Photo taken 1954 Spalding tulip queen Patricia Stacey visiting residents in old folks home some where in or around Spalding ,Some members may recognise some of the ladies.
We have had Tulip Queens since 1950 but it fell to Miss Jill Whitehouse and two attendants to ride high in splendour, in the very first Spalding Flower Parade in 1959. Jill an attractive brunette, had been crowned by star of the time, Vince Eager
The Dutch have long been part of the Spalding bulb industry and the firm Geomans put a float in the very first parade. ”
l remember It well. The butterfly was really beautiful said Bob Goemans, son of the firm’s founder. He recalled that the framework was made by an employee Charlie Collins from drawing sent over from Holland by Adrianus van Driel, the celebrated Dutch designer, who was succeeded by his equally talented son, today’s designer Kees van Driel.
Smedley’s, the canners, whose Spalding factory has given employment for many years. mounted their display of products on a lorry for the 1959 Parade
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The Dutch have long been part of the Spalding bulb industry and the firm Geomans put a float in the very first parade. "
l remember It well. The butterfly was really beautiful said Bob Goemans, son of the firm’s founder. He recalled that the framework was made by an employee Charlie Collins from drawing sent over from Holland by Adrianus van Driel, the celebrated Dutch designer, who was succeeded by his equally talented son, today’s designer Kees van Driel.
