Performers dance with fire as they celebrate Imbolc, the end of winter and the beginning of spring. A battle ensues ending in victory of the Green Man over Jack Frost in a pagan fire festival held in Marsden, UK. 4th February 2012
The 20th annual Imbolc fire festival, based on pagan traditions representing the battle between Jack Frost of Winter, and the Green man of Spring, was held in Marsden. It is held on the Saturday closest to the 1st of February. UK. 4th February 2012
The village of Marsden in West Yorkshire held its annual Cuckoo Festival this weekend to celebrate the coming of Spring. Visitors and locals were entertained with wide range of events incuding morris dancers, music, and parades.
The Marsden March is a 14-mile or a 5-mile sponsored walk between The Royal Marsden’s hospitals in Chelsea and Sutton. 3,700 people took part last time and raised an amazing £1.2 million to support cancer diagnosis,.
The village of Marsden in West Yorkshire held its annual Cuckoo Festival this weekend to celebrate the coming of Spring. Visitors and locals were entertained with wide range of events including Maypole and Morris dancers, music, and parades.
At approximately 16:00 pm, Police sealed off the Manchester Road through the village of Marsden, near Huddersfield in West Yorkshire (UK). 6th February 2012
As Santa prepares for his busiest night of the year he has taken time out to visit the magnificent Grade II Listed Butterley Reservoir spillway at Marsden. Santa joins growing support for the campaign to save Butterley Spillway from demolition.
The grade II listed overflow spillway at Butterley Reservoir is one of the Victorian Society's top ten most at risk buildings for 2012. It is threatened with demolition by Yorkshire Water in their plans to upgrade the structure.
Maoris and Morris Men both turned up to dance at the same spot on the banks of the Thames at the University boat race. When Hammersmith Morris side heard the Maoris were collecting for 3 year Chace who is in the Royal Marsden, they let them go first.
Homes were evacuated and fire crews scrambled from across the county as a derelict mill went up in flames on Clough Road at Slaithwaite, West Yorkshire.
Disabled protesters call for tax corruption allegations to be investigated, accusing the UK Govt. of fostering tabloid media hate campaign and 'Gestapo' terror tactics using new DWP 'Mobile Regional Taskforce' made up of of ex-police. 2nd August 2011
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