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

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

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Obby Oss band in Padstow.

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'Obby 'oss and teater at Padstow May day, 1976.

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

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The 'obby 'oss amongst the spectators, Padstow, 1980.

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

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The Fashionable Mid-day Dance at Helston Flora Day, 1982.

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A close-up photo of the blue '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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The Children's Dance on Helston Flora Day, 1970

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

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A Padstow street scene of the Obby Oss dance with bands and the May Pole, in 1982.

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

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Is there a vet in the house? Running repairs to the 'Obby 'Oss at Padstow in 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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A close-up photograph of the blue 'Obby 'Oss and teazer at Padstow's 'Obby 'Oss dance, in 1982.
(two copies of this photo)

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Padstow 'Obby 'Oss street parade in the spring of 1983.
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