Spalding Flower Parade 2008

The 2008 Spalding Flower Parade marked 50 years of the parade and was held on Saturday 3rd May 2008. Barry Drew was Chairman of the Parade and the Carnival Trust.

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Katie Morton was chosen as the 2008 Flower Queen. Tasmin White was elected as Deputy.

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The parade consisted of:

1. Bockers, carrying the flags of the nations that took part in the World Tulip Summit

2. Tracks of our Years by ACT II Theatre Company

3. Young Farmer's Club

4. Breakdown vehicle supplied by Roger Tuby

5. 50 Years of GFTLC (George Farmer Technology College)

6. Breaston Highlanders

7. Our house entered by Broadgate Homes

8. Hope '08 by Churches Together

9. Parachute Regiment Association

10. Flower Queen 2008 entered by South Holland District Council

11. Top of the pops entered by Tulip Radio

12. Tulip Radio car

13. Long Sutton & District Veteran Cycle Club

14. Briggs Equipment, a forklift truck

15. Welland Yacht Club

16. Prince 7 Princess, Liam Matson & Mica Thomas

17. Die Apfeltizers Band & Dance Troupe

18. Refreshment support vehicle

19. Combine harvester entered by the NFU

20. Tulip Field Carnival part 1

21. 13th Coventry Scout Band

22. Miss Jersey Battle of Flowers

23. Breakdown vehicle

24. Matthew Flinders entered by Donington Parish

25. Rickshaw entered by  Windmill Spices of Whaplode

26. Old Geest to new Bakkavor

27. Calamity Jane entered by SADOS

28. Baden Powell entered by Girl Guides

29. Tulip Field Carnival part 2

30. Train entered by the Friends of the Parade

31. Toy Soldiers of Melton Mowbray

32. Lincolnshire Imp entered by St. John's Church of England School

33. Streets entered by Dreamz Dance Studio

34. The Making of Energy entered by Spalding Energy Group

35. Polka Dot Memories

36. Video Games entered by Spalding Grammar School

37. 50 Years of conservation entered by the Lions Club

38. Jungle Book entered by Allen School of Dance

39. Samba Band

40. Breakdown vehicle

41. Confederates of Derby

42. South Holland Rotary and Lions collection

43. Spalding Ambassadors

44. Cat and mice entered by Surfleet Parish Council

45. cats entered by Endana School of Dancing

46. Music of the world entered by The Priory School

47. Yellow brick road entered by Brick Engineering Ltd

48. Breakdown vehicle

49. Coronation entered by Flower Plus (Flamingo)

50. Hastings 1066 Pipes 7 Drums