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Album Published August 5, 2017

Culture (339 new items)

Content Published August 4, 2017

Straw Bear Festival

? Si Barber 07739 472 922 Molly and Morris dancers parading through the town of Whittlesea in Cambs in celebration of Plough Monday - a Medieval tradition in which unemployed agricultural labourers begged for alms. Participants went in disguise to avoid prosecution from the authorities and caused mischief for those who would not pay them.Picture shows a Morris Dancer taking his own picture 170110.

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Content Published August 4, 2017

Straw Bear Festival

? Si Barber 07739 472 922 The Old Glory molly dancers from Rumburgh, Suffolk parading through the town of Whittlesea in Cambs in celebration of Plough Monday - a Medieval tradition in which unemployed agricultural labourers begged for alms. Participants went in disguise to avoid prosecution from the authorities and caused mischief for those who would not pay them. Picture shows a Molly Dancer waiting in the rain 170110.

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Content Published August 4, 2017

Content Published August 4, 2017

Content Published August 4, 2017

Guerilla Conservation

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Guerilla conservationists in Kings Lynn taking direct action against a property owner who they accuse of allowing a historic building to become dilapidated. to improve the appearance of the building they are erecting paintings

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Content Published August 4, 2017

Isleham Carnival 2017

©Si Barber Moral rights asserted. Fairground signage at Isleham Carnival 2017.

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Content Published August 4, 2017

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Molly and Morris dancers parading through the town of Whittlesea in Cambs in celebration of Plough Monday - a Medieval tradition in which unemployed agricultural labourers begged for alms. Participants went in disguise to avoid prosecution from the authorities and caused mischief for those who would not pay them. 170110.

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Content Published August 4, 2017

Straw Bear Festival 2008

PHOTOGRAPHER - Si Barber

Molly dancers at the Straw Bear festival, Whittlesea, Cambs. The festival is a revival of a centuries old tradition when it is thought unemployed agricultural labourers dressed up in rags and came into the villages to entertain the population for money. Forbidden by law in the early 20th Century, the highlight of the event is when the straw 'bear' who is paraded through the town by his keeper and then set on fire in a nearby field. The modern event attracts Morris and Molly dancer from across the county.

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Content Published August 4, 2017

Si Barber

PHOTOGRAPHER - Si Barber

Molly dancers at the Straw Bear festival, Whittlesea, Cambs. The festival is a revival of a centuries old tradition when it is thought unemployed agricultural labourers dressed up in rags and came into the villages to entertain the population for money. Forbidden by law in the early 20th Century, the highlight of the event is when the straw 'bear' who is paraded through the town by his keeper and then set on fire in a nearby field. The modern event attracts Morris and Molly dancer from across the county.

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Content Published August 4, 2017

Album Published August 4, 2017

Whittlesey Straw Bear Festival

Celebrating the beginning of the agricultural year the Strawbear commemorates the times when unemployed agricultural workers danced and sang in return for alms.

Album Published August 3, 2017

Culture

Content Published August 3, 2017

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©Si Barber Moral rights asserted. Billboard adverts for KFC, King's Lyyn, Noorfolk. The fast-food giant is experiencing continuing problems with deliveries of supplies.

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Album Published August 2, 2017

Fairground signage from travelling fairgrounds.

The only true measure of fame is when you appear on fairground signage.

Content Published August 2, 2017

Image by Si Barber

©Si Barber Moral rights asserted. Conservative candidate and incumbent MP, Matt Warman campaining in Boston, Lincolnshire, UK

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Content Published August 2, 2017

Album Published August 2, 2017

MP for Boston, Matt Warman campaigning in Boston, Lincolnshire, UK

Conservative candidate and incumbent MP, Matt Warman campaigning in Boston, Lincolnshire, UK

Album Published August 2, 2017

Alcohol Sobriety Tag

A woman wearing a SCRAM sobriety tag which monitors alcohol consumption via sweat emissions

Album Published August 2, 2017

Abandoned Migrant Workers Camp in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire.

Two women were found living in an abandoned pig sty and eating dog food before being taken into the care of local authorities.

Album Published August 2, 2017

Cambridge Student Protests 2010

Students protesting against tuition fees and the coalition Government in 2010. The protest which went on for nearly two weeks saw school children demonstrating and university students occupying college buildings.

Album Published August 2, 2017

The Saracen's Head public house (4 new items)

The Saracen's Head public house in Wortleham, Norfolk.

Album Published August 1, 2017

Graffiti on the A14 Cambridgeshire

Graffiti on the A14 painted onto a barn that reads You Are Now Leaving The Future. The site has been marked for housing.

Album Published August 1, 2017

The Saracen's Head public house

The Saracen's Head public house in Wortleham, Norfolk.

Album Published August 1, 2017

Lincolnshire Daffodils

An early spring in Lincolnshire brings forth daffodils.

Content Published April 27, 2017

Abandoned house in Southery, Norfolk,

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Content Published April 27, 2017

Content Published April 26, 2017

Content Published April 20, 2017

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A merry go round at a funfair, Great Yarmouth

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Content Published April 20, 2017

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Deckchairs for hire, Great Yarmouth, UK

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Content Published April 20, 2017

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?Si Barber Moral rights asserted. Cars awaiting scrapping, Great Yarmouth,UK

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Content Published April 20, 2017

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A tracksuit top with the word England on sale at a market stall.

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Content Published April 20, 2017

Content Published April 16, 2017

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Helterskelter in Hunstanton, Norfolk

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Content Published April 16, 2017

Content Published March 23, 2017

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©Si Barber Moral rights asserted. Wrinkled and aged hands.

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Content Published March 23, 2017

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Old fashioned petrol pump, Holbeach,Lincolnshire,UK

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Content Published February 21, 2017

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The former Clyffe Hotel, Sheringham, Norfolk, UK

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