Spalding Flower Parade
1984

The 1984 Spalding Flower Parade was the 26th parade and it took place on Saturday May 5th at 1.30pm. The theme was 'Heritage' to coincide with the Beautiful Britain campaign.

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The parade consisted of:

1. Belvoir Castle Jousters

2. Derby Serenaders Show Band

3. Miss Tulipland 1984

4. England-Home of the garden entered by English Tourist Board

5. Romford Royal British Legion Boys band & Corps of Drums

6. Gardening-The great British tradition entered by Lingarden

7. Heritage from Halifax entered by the Halifax Building Society

8. Hasland Drum Corps

9. Celebrating 700 years entered by Spalding Parish Church

10. Chuffing Billy entered by Young Farmers Club

11. Breakdown vehicle

12. City of Nottingham Drum & Bugle Corps

13. The land-Our heritage entered by National Farmers Union

14. Britannia rules the waves entered by Midland Bank Plc

15. Long Sutton & District Veteran Cycle Club

16. Eastwood Arcadians Band

17. Ahead of the field entered by British Sugar Plc

18. Marching & Concert Band of Braintree

19. Superted's picnic entered by East Midlands Electricity Board

20. City of Coventry Scout Group Marching Band

21. Sunshine is your heritage entered by Newholme Garden Centre

22. The heritage of the train entered by British Rail

23. Breakdown vehicle

24. Romsey old Cadets Association

25. John Bull entered by Groom Bros Ltd

26. Ely City Military Band

27. An Englishman's home is his castle entered by Geest

28. Voyage of discovery entered by CIS Windows

29. The Band of the Ancient Order of Foresters

30. 150th Anniversary entered by Ancient Order of Foresters

31. Our heritage Lincolnshire Pork Pies entered by Geo Adams

32. Melton Mowbray Tally Ho's Band

33. George & Dragon entered by Leeds Building Society