|
Web Site is hosted by Pipm.com Web Site Maintained by Bridgwater Photos |
1976 "Xanadu" Success can only be measured by results, and positive results
were exactly what was achieved in possibly the most Webmaster note :- I know the Easter Parade took place in 1977 but it would not have happened at all if it was not for this idea. 1976 Stage 3rd
position The Cart 3rd
position Officials of
the Club 1976 Road
Results
Bridgwater 1st Lime Kiln CC, "The Music Men" 2nd British Flag CC, "Guardians of the Empire" 3rd = Marketeers CC, "Xanadu" 3rd = Vagabonds CC, "Happy Birthday USA" North Petherton 1st, Marketeers CC, "Xanadu" 2nd British Flag CC, "Guardians of the Empire" 3rd Vagabonds CC, "Happy Birthday USA" Burnham and Highbridge 1st Lime Kiln CC, "The Music Men" 2nd Marketeers CC, "Xanadu" 3rd Vagabonds CC, "Happy Birthday USA" Shepton Mallet 1st Marketeers CC, "Xanadu" 2nd Lime Kiln CC, "The Music Men" 3rd Vagabonds CC, "Happy Birthday USA" Wells 1st Marketeers CC, "Xanadu" 2nd Lime Kiln CC, "The Music Men" 3rd Vagabonds CC, "Happy Birthday USA" Glastonbury 1st Lime Kiln CC, "The Music Men" 2nd Vagabonds CC, "Happy Birthday USA" 3rd Marketeers CC, "Xanadu" Weston Super mare 1st = Marketeers CC, "Xanadu" 1st = Lime Kiln CC, "The Music Men" 3rd Vagabonds CC, "Happy Birthday USA" 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) |
successful
year in the history of the club. (This was Taken from a book that
was written in 1981 the year before Land of Make Believe) Pride
of place whet to the Midsomer Norton Cup, witch the club had now
won three times in the last four years. In all eleven cups were
won, including trophies for four first places, two second places
and one third place. Add to these three cups for "Best Entry in
Procession" and the Carnival Football Cup earlier in the year,
and one can see that this was a remarkable year. The theme "Xanadu"
was inspired by Coleridg's famous poem about the mythical kingdom
of Kubla Khan. Celebrations were not limited to winning carnivals
alone. On the day of North Petherton Carnival, our tractor driver
at the time, Gerry "Flash" Higgins started the morning of by getting
married, then after a quick change of cloths after the reception,
took the float two miles up the road to North Petherton where
he celebrated his wedding day by driving it around the rout with
his bride of some seven hours sat on the generator! The club was
invited by the greater 
London
Council to take the float to London to partake in the famous Easter
Parade in Battersea Park on the afternoon of Easter Sunday. The
float and some of the members left Bridgwater on the Thursday
morning prior to the Parade. The rest of the club together with
an extra coach load of supporters travelled to London at the weekend.
To celebrate the Silver Jubilee, the club enter a float entitled
"Red White and Blue" in the Jubilee carnival. The members wore
traditional Jubilee costumes witch were all reminiscent of their
1973 entry entitled "Bulldog Breed". Well to be honest they were
the same costumes the lads had dug out from the backs of their
wardrobes! For the effort, we were awarded a barrel of beer, donated
for the best entry in the show, which resulted in a pleasant and
inexpensive evening.
The
stage show could best be described as a spectacular, featuring Cossack-type
dancing. Some of the song used have been old favourites with the
club for many years now, such as "Sons of Toil and Danger" and "To
Life" from "Fiddler on the Roof". The show opened with "I've Got
Life" from "Hair" witch is considered to be one of the most difficult
songs attempted by the club. The middle of the scene saw a Cossack
dance performed by Vladimir Witts and Ivan Paynter, which was supported
by the theme music to "Fire, Earth, Water". To complete the scene,
"Sons of Toil and Danger" brought the curtain closed. 