The setting
featured a large The
Cart 1st POSITION
1973 Road Results
The result at Weston Super mare assured the club of the Midsomer Norton County cup for the first time in their history. 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) |
Union
Jack at the rear of the stage. Variation in height was given to the
members by use of boxed units that were lit at the front for added
effect. Dressed in their white trousers, Blue coat with Union Jack
waistcoat, and black leather boots, the lads looked the finest bunch
of John Bulls ever to congregate on a stage. Their choruseing was
first class and they really injected all the necessary patriotism
into the numbers. There was a memorable finale to, as the club ended
their song scene with "Rule Britannia" and "Land of Hope and glory"
obtained. Then at approximately 11.00 P.M.,the Market House was to
experience a human explosion as news filtered through that the club
had cracked "the big one" together with the Bryer cup.