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?Si Barber Moral rights asserted. Amorris dancer with the emblem of the Sutton Hoo helmet on her costume
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? Si Barber 07739 472 922 Whittlesey Strawbear Festival 2013 which takes place each year on the weekend prior to Plough Monday in January.
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? Si Barber 07739 472 922 Whittlesey Strawbear Festival 2013 which takes place each year on the weekend prior to Plough Monday in January.
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? Si Barber 07739 472 922 Whittlesey Strawbear Festival 2013 which takes place each year on the weekend prior to Plough Monday in January.
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? Si Barber 07739 472 922 Whittlesey Strawbear Festival 2013 which takes place each year on the weekend prior to Plough Monday in January.
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? Si Barber 07739 472 922 Whittlesey Strawbear Festival 2013 which takes place each year on the weekend prior to Plough Monday in January.
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? Si Barber 07739 472 922 Whittlesey Strawbear Festival 2013 which takes place each year on the weekend prior to Plough Monday in January.
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? Si Barber 07739 472 922 Whittlesey Strawbear Festival 2013 which takes place each year on the weekend prior to Plough Monday in January.
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? Si Barber 07739 472 922 Whittlesey Strawbear Festival 2013 which takes place each year on the weekend prior to Plough Monday in January.
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? Si Barber 07739 472 922 Whittlesey Strawbear Festival 2013 which takes place each year on the weekend prior to Plough Monday in January.
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?Si Barber Moral rights asserted. A participant with their face black-up at the Strawbear Festival Whittlesey, Cambs
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PHOTOGRAPHER - Si Barber NOT COMMISSIONED REPro FEE PAYABLE 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.
Si Barber
PHOTOGRAPHER - Si Barber NOT COMMISSIONED REPro FEE PAYABLE 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.
Si Barber
PHOTOGRAPHER - Si Barber NOT COMMISSIONED REPro FEE PAYABLE 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.
Si Barber
PHOTOGRAPHER - Si Barber NOT COMMISSIONED REPro FEE PAYABLE 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.
Si Barber
PHOTOGRAPHER - Si Barber NOT COMMISSIONED REPro FEE PAYABLE 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.
Si Barber
PHOTOGRAPHER - Si Barber NOT COMMISSIONED REPro FEE PAYABLE Morris 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.
Si Barber
PHOTOGRAPHER - Si Barber NOT COMMISSIONED REPro FEE PAYABLE Morris 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.
Si Barber
PHOTOGRAPHER - Si Barber NOT COMMISSIONED REPro FEE PAYABLE 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.
Si Barber
PHOTOGRAPHER - Si Barber NOT COMMISSIONED REPro FEE PAYABLE 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.
Si Barber
PHOTOGRAPHER - Si Barber NOT COMMISSIONED REPro FEE PAYABLE 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.
Si Barber
PHOTOGRAPHER - Si Barber NOT COMMISSIONED REPro FEE PAYABLE 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.
Si Barber
PHOTOGRAPHER - Si Barber NOT COMMISSIONED REPro FEE PAYABLE 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.
Si Barber
PHOTOGRAPHER - Si Barber NOT COMMISSIONED REPro FEE PAYABLE 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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?Si Barber Moral rights asserted. Old Glory Molly dancers at the Strawbear Festival 2017.
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?Si Barber Moral rights asserted. Old Glory Molly dancers at the Strawbear Festival 2017.
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?Si Barber Moral rights asserted. Old Glory Molly dancers at the Strawbear Festival 2017.
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?Si Barber Moral rights asserted. Old Glory Molly dancers at the Strawbear Festival 2017.
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? 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. 170110.
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? 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. 170110.
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? Si Barber 07739 472 922 The Straw Bear 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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? 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. 170110.
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? 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. 170110.
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? 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. 170110.
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? 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 the Teddy Bears funeral 170110.
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? 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. 170110.
?Si Barber
? 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. 170110.Picture shows a Morris Dancer waiting in the rain. 170110.
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.
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.