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There was a "Tulip Route" in the area of several miles. There was 3 "Tulip Sundays" - the last Sunday in April and the first 2 in May. The traffic would be bumper to bumper m…
The Tulip Queen used to be crowned in Ayscoughfee Gardens by movie stars of the time and I used to be part of the dancers who performed on the stage. I attended ballet and tap classes in one of the do…
Comment from John Decamp - The actual Tulip Parade was first held in 1959 but buses did tour all the fields from about 1949 the first Tulip Queen being crowned in 1950 and toured the 51 mile route rou…
Thanks to a very kind donation from Gary Naylor. The news paper articles are very readable and lovely photos of the queen and her entourage plus memorabilia from her year. Gary’s Mum was the flower Pa…
What a wonderful poem this is about Tulip day in Spalding. It was written by Cecil Cook. Cecil lived at Fir Tree House, Northgate, Pinchbeck and was a smallholder, horseman & British Legion Bands…
The matron of the Johnson Hospital (Miss E Foster) placing the cloak around Miss Mary Smith to signify her selection as Queen of the Spalding Hospital Carnival. Does anybody know more about this event…
