Night singing and Mayday 1988.
A collection of Doc Rowe's video collection about Padstow's May Day. This is part of a Heritage Lottery funded project, Echoes of Padstow.
Copyright Doc Rowe
00.00 to 5.35 Old Oss band coming from Lion, around Pole with dancing Night Singing
5.35 to 09.25 Jean Luke leading the night singing starting with Alec and Loraine Rickard
09.25 to 13.08 Singing to Clive Lean landlord of London Inn
13.08 to 19.15 Dickie Delf Gelly Cottage Ladywell
19.15 to 20.15 Church Lane singing to Trevor England Margaret Brenton and Bert Dawe
24.09 to 25.26 Church St singing to Sam Harris Mayday
25.26 to 30.01 Shots around on Mayday morn
30.01 to 30.22 Peace Oss band and Oss South Quay
30.22 to 34.57 Girls dancing ten peace oss on Riverside
34.57 to 44.30 Old Oss up St Edmunds Lane, past the Metropole, up Station Road, along Dennis Road
44.30 to 46.02 Old Oss Geoff Hicks teasing Edward Hicks in the oss then up Alan Road
46.02 to 56.25 Old Oss entering and inside Dinas Nursing Home, then up Sarah’s Lane shots in Lodenek Avenue
56.25 to 58.37 Footage of floor (deleted)
58.37 to 101.08 Peace Oss band Oss and MC Johnny Murt on South Quay
101.08 to 101.23 Three persons under Peace Oss Peter Lobb carrier
101.23 to 105.24 Peace Oss South Quay featuring singing
105.24 to 109.35 Peace Oss dancing bottom of Strand Street, ladies being taken under the skirt, then change of carrier Pete Lobb out, Dan Thomas did change over
109.35 to 116.00 Old Oss on South Quay to Riverside up St Edmunds Lane, past Metropole through arch
116.00 to 117.38 Inside the Harbour Inn mixed parties
117.18 to 124.56 Peace Oss on the Strand through Thunderbolt Alley into the Market
124.56 to 130.30 Old Oss around maypole
130.39 to 135.31 Peace Oss band and Oss arrive in Broad Street to join with Old Oss
135.31 to 142.48 Peace Oss band in the Square
144.21 to end Peace Oss farewell