Plumbland-Spun Fun

Carnivals & Herbivals

  You'd think vegetarians would avoid carnivals by a million miles, but they don't and, in Plumbland, they're welcome at any event, as long as they don't appropriate all the salad sandwiches, or devour the herbival exhibits. Not that Plumbland has had that many flower shows, bloomery finding itself in among other stuff, like cakes, jam and drawings, as in Martin won a prize. When you have a Martin, or similar, you're more likely to be drawn, (as in dragged), into the carnival scene, and Plumbland has had plenty of them, (carnivals, not scenes), well, up to the mid '90's at least. Recently a resurgence of the accompanying sports has resurged, but not, alas, the unresurged carnival.

1995 Left, 9th June D, G & M Robinson, Lawrence & Hugh

Davis, Amy, (friend of Kath Davis) and Stuart Grant formed "The Boznians" Netball Team, which won the PTA Tournament. A medal each, this one's Gene's. Same year (3 May) the Robinsons won the certificate, (right), as "The Knowbody" Family.

PLUMBLAND CARNIVALS

1&2 Plumbland Nursery School float, Christopher Mounsey Mr Funny, (in yellow), Martin iin red is Mr Strong. Year is 1987, probably 4th July, (looking at dates of other carnivals)
3 is 2nd July1988, Martin a
Knight winning 3rd prize.

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Martin and Hugh Davis

Hugh & Laurence Davis,
 Tony Lopez, David Sanderson

Martin

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10,11 7th July 1990 wet weather but dry Hickory Dickory Martin won 1st. 12,13,14,15,16 6th July 1991 Martin's bottle o' milk won a 1st and 2nd. Robin Hood (George Wilkinson) float, with Maid Anneka Mounsey, brother Chris, Coates brothers, Martyn Cooper, Steven Bowe and Mark Harris

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with serving wenches Judith Mounsey, Chris Coates, Carol Wilkinson and Diane, who is prominent in 15 & 16..... won prizes, 1st float, 1st group, but only 2nd boobs! Good grief! What do you want? Look at 16! Boobs distract fom wristwatch!

Diane...All Diane!

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Diane

Christine
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Judith Mounsey

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Joe Coates driving
Martin American Football
Hugh Davis Baseball

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Diane

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17,18,19,20 4th July 1992 all about USA OK? 21,22,23,24 3rd July 1993 Martin'sfly agaric
1st and cup for overall, while with gnome (mam) and pointy-boob fairy (dad) 1st group. 25 2nd July 1994 Diane and Gene 1st prize on tandem. 26 and 27 of unknown date, unknown band, but the Queen is Victoria Wells, so possibly 1992. The sports were held after the procession, judging, etc and,

Diane

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as has been mentioned on Quick Steps, included the "mini-marathon" (called Plumbland Carnivore by Gene)
Gene ran it 1990, 91, 92, 93, 94 coming 4th & 3rd in 1st & last. Diane ran in 91, again in 93, when she took the cup for 1st Lady. Plumbland Carnival began in 1948, in which year there was no Queen. The first Queen was 1949's. D&G have no records of Carnivals after 1994. Perhaps that year's was the last..well, to date at least.

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Angel to Devil

Christmas Plumbland School
28, 29 10th Dec 1987 Nativity
30 in Dec 1989 Snow White
31 in Dec1990 Christmas Carol
32 in Dec 1991 Peter Pan
33 10th Dec 1992 12 Days of...
34 in Dec 1993 Cinderella.
Martin also as Doc, Tiny Tim, Michael, Leaping Lord and King.
No pic for 14-12-1988 when Martin sang solo and said, "Hail Caesar Augustus." (Nativity)

Hallowe'en

30th October
1993
Party in Plumbland Village Hall after photos at
Croft Farm.

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 Plumbland
  School's
5 a-side six!
Under 12 footy tournament Beacon Hill School Aspatria 29-6-91 Martin is front right next to Hugh Davis. Laurence Davis in blue, others ?

Martin

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