Rushbearing Festival - Bradshaw Mummers

The Bradshaw Mummers performing at the Rushbearing Festival at Sowerby Bridge.  The actors are known as 'mummers' and perform traditional folk plays generally on the theme of  the triumph of good over evil, very popular with the youngsters.

Rushbearing Festival - Persephone Women's Morris

Persephone Women's Morris, Sowerby Bridge Rushbearing Festival, at the Maypole Inn, Warley.  According to their website, Persepone are a North West (old Lancashire and Cheshire areas of England) processional morris side.

Rushbearing Festival - The Powderkegs

The Powderkegs, Border Morris dancers from Whaley Bridge in Derbyshire performing at the Sowerby Bridge Rushbearing Festival.  I think we were at the White Horse Inn at this point, I'm not entirely sure as I'm not really familiar with the area.