Spalding Flower Parade
1983
The 1983 Flower Parade was special as it was the 25th (Silver Jubilee). The theme was 'Let's go and grow'.
The parade was held on Saturday May 7th and it set off from the Halley Stewart field at 1.30pm.
The parade consisted of:
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Police horses
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West Midlands Police Pipe Band
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Miss Tulipland 1983
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Breakdown vehicle
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Be a young farmer entered by the Young Farmers
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Melton Mowbray Tally Ho's Band
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A gnome of your own entered by Leeds Building Society
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Gardening is fun entered by Garden News
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Ely City Military Band
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Texas entered by Geo. Adams
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Romsey Old Cadets Association
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Ice follies
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Beat the burglar entered by Lincolnshire Police
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Long Sutton & District Veteran Cycle Club
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Flowers make a beautiful garden entered by Geest
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Marching & Concert Band of Braintree
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Golden Harvest entered by Holland Branch of National Farmers Union
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Rembrandt entered by Haven of Happiness Lodge
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City of Nottingham Drum & Trumpet Corps
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Grow with the Halifax entered by Halifax Building Society
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Trumpets, drums & lyras 13th Coventry Scout Group
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Listen & grow with the Midland entered by Midland Bank
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The frog entered by Baytree Nurseries
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Breakdown vehicle
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Hasland Drum Corps
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The Inter-City 125 entered by British Rail
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Derby Serenaders Show Band
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Gardening with Lingarden entered by Lingarden
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Romford Royal British Legion Boys Band & Corps of Drums
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Beautiful Britain entered by Mayflower Gardens Ltd
Wendy Johnson as elected Miss Tulipland in 1983
