Spalding Flower Parade
1965

The theme for the 1964 Spalding Flower parade was  'Fantasy in Flowers'

Miss Tulipland was Monica Theaker

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The 1965 parade left the Sir. Halley Stewart Field at 3.00pm and consisted of:

1. Police escort

2. Breakdown vehicle

3. Parade control vehicle

4. The band of the 2nd Battalion Parachute regiment

5. The Tulip Queen

6. Water Sports entered by A. Oliver & Sons

7. Flower Magic entered by a Syndicate of Growers from Long Sutton

8. Fun Fair entered by Machins Transport

9. Spring Fantasy entered by Messrs. Stassen Ltd

10. Eastern Promise entered by Young Farmers

11. Chevaux Des Fers entered by Spalding Branch of the Ariel Motor Cycle Owners Club

12. Traction Engines

13. The Kibworth Band

14. Parade control vehicle

15. The Melton Mowbray Tally Ho Carnival Band

16. Penguins entered by H Prins Ltd

17. Lambs in Springtime entered by George Adams & Sons

18. Curling Fantasy entered by Margaret

19. Playground entered by the Lowland Bulb Company

20. Riddings, Somercotes & Leabrooks Silver Band

21. Sea Fantasy entered by West Pinchbeck Village

22. Ahead entered by National Union of Agricultural Workers

23. Donkey Derby Queen entered by Mr. Newton of Washingborough

24. Veteran Cars

25. The Peterborough Highland Band

26. Parade control vehicle

27. Derby Midshipmen's Carnival Band

28. Fruit Fantasy entered by Geest Industries

29. British entered by the Pig Industry

30. Tea Party entered by the British Sugar Corporation

31. Kontiki entered by Ground's Transport

32. Golden Jubilee entered by Federation of Women's Institutes

33. The Flower Pot men entered by Groom Brothers

34. Motoring in Tulipland entered by the Spalding Car Club

35. Long Sutton & District Veteran Cycle Club

36. Stewarts and Lloyds Ltd Recreation Club Pipe Band

37. Breakdown vehicle