Sweep Festival Rochester

Had a fabulous day at Rochester Sweeps festival with hubby and Bex today.
There was a farmers market so we had lunch, Bex a bacon sandwich, hubby and i had a delicious sausage baguette with load of salad and also enjoyed cakes afterwards.
We then enjoyed watching morris dancing and I was taking loads of photos throughly enjoying the photography bug. I think maybe Bex and hubby was a little bored but they were throughly enjoying chatting. Bex also enjoying looking at all the dogs as there were lots around.

Rochester is a lovely town and has lots of nice cafes, shops, and lots of history. We park in Strood and walk across the bridge.

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[Karin Hirsch]

Great capture. What's the meaning of the costumes?

[Loopy-Lou]

@khirsch Thank you, It's just a traditional costume for morris dancing, each 'group' dresses and embellishes them differently but all quite similar.

[Karin Hirsch]

@bizziebeeme Thanks

[Gerry]

lovely street scene

[joey d.Muli]

Wonderful capture----love the cool costume :)

[Henri Russell]

Great shot. I was wondering about the costumes myself.

[Nita]

Wonderful, happy scene. Sounds like a wonderful day too.

[Justine Wood]

Ah.... You can't beat a band of Morris dancers on a English summers day to make you smile!

[Juliette Packham]

Looks great fun, lovely capture of street festivities

[hazel haver]

thaks for letting us see what goes on in your home town

[lunaksi]

Nice capture! Seems like a fun festival!

[Fisher Family]

Great capture, looks like great fun! - Louise

[tony gig]

Wonderful street shot. Lots of fun.

[Alison Hewitt Bailey]

Tatter coats are the traditional dress for Morris sides which perform dances from the Welsh borders, as here. Unless things have changed much since the year I went, most of the sides at the Sweeps are Border sides.
I was born and brought up in Chatham, the next town along!
Nice shot - great action and I like the shadows too.

[colie (Nichole Stewart)]

great street shot! So interesting:)