BURNING THE BARTLE WEST WITTON YORKSHIRE
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Burning the Bartle West Witton, Wensleydale, Yorkshire England. 1972. Every year on the Saturday following 24 August (formerly the traditional date for the custom), a large straw effigy known as 'Bartle' is carried in procession by its maker Mr J Alan Harker and assistant down the main street of West Witton, accompanied by a crowd of villagers.
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