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Northampton Carnival Programme 1979, page 6 and 7

9 JAZZ BAND – FANCY DRESS
Open to any number of performers
1st Prize £10    2nd £7   3rd £4

10 DECORATED CYCLE, MOTOR CYCLE
(Individual Group of Club entries)
1st Prize £8    2nd £6    3rd £5    4th £4
1. Stan the Man & Gang- Stanley Clark & Family
2. Spaceman & Spacebike- Samuel Read-Jones
3. Pedal- Power- D.R. Lack
4. Clown on Cycle – Christopher Earl
5. Plonks Peddlars- Geoff Drage
6. Monkey Hog on a bike – R. Warwick

11. DECORATED MOTOR-CAR0 ANY AGE-ANY TYPE
(Vintage Cars need not be decorated)
1st Prize £10    2nd £7   3rd £4
1. 1928 Rover The Blue Train – Neville Falkner
2. Safety First- Mr E Postians
3. Decorated Car or Truck- Leukaemia Research Fund
4. Circus Display Car with Clowns- Richard Davis (Nortax)
5. Two Land Rovers, one towing an Anti Tamk Gun- D Company 7th (V) Bn. Royal Anglian Regiment.

12 Special Class for Recognised Youth Clubs- Youth Organisations
Open to competitors from Northampton and Northamptonshire
Entries to be staged on some type of Vehicle – Lorry, Tractor and Trailer, Horse Drawn Vehicle, etc. Representing any theme.
1st Prize £12    2nd £8    3rd £6    4th £4
The most Original Entry (not necessarily a Prizewinning Entry) will be awarded the Capt John Lowther Trophy to be held for one year. This will be presented at the Carnival Cheque Presentation Ceremony in November.
1. 70 years of Christian Service- Grils’ Brigade (Northampton District)
2. International Year of the Child- Northamptonshire Association of Youth Clubs
3. Decorated Trailer- The Cottage Creative Activity Centre
4. Kingsley’s Country Garden- Pupils & Mums of Kingley Lower School
5. Cub Country- Nepal- 5th Northampton St Mary’s RC Cubs
6. Rock ‘N’ Roll – St Matthews Youth Club
7. Buzzby & Friends- Heathens Rugby Club Juniors
8. Some Mothers Do “Ave Em”- Y.M.C.A Grafton Centre
9. The Gateway Club- Northampton Society for Mentally Handicapped Children
10. The Witches Brew- S.J.A.B. Kingsthorpe Nursing Cadets
11. Underwater World- Junior ’71 Club
12. The Circus come to Twon- Abington Young Christians
13. St John Cadets in Training- S.J.A.B. Headquarters Cadets
14. Children of the World Great Houghton Youth Club
15. Outside a Village Pub- Bugbrooke Youth Club
16. Red Cross Youth Helping Poorer Countries- St Crispins Red Cross Youth Unit 7663
17. Crunchy Air Catchers- Abington Vale Youth Club
18 Cub Scouting Theme- Thorplands Cub Pack
19. The Year of the Child- Northampton Y.M.C.A.
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Class 12 continued
20. 20 years of youth – Hartwell Youth Club
21. Moulton Y.P.F. Builders- Moulton Y.P.F.
22. Jungle Punk- Roadmender Youth Club
23. Youth Activities & Adventure Centres- Northampton Assn of Youth Clubs
24. Children of the World- 23rd Northampton Guides
25. Woodcraft Folk Camp- Woodcraft Folk
26. Top of the Pops- Boothville Hobbies Club
27. In the Red – Kingsthorpe Upper School Youth Club
28. Summer Holiday – Lings Community Group

13 NONDESCRIPT CLASS
(Individual or Group entries)
For entries not acceptable in any other class (e.g. Boats, Farm Tractors, Horse Drawn Vehicle, etc.)
1st Prize £10    2nd £8    3rd £6
1. Display of Canoes- Delapre Developments
2. Nursery Rhyme Time- Northampton Ketts Junior F.C.
3. Hot Rod Racing Car- John Reade
4. Tetley Folk- Mrs A. Partridge & Group
5. Two Fire Appliances- Northamptonshire Fire Brigade
6. Junior Moto Cross- J. Reeves
7. Beat the Petrol Crisis- Sywell Youth Club
8. Nursery Rhyme Characters- Animal Aid
9. Adams Family Characters- Animal Aid
10 Anti-Airport Theme- Yardley Hastings Anti-Airport Organisation

14. DECORATED LORRY (Not Trade Advertisements)
Adult Organisations, Work Social Clubs, etc.
Representing a Tableau, Historical, Topical, Comical, etc.
1st Prize £12    2nd £8    3rd £6    4th £4
1. Year of the Child- British Home Stores Social Club
2. Mississippi Riverboat- Rockware Sports & Social Club
3. Showboat Paddle Steamer- Farmer & Copus
4. FAIRYLAND Frolics- Princess Marina Hospital
5. The Old Woman who lived in a shoes- John Blackwood Hodge
6. St John Around the World- S.J.A.B. Headquarters Division
7. Paradise Hawaiian Style- Mrs J. Dickens & Group
9. Double Dutch- T. Linnel & Sons Ltd.
10. House of Horror – Northampton Unemployment Benefit Office
11. Hawaiian Village- Levi Strauss
12. English Country Garden- Baxters Sports & Social Club
13. What a Load of Bulls Ole! Men’s Own R.F.C
14. Neptune’s Kingdom – Barclaycard Sports & Social Club
15. Wild West Scene- Rest Assured Ltd.
16. The Friendliest Friendly Society- Ancient Order of Foresters
17. Robin Hood and Hiss Merry Men- Total Fashion
18. Dolly Mixtures- Girls at Y.W.C.A.
19. Irish Music & Dancing – Comhaltas Ceoltoiti Eireann
20. South Pacific- Northampton Amateur Operatic Company
21. A game for all seasons- Fanciers Ladies “A” Dart Team
22. BBC Match of the Day – Christopher Martin Memorial Trust
23. Dirty Dicks Tavern- The County Tavern
24. Keep Death off the Road- Fire Brigade (Green Watch)
25. Decorated Lorry- N.C.V.G. Brackmills
26. Toytown- Hardingstone Playgroup
27. The King & I – Mrs Frances Webb & Friends
28. Depicting X-Ray Department- X-Ray Department N.G.H.
29. Summer Draw- 32 Club

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