Spalding Flower Parade
1973
1973 - The famous Disney Flower Parade
The 1973 parade saw horrendous weather on the Sunday and crowds were down to around 60,000. The parade on Saturday attracted 400,000 people.
Miss Tulipland was Maureen Cousins and her deputy was Jane Darley.
This year, the traffic was described as 'horrendous'.
ORIGINAL PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE 1970s
PRESS CUTTINGS FROM THE GEEST ARCHIVES - 1970s
The 1973 Miss Tulipland was Pip Lowther (Maureen Cousins at the time)
The 1973 parade left the Sir Halley Stewart field at 2pm, returning at 3.49pm. There were 38 entries, consisting of:
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Police escort
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Breakdown vehicle
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The Romford Drum & Trumpet Corps
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Police horses
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Civic Pride entered by Spalding urban Council
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Miss Tulipland 1973
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Spalding Royal British Legion Band
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What a difference a day makes entered by CIS Insulation
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Point to Point entered by John Player
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Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme
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Flowers and plants for every celebration
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The Dagenham Girl Pipers
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Tulipan the Tulipman
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Donald Duck entered by Lingarden
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Derby Serenaders Band
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Daisy Duck entered by the NFU
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Cinderella entered by Horticultural Marketing Services
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13th Coventry Scout Group
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Bambi entered by National Union of Agricultural Workers
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Pooh entered by Spalding Chamber of Trade
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Breakdown vehicle
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Wallsend Rising Sun Legionnaires
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Pluto entered by British Sugar
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Dumbo entered by the Independent Order of oddfellows
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Coventry School of Music Corps of drums
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Mickey Mouse entered by Lowland Bulb Company
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Snow White 7 the Seven dwarfs entered by Geest Industries
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Melton Mowbray Toy Soldiers Carnival Band
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Long Sutton 7 District Veteran Cycle Club
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Alice in Wonderland entered by Young Farmers Club
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Mother Goose entered by Mencap
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When the Circus comes to town entered by West Pinchbeck Village
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As above
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Melton Mowbray Tally-Ho Band
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Elfin entered by Hortico
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Tuffty and the Green Cross Code entered by Lincolnshire Police
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Hadleigh Boys Band
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Breakdown vehicle
