Year | Rose Queen | Theme | Opened by | Chairman |
2017 | Mae Ashford | Childhood Characters | Martin Rodgerson | Steve Howard |
2016 | Rebecca Foster | Rio Carnival | Liv Queenie | Steve Howard |
2015 | Mollie Ashford | Mad Hatters Tea Party | Helen & Chris Chrimes | Mark Williams |
2014 | Grace Austin | Country Life | Viscount & Lady Ashbrook | Mark Williams |
2013 | Laura Rodgerson | All Our Yesterdays | Janet Groom | Mark Williams |
2012 | Rebecca Elliott | Olympics | Judy Ledger | Mark Williams |
2011 | Anna Cameron | All at Sea | Stormy Stan (RNLI) | Mark Williams |
2010 | Sarah McKeegan | Sixties | Marjorie Hall | Steve Howard |
2009 | Niamh Webber Howard | At The Movies | Tony Gordon | Steve Howard |
2008 | Victoria Malaspina | The Orient | Rebekah Manning | Steve Howard |
2007 | Kasai Rimmer | A Day at the Races | Elaine Woodrow | Steve Howard |
2006 | Imogen Hughes | Space Oddity | Sean Jones/Tracy Spencer | Steve Howard |
2005 | Jessica Owen | Medieval Mayhem | Jane Proudfoot | Steve Howard |
2004 | Elizabeth Phillips | Going for Gold | George Osborn MP | Norma Clarke |
2003 | Emily Dawson | Circus | Gordon Burns | Norma Clarke |
2002 | Zoe Smith | Wish you were here! | Martin Sixsmith | Norma Clarke |
2001 | Heather Phillips | Comberbach in Bloom | Rev Alec Brown | Norma Clarke |
2000 | Terri Acton | Dizney | Barbara Geering | Norma Clarke |
1999 | Sarah Gandy | Mardi Gras | M A Bowhey-Merritt (Mayor) | Norma Clarke |
1998 | Kerri Thom | Sports & Pastimes | Martin Bell MP | Norma Clarke |
1997 | Phillipa Wilkinson | Heroes & Heroines | Mr & Mrs Geering | Rena Bradley |
1996 | Alexandra Wilcox | Films | Mr & Mrs Hughes | Rena Bradley |
1995 | Debbie Kirkham | 25th Anniversary 70-95 | Karen Robinson | Peter Plail |
1994 | Holly Woodcock | Music through the ages | Mr & Mrs Kellett | Peter Plail |
1993 | Laura Powling | The Orient | Mr & Mrs Wright | Geoff Kellett |
1992 | Sara Watkin | EEC | R Atkinson (Eurocamp) | Geoff Kellett |
1991 | Sally Finlayson | Nauticals | P Bentham (Waterways) | Geoff Kellett |
1990 | Gillian Bradley | Comic Cuts | Euan Kerr (Dandy) | John Brighouse |
1989 | Cheryl Goulding | Midsummer | Mr & Mrs Robinson | John Brighouse |
1988 | Rachel Griffiths | Caribbean | Mr & Mrs Andrews | Chris Chrimes |
1987 | Emma Daniels | Merrie England | Mrs E Driver | David Powling |
1986 | Hannah Daniels | Wings | Diana Mather (BBC News NW) | David Powling |
1985 | Tracey Goulding | Circus | Neil Hamilton MP | Jayne Challinor |
1984 | Sarah Bunn | * | A Millington | Jayne Challinor |
1983 | Jane Kellett | * | Jackie Daniels | Jayne Challinor |
1982 | Bernadette Green | * | Miss Potter | M O'Shea |
1981 | Mary Coles | * | * | Ron Gerrard |
1980 | Helen Jefferson | * | Mr & Mrs Foy | * |
1979 | Mandy Littler | * | * | * |
1978 | Catherine Hall | * | * | * |
1977 | Catherine Coles | * | * | * |
1976 | Julia Woolgar | * | * | * |
1975 | April Sadler | * | * | * |
1974 | Caroline Minns | * | * | * |
1973 | Karen Robinson | * | * | * |
1972 | ** | * | * | * |
1971 | ** | * | * | * |
1970 | ** | * | * | * |
1964 | Annette Morton | * | * | * |
1963 | Kathryn Woodcock | * | * | * |
1962 | Angela Morton | * | * | * |
1961 | Pamela Plant | * | * | * |
1960 | Celia Thurlwell | * | * | * |
1959 | Stella Thurwell | * | * | * |
1958 | Shena Iosson | * | * | * |
1957 | ** | * | * | * |
1956 | Marjorie Harrison | * | * | * |
1955 | Pat Betts | * | * | * |
1954 | Barbara Harrison | * | * | * |
1953 | Margaret Hulme | * | * | * |
1952 | Phyllis Proudlove | * | * | * |
1951 | Kathleen Wrench | * | * | * |
1947 | Rene Robinson | * | * | * |
1946 | Dorothy Cunew | * | * | * |