Carnival season is off to a great start
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• RED Indians — Mr and Mrs John Squire, of Taddiport, with River.
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Torrington Carnival - May 2007
TORRINGTON stages the first carnival of the year in North Devon and, coming so quickly after the May Day celebrations, could easily be a case of “after the lord mayor’s show.”
But this year’s event oozed quality and was enthusiastically supported by townsfolk who lined the route of the big parade.
Transport was a recurring theme among the good number of entries, with Viking ships, a fabulous train and even an aeroplane taking their places in the procession.
It was the Soul Train, made in a month by the Davey family of New Street, which won the trophy for the best overall float.
Other results were: Best Comic Float, Wizard of Oz, S J Easterbrook; Best Juvenile Float, Wild West, Torrington Girl Guides; Best Walking Character, Torrington Old Bill, Bill Best; Adult or Child in Pairs, Punch and Judy; Three or more adults, Viking Warriors; Best Carnival Queen, Bude.
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| • SUE Buckingham and Rita Mules as Punch and Judy, the best overall walking characters. Ref: DT1907 |
• SOUL Train — best overall float.
Ref: DT1904 |
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| • CARNIVAL Queen Samantha Bealey, with attendants Narome Sutton-Coysh, left, and Kitty Burt. Ref: DT1906 |
• BORAT on Tour with Chris Tattersall, Anne Tattersall, Bernard Wittram and Duncan Daniels. Ref: DT1908 |
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| • VIKING Warriors, with Jeff Guppy and family. Ref: DT1909 |
• WILD West as portrayed by Torrington Girl Guides. Ref: DT1905 |
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| • FRIENDS Heather and Daphne as a Right Pair of Clowns. Ref: DT1903 |
• IT’S Destination Zululand with the Fisher, Batty, Ayre and Piper families and friends. Ref: DT1911 |
• Black Horse Saloon.
Ref DT1910 |
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