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Whittlesea Straw Bear Festival - Cambridgeshire

Parades, music and dancing for Whittlesea Straw Bear Festival

Watch a large straw bear wandering around Cambridgeshire this January, as the annual Whittlesea Straw Bear Festival takes place with parades and dancing…

Whittlesea Straw Bear Festival - Cambridgeshire

Hay ho, hay ho, it’s off to Whittlesea Straw Bear Festival we go!

The annual Whittlesea Straw Bear Festival takes place in Cambridgeshire from 15th to 17th January 2016 with parades, dancing, music and storytelling…

Whittlesea Straw Bear Festival - Cambridgeshire

Catch sight of the infamous Straw Bear in Whittlesey

The annual Whittlesea Straw Bear Festival takes place in Cambridgeshire from 9th to 11th January 2015 with parades, dancing, music and storytelling…

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Hay-ho, it’s off to the Whittlesea Straw Bear Festival we go

In Whittlesea, Cambridgeshire, there is an unusual annual custom called the Straw Bear Festival…

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The Whittlesea Straw Bear Festival

Whittlesey’s unusual custom of a procession with a straw bear, dancers and musicians takes place this January in Cambridgeshire…

Curiosity of the Week

Woodhenge, Stonehenge’s lesser-known neighbour
Woodhenge - ©English Heritage, Historic England Photo Library

You have heard of Stonehenge in Wiltshire, but have you heard of its lesser known neighbour, Woodhenge? Find out more in our latest Curiosity of the Week…

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Make some noise for Whitby’s Krampus Run
Whitby Krampus Run 2018 - photo by Cassandra Sutton

As Father Christmas makes his annual visit to towns across the UK this weekend, there’s another, much darker character making his way to Whitby in North Yorkshire…

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