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Will
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the well-known lurker; a human, unbroken; Man of Kent; recovering Old Ashfordian.
very good at standing on one leg in the middle of a field.
between dun august oaks
is man a fish?
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At the Bell and Crown pub in Canterbury to see the Up the Downs Mummers earlier. Here they are mumming and where you can see them in Kent #christmas #mummers #mumming #tradition #custom #folkplay #deaddragon
A photo of six of the men who perform as the Up the Downs Mummers in Kent at Christmas. Here they are in costume standing in the Bell and Crown pub at Canterbury, from left to right Father Christmas, the dragon, Beelzebub, Helen of Troy, Saint George and the Doctor. The Up the Downs Mummers in the Bell and Crown pub at Canterbury. A man performing the role of Father Christmas stands over his colleague the dragon who has been slain by Saint George and is lying on his back on the floor of the pub. A list of this year's performances in Kent by the Up the Downs Mummers.
December 14, 2024 at 11:06 PM
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Saturday night I got the train to Herne Bay and walked along the seafront in the dark (a bit hairy) to the King Ethelbert Inn at Reculver where the Whitstable Hoodeners performed their folk play.
The Whitstable Hoodeners hooden horse and friends doing their thing at the King Ethelbert Inn Reculver. The Whitstable Hoodeners in the King Ethelbert Inn after their performance. The King Ethelbert Inn and the ruins of St. Mary's Church Reculver at night. St. Mary's Church Reculver at night.
November 18, 2024 at 6:11 PM
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Canterbury Light Parade last Friday.
A band walking under the Christmas lights in the procession through Canterbury during the light parade. A brass band walking under the Christmas lights in the procession through Canterbury during the light parade. The Christmas market in the precincts of Canterbury Cathedral. Waiting for the light parade on a moonlit night next to the the war memorial at Buttermarket Canterbury.
November 18, 2024 at 6:00 PM