You are here: Home>Archive>Great Linford Festival: 1978 to 2008>Great Linford Festival 13 May 1978: Robin Hood Day Great Linford Festival 13 May 1978: Robin Hood Day Photos and drawings relating to the Great Linford Festival of 1978. Extent 9 documents; 18 colour slides; 4 scanned newspaper cuttings Reference number GLF/01 Storage location 1978 Robin Hood Day Records in this Group Great Linford Festival Programme 1978 pages 1, 2 and 3 GLF/01/001 A cover page with artwork depicting archery; an announcement of the launch of the festival in the new city; and a list of events happening. Great Linford Festival 1978 Robin Hood Day: artwork GLF/01/002 Three black and white drawings: a Festival procession complete with pig roast and knights; Robin Hood and Maid Marian; Robin Hood. More items of artwork used in at Great Linford Festival 1978 GLF/01/003 Black and white drawings of Archery, Jousting and Quintains. Photo of Friar Tuck on Linford Green GLF/01/004 Man in friar’s costume on the Green by a line of parked cars Robin Hood meets Little John GLF/01/005 Two performers in costume, Robin Hood (Ros Bevey) and Little John standing on a platform with staves, ready to fight. Robin Hood fights Little John GLF/01/006 Two images of Robin Hood and Little John fighting; the second image shows Robin Hood about to fall from the platform. A crowd watches. Quarterstaff fighting GLF/01/007 Two boys in red costumes fighting with quarterstaffs on a plank between platforms. Robin Hood meets Friar Tuck GLF/01/008 Robin Hood and Friar Tuck (Jon Bell) fight with staves on the green, with crowd watching. Schoolchildren at Great Linford Festival 1978 GLF/01/009 Two images of schoolchildren in various costumes, dancing. Mask used inGreat Linford Festival procession GLF/01/010 Large head mask with furry ears, large eyes and a mouth with very large teeth! Jousting GLF/01/011 Three images. Two images show a boy dressed as a knight being carried on a ‘horse’ by others. One shows children in costume dancing in a circle- perhaps before the joust. Friar Tuck GLF/01/012 Rear view of Friar Tuck (Jon Bell) amongst a crowd of children in various costumes. Robin Hood and Maid Marian's wedding GLF/01/013 Two images of the wedding ceremony of Robin Hood (Ros Bevey) and Maid Marian (Sally Davis) Robin Hood's men to the rescue GLF/01/014 Two images of Robin Hood’s men (children in green tops) carrying out a rescue from a tree. Ben Collins roasting the pig GLF/01/015 Ben Collins (on left) tending the fire underneath a pig roasting on a spit. Four newspaper clippings about the Festival (Two shown here) GLF/01/016 Four newspaper clippings previewing or reporting on the Festival: ‘All set for the Great Linford spring Festival’, ‘ May merrymaking’; ‘Great Linford Festival’; ‘Come and see Robin Hood live again!’ First two clippings shown here. No Comments Start the ball rolling by posting a comment on this page! Add a comment about this page Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Your comment:Name * Email * Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. I consent to my name and e-mail address being stored along with this comment, and to the website editors communicating with me by e-mail about the comment if necessary. My name may be published alongside the comment on the website, but my e-mail address will not be published. My information will not be shared with any third party (see our Privacy Statement - opens in a new window). * Δ In this collection Our archive Collection: Great Linford Festival: 1978 to 2008 Group: Great Linford Festival 13 May 1978: Robin Hood Day Item: Great Linford Festival Programme 1978 pages 1, 2 and 3Item: Great Linford Festival 1978 Robin Hood Day: artworkItem: More items of artwork used in at Great Linford Festival 1978Item: Photo of Friar Tuck on Linford GreenItem: Robin Hood meets Little JohnItem: Robin Hood fights Little JohnItem: Quarterstaff fightingItem: Robin Hood meets Friar TuckItem: Schoolchildren at Great Linford Festival 1978Item: Mask used inGreat Linford Festival processionItem: JoustingItem: Friar TuckItem: Robin Hood and Maid Marian's weddingItem: Robin Hood's men to the rescueItem: Ben Collins roasting the pigItem: Four newspaper clippings about the Festival (Two shown here) Search the archive Text search Date search
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