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Straw Bear – 40 Years of Straw & String

This event has finished Took place on: Sunday, 12th Dec 2021

 Free

This is an online video event, please check the organiser for details about how to watch.

The talk is called “40 Years of Straw & String” – Brian Kell will talk about the history of the Whittlesea Straw Bear from the past to the present, along with the changes which have occurred throughout the years of the revival. This is one of the big morris events of the year, held in January in Whittlesey, near Peterborough in Cambridgeshire. There will be time for Q&A.

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Brian Kell was the founder and is honorary president of the revived Whittlesea Straw Bear festival, with a background in various folk traditions. He was awarded the British Empire Medal in 2013 for services to music and the community in Whittlesey.


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This event has finished Took place on: Sunday, 12th Dec 2021

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2021-12-12 2021-12-12 Europe/London Straw Bear – 40 Years of Straw & String Brian Kell will talk about the history of the Whittlesea Straw Bear from the past to the present. https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/calendar/2021/12/12/straw-bear-40-years-of-straw-amp-string-281133 ,,,

This is an online video event, please check the organiser for details about how to watch.

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