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Admired tableau at carnival

One of the most admired of the tableaux in Bideford carnival on Wednesday was that of Messrs. M.W. Blackmore and Sons Ltd. recalling the staging of the Olympic Games in this country this summer.

31 August 1948 Olympic Games recalled at Bideford

Those taking part in the tableau depicted various branches of athletics. In front burnt an Olympic flame and at the stern the Olympic flag was flying.

Gazette article 31 August 1948