Spalding Flower Parade
1974

The Spalding Flower Parade of 1974 had the theme 'Wildlife in flowers'

Penningtons won best dressed window.

Miss Tulipland was Claire Parker and deputy was Susan Hawley.

Janet Robinson rode on the Lingarden float.

A float was entered by the newly formed 'South Holland District Council'.

It rained throughout the parade.

ORIGINAL PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE 1970s

The 1974 Spalding Flower Parade left the Sir Halley Stewart field at 2.00pm and consisted of 40 entries:

Police escort
Breakdown vehicle
Melton Mowbray Tally-Ho Band
Police escort
Miss Tulipland 1974
Coventry School of Music Corps of Drums
World Wildlife entered by the Lowland Bulb Company
Noah's Ark entered by the Young Farmers
Royal British Legion Band
New Life entered by South Holland Council
Butterflies entered by the NFU
Dagenham Girl Pipers
The Garden of Eden entered by Edenlite
Flora of Spring entered by Lingarden
Give flowers, make friends entered by Flowers and Plants Council
Wallsend Rising Sun Legionnaires
Birds of Paradise entered by British Sugar
golden Splendour entered by Pinchbeck Haven of Happiness Lodge
Dumbo on Parade entered by Horticultural Marketing Services
The Power Savers entered by CIS Insulation
Breakdown vehicle
Derby Serenaders Band
It's a wild life entered by Harlock & Co
Lochness Monster entered by Barclaycard
Melton Mowbray Toy Soldiers Carnival Band
Coral Fishes entered by West Pinchbeck Village
The busiest worker in the world entered by National Union of Agricultural Workers
13th Coventry Scout Group
The tiger entered by Midland Bank
Flamingo entered by Ford Tractors
Romford Drum & Trumpet Corps
The blue whale entered by Geoff Adams
Spring Bustle entered by Geest
Hadleigh Boys Band
Veteran cycles
Watch the zebra crossing entered by Lincolnshire Police
Braintree Marching and Concert Band
The Virginian entered by John Player
The easier gardening guide entered by Hortico Ltd
Breakdown vehicle