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Spalding People's Parade making it's way through the town 2015.
Spalding pumpkin festival.
The Spalding Flower Show , Lincolnshire, UK. The traditional rural event which has been held since the 1950's was cancelled after 2013 due to lack of support from the sponsors and the Council.
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The Spalding Flower Show , Lincolnshire, UK. The traditional rural event which has been held since the 1950's was cancelled after 2013 due to lack of support from the sponsors and the Council.
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A mural of the Blessed Virgin cradling a bottle of beer on the rooftops of Boston, Lincolnshire. The image appeared overnight, shortly after a vodka still situated on the edge of town exploded killing five Lithuanian men.
The men were named as Vaidas Krupenkinas (39), Laimutis Simkus (32), Ovidijus Mejeris (26), Ricardas Gecas (24), and Erlandas Duzinskas (18).
The inquest determined the likely cause was a cigarette igniting flammable vapours, with accidental death recorded as the verdict.
It is speculated that the mural reflects on how much of the the migrant worker demographic of the town depends on alcohol to ameliorate the conditions in which they find themselves.
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Rooftop graffiti depicting the Virgin Mary cradling a bottle of beer in Boston Lincolnshire, UK. apparently representing the dependence of some migrant workers on alcohol.
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Migrant workers from Eastern Europe boarding a minibus for work in Spalding Lincolnshire.
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The Spalding Flower Show , Lincolnshire, UK. The traditional rural event which has been held since the 1950's was cancelled after 2013 due to lack of support from the sponsors and the Council.
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