Bridgwater Carnival Results: Who did the judges choose?

It was their take on the silver screen movies of the golden age of Hollywood that most impressed the judges as they scooped the best featured local cart class, the cup for the best decorated generator, plus the much vaunted Stan Bown Cup for lighting. Add to that the Championship Cup and it’s fair to say it was a good night for the Gremlins Carnival Cup.

But there were other spoils to share with Pentathlon, Huckyduck, the Harlequins, the Marketeers, Newmarket, Marina Sydenham, Eclipse and Lime Kiln all bagging silverware for their display cases.

The masqueraders also captured the eyes of the judges with the Xtreme Carnival Club picking up first in the adult large group section with Salute, with the Vagabonds in second and the Bridgwater Belles Dance and Carnival Team bagging third spot.

In the junior group section of masqueraders it was a clear win for Rhythm Fever and Under the Sea, while the Chameleon Batonettes and Arabian Nights were second just in front of Somerset Sapphire Majorettes and Samba Brazil.

Other masqueraders picking up top spot in their groups were Smandy’s Carnival Club, Samvantra Juniors, A & ACC as I Robot and Carina Haines and her Czarevna’s Glacial Odyssey. Well done to them all and well done to the many masqueraders who took part in what is a demanding night of walking and performing.

Highlights of the evening also included Lime Kiln’s take on Showboat with some dapper plaid themed costumes and hundreds of electric light bulbs, while runners up to the Gremlins in the local cart entry was Noah by the Marketeers with The Ramblers in third with the spooky Gangs of Gotham City.

Tableau was a hotly contested class with Pentathlon grabbing top spot in the open section with What Lies Beneath and Wills Carnival Club winning out in the local cart section. There were cheers for the chilly entry by Gemini with Scott’s Terra Nova featuring the ill-fated expedition to the South Pole and Huckyduck with their F Scott Fitzgerald themed Gatsby entre.

The crowds loved the Wurzels inspired Oh What A Beauty entry from Newmarket while up and coming Marina Sydenham Junior Carnival Club picked up top spot in the youth sector with Marina Ahoy.

It was one of the most successful processions and evenings for the carnival helped in part by a professional marketing campaign to widen the appeal of the event and by the weather Gods who blessed the evening with dry mild weather.

The Results

Class 1 - Tableau Cart Open 1 Pentathlon CC, What Lies Beneath; 2 Huckyduck CC, Gatsby; 3 Gemini CC, Scott’s Terra Nova; 4 Wills CC, The Secret Creed; 5 King William CC, Waterloo; 7 Oasis CC, Gnome Sweet Gnome; 8 Centurion CC, Victorian Christmas; 9 Unicorn CC, VE Day.

Class 2 - Tableau Cart Local 1 Wills CC, The Secret Creed; 2 Centurion CC, Victorian Christmas.

Class 3 - Feature Cart Open 1 Harlequin CC, Fogg’s World Tour; 2 Toppers CC, Ice Bound; 3 Globe CC, Under the Sea; 4 Cobra CC, Vamparade; 5 Eclipse CC, Madagascar Europe’s Most Wanted; 6 Shambles CC, Wonka; 7 Mendip Vale CC, Sherlock; 8 Hot Rock CC, Temple of Light; 9 Sid Vale CC, Welcome to Las Vegas; 10 Gorgans CC, The Big Top; 11 Westonzoyland CC, Vikings; 12 Budleigh Salterton CC, Law and Disorder; 13 Aliens CC, Hallowe’en the Witching Hour.

Class 4 - Feature Cart Local 1 Gremlins CC, Lights, Camera, Action; 2 Marketeers CC, Noah; 3 Ramblers CC, Gangs of Gotham; 4 Renegades CC, Texas Town 1869; 5 Griffens CC, In Time; 6 Lime Kiln CC, Showboat; 7 British Flag CC, Encore; 8 Vagabonds CC, Shazam; 9 Cavalier CC, Evil Within; 10 Bridgwater YMCA CC, Wonderland; 11 Crusaders CC, Happy Birthday.

Class 5 - Comic Feature Cart: 1 Newmarket CC, Oh What a Beauty; 2 Cary Comedians CC, Carnival Queen; 3 Monster Mash, 2 R’s CC; 4 One Plus One CC, Medical Misfits; 5 Nunsford Nutters CC, Gone Fishin’; 6 Just Georges CC, Rock Pots; 7 Luckington CC, Jungle Rumble; 8 Wells & Glastonbury YF CC, Timber; 9 Poppe Inne, Shout; 10 Wrinkles Rave, Mardons.

Class 6 - Juvenile Cart 1 Marina Sydenham JCC, Marina Ahoy; 2 Hillview JCC, It’s a Cracker; 3 Clowns Party, Key Kids JCC; 4 Espana, South Brent JCC.

Class 7 - Groups of Masqueraders Adult 1 Xtreme CC, Salute; 2 Vagabonds CC, Parade of Ali; 3 Bridgwater Belles Dance and Carnival Team, Way Out West.

Class 8 - Groups of Masqueraders Juvenile 1 Rhythm Fever, Under the Sea; 2 Chameleon Batonettes, Arabian Nights; 3 Somerset Sapphire Majorettes, Samba Brazil.

Class 9 - Groups Masqueraders (three to five) 1 Smandy’s CC, Dia De Los Muertos; 2 Just Peachy CC, Maslenitsa; 3 Fantasy CC, Witches from the West.

Class 10 - Pairs 1 Samvantra Juniors, Mexica; 2 Save and Lisa Arney, Invasion; 3 Jiggle CC, Invasion.

Class 11 – Single Masquerader Adult 1 A & ACC, I Robot; 2 Jeanette Plummer, The Tailor of Gloucester; 3 Jacks CC/Simon Jackson, Ride to Rio.

Class 12 – Single Masquerader Juvenile 1 Carina Haines, Czarevna’s Glacial Odyssey; 2 Izzy Wheeler, and Whoosh they were gone; 3 Rio Welsh, Draco Lanista.

Class 15 – Entries with Disabilities 1 The Academy of Carnival, Sister Michael; 2 Chipmunks CC, Alvinn and the Chipmunks.

Skipper Cup – Towing Vehicles 1 Harlequin CC; 2 Gremlins CC; 3 Marketeers CC; 4= Huckyduck CC; 4= Ramblers.

Wessex Cup – Vehicle Driver 1= Eclipse CC; 1= King William CC; 3 Globe CC; 4= Marketeers; 4= Cobra CC; 4= Oasis CC.

Aquarius Cup - Costume 1 Pentathlon CC; 2 Huckyduck CC.

Bass Charrington Cup – Most Original Gremlins CC Georgie Adamson Cup - Best Decorated Generator Gremlins CC.

BP Challenge Cup – Towing Vehicle Local Marketeers CC.

Winslade Cup – Best Lighting Local Gremlins CC Stan Bown Cup – Most Improved Local Mounted Lime Kiln CC; Renegades.

Hardy Spicer Cup – Championship Cup Local Mounted Gremlins CC Lions Cup – Championship Cup runner up Ramblers CC Jim Bailey Cup – Class 5 Best Local Entry Newmarket CC Kevin John Pearce Cup – Class 6 Best Local Entry Marina Sydenham CC Gerald Wills Cup – Class 7 Best Local Entry Bridgwater Belles Dance and Carnival Team Jerry Rorrister Cup – Class 11 Best Local Entry Not awarded.