May day celebrations in Nether Wasdale

Each May Day Nether Wasdale celebrates the event in the same way it has for years.

This years events will be held on Saturday 5th May 2007

Events will include :

1.00    Children's Fancy Dress

1.30    March with the Whitehaven Band

2.00    Dancing around the Maypole

2.30    Morris Dancing

3.00    Teas and Children's Sports

Tombola, raffles, stalls, ice cream and more!

Pasteevents are shown below

1934

This photo is of Wasdale Maypole from about 1934

Depicting, from left to right

Harry Sharpe

Hartley Tyson (Littleground)

Mildred Martin (Flass)

Jimmy Wilson (Burnthwaite)

Hazel Martin (Wasdale Head Hall)

Lawson Wilson (Burnthwaite)

Tommy Watson (Lodge)

Barbara Martin (Flass)

Bill Foster

Lilly Tyson (Greendale)

Mrs Shepherd (Teacher, Fernbank)