2019
Whitby Folk Week |
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Sat
17th Aug, start of Whitby Folk Week! |
First
spot at Captain Cook's Monument |
Sunday 18th, Whitby
Abbey Grounds |
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admiring North British... |
...with the Abbey in
the background, legendary home of Count Dracula... |
©Ben:
"The Count makes his descent from the Abbey, carrying his coconuts" |
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Spa
Pavilion, Dance Extravaganza |
Mon
19th, 2 sets of Cavalier at Captain Cook's |
Arse about Face at the
Bandstand |
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Dance
Adversity Challenge v Camden Clog, 2 teams of "4", Roy with
his humped blanket, CC with their flatulent dog ... |
...what? - the blanket
mysteriously has 2 extra heads under it... |
...which could be why
we lost - that, or the fact we only bribed the judges, not the quiz master |
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Wed
21st, pre dance warm up with Pirate Golf |
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following which... |
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a pirate boat trip ... |
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windy at sea |
Afternoon
tea and gin at the Rusty Shears |
Thurs
22nd, run through of the evening ceilidh spot... |
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nuts remained intact |
Slight
adjustment to Pauls' massive extra stick |
Late
afternoon cricket v Hammersmith, BB 49-3 (8.0), HMM 30-3 (8.0). Result! |
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Evening
ceilidh, theme 'Under the Sea', our very own sea monster |
The
good ship Black Pudding ready to sail out for our ceilidh spot |
Our
Skeletal Pirate musicians, dangerous sea creatures at their feet |
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Skeletal
Pirate Wheel of Fortune, all fine apart from the odd costume malfunction |
Ready
for ... |
... the Sword Dance |
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Fri
23rd, a dodgy 1-6 at Dock End with Capering Crew... |
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though the finish looked OK |
Last
Dances at Dock End... |
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bringing to an end ... |
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a fabulous Whitby week ... |
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with massive thanks to our musicians! (and Roy) |
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Two by Two during the
week at Captain Cook's Fab! |
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