ICKWELL MAY DAY

 

Welcome to the  Ickwell May Day Archive Web Site

Ickwell May Day is held on Spring Bank Holiday which next takes place on Monday 6th May 2013.

These pages contain some interesting information and photographs of previous May Day celebrations going from 1877 up to 2010 as well as a short history of the event.

For full and up to date information on the next May Day celebration go to http://www.ickwellmayday.co.uk

 

 

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      Photo Gallery From Previous Years

This page provides a sample of the many lovely photographs that have been taken over the years and now form part of the archive put togethre by Rene Welch going back to 1877.   

                1877                                                                                       1877

            1890                                                                                        1894

                1900                                                                                        1907

                    1911                                                                            1911

 

                    1928                                                                                                1930

               Daphne Phillips - May Queen 1931                                                1937

                            1945                                                                                                1945

     Tractor Replaces Horse and Cart 1947                                                  1947

    First visit to Ickwell by Bedford Morris Men 1947                               1953

First colour photo - 1959            Julie Bass - May Queen 1963

                   Flower Girls 1967                                                           1968

                Old Scholars 1969                                                                                    1970

                  Hoop Competition 1971                                                1972

                    1972                                                                                1972

 

            1973                                                1974                                            1976    

 

              

                   1979                                                                   1980

                  1981                                                                               1984

   

       

 

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