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An accordion band at 'Obby 'Oss in Padstow, 1982.

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Refreshment for the 'Oss. A bottle of beer is fed into the breather hold as the 'Oss takes a brief break en route!

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A close-up photo of the blue 'Obby 'Oss in Padstow, 1982.

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The brass band 'The Band with the Curious Tone' returning to the Guildhall in Helston on Flora Day, 1982.

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The children's 'obby 'oss and teazer, Padstow May Day, 1980.

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The decorated May Pole at 'Obby 'Oss in Padstow, 1982.

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Helston Furry Dance at Flora Day, 1982. The children's 10am dance rounds the corner into Wendron Street.

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The Children's Dance on Helston Flora Day, 1970

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Flora Day spectators on Coinage Hall Street in Helston.

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Helston Flora Day. The big bass drum and other instruments with then Twelve O'Clock dancers.

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Helston Mayor leading the children on Flora Day on Coinage Hall Street.

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Furry Dance. The fashionable midday dance on Flora Day. Helton, 1982.

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Helston Flora, 1982. A general view of mid-day dancing.

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The Big Bass Drum of Helston Town Band pictured with Helston Mayor on Flora Day in 1982. Helston Town Band is divided into two sections and augmented for some of the big Dances when the numbers may tail back for a hundred yards or more.

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The Knill Ceremony. The fiddler leads dancers along the plinth of the steeple in the 1976 ceremony.

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The participants in the 1976 Knill Ceremony walking up the hill to the summit where the celebrations take place.

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Knill Ceremony participants and accompanying visitors assemble in the forecourt of the St Ives Guildhall before proceeding to then monument for the 1976 ceremony.

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Walking from St Ives Guildhall to Knill Monument.

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Walking from St Ives Guildhall to Knill Monument, with fiddler leading the way.

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The May Pole on 'Obby 'Oss Day, Padstow.
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