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Whitstable Jack

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Whitstable Jack in the Green, reborn in 1979 after going for a quiet nap in 1895. Processin', leaf droppin', May Day dancin' and Summer bringin' in!

Joined March 2020
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So Facebook has unilaterally decided to vandalise our work despite our having permission from the creators of all the music featured. There doesn't seem to be any recourse.
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EFDSS@TheEFDSS1 May 2020
We're celebrating #MayDay by tuning in to @JackWhitstable's virtual #MayDay festival, streaming now on Facebook and YouTube. See the full schedule and watch the live stream below: facebook.com/Whitstable-Jack…

Whitstable Jack in the Green | Whitstable

Whitstable Jack in the Green, Whitstable. 658 followers · 14 talking about this · 1 was here. The annual Whitstable May Day Jack in the Green Procession.

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Watching a Zoom meeting live on YouTube on the telly. Who'd a thought it? @JackWhitstable
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Live on FB now! 12:00-13:00 Photos of past events, 13:00-14:00 Arrival of Jack in the Green and procession, 14:00-15:00 Whitstable May Song & interview with those who made it happen in years gone by #MayDay2020 #MayDay @BBC_HaveYourSay
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We go live on our Facebook page in 2 minutes! See you there, we hope you enjoy it xx
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Robert Selby@RESelby1 May 2020
Anyone missing their normal 'Jack in the Green' on this May Day (and who wouldn't?) can watch #Whitstable's - virtual - version at 1pm today, live on @JackWhitstable's Youtube channel: nitter.gq/JackWhitstable/status/…
Whitstable Jack (@JackWhitstable) profile pictureWhitstable Jack@JackWhitstable29 Apr 2020
Here's our youtube channel where ou can find our activities this Friday! youtube.com/channel/UCdgve6Z…

Whitstable Jack in the Green

The annual Whitstable May Day Jack in the Green Procession. Self isolating in 2020 - stay at home and watch the Virtual Whitstable May Day 2020 HERE!!

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At 2pm we'll have the May Song from John Jones and Cathy Lesurf live followed by a group chat with John, Ian and Alan from @Oysterband1 and Cathy as well as other lovely people!
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Oysterband@Oysterband130 Apr 2020
Two May Day tracks, posted tonight for the benefit of anyone who might be up long before the day-o ... New from Alan Prosser: reverbnation.com/oysterband/… And an old favourite from Oysterband: reverbnation.com/oysterband/…
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We go live on our Facebook page in 2 minutes! See you there, we hope you enjoy it xx
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WHITSTABLE PEEPS! We still need a couple more volunteers to distribute posters around town. If you can help (safely and as part of your daily exercise) get in touch please xx
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Jack in the Green Events May 2020 thecompanyofthegreenman.com/…
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Here's our youtube channel where ou can find our activities this Friday! youtube.com/channel/UCdgve6Z…

Whitstable Jack in the Green

The annual Whitstable May Day Jack in the Green Procession. Self isolating in 2020 - stay at home and watch the Virtual Whitstable May Day 2020 HERE!!

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And here's why the original Jack in the Green procession ended - no-one told me THAT when I volunteered to be the Jack!
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Final preparations are afoot for this Friday! Here are the lyrics to the May song as they appeared in the first programme:
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Here's our Jack, drawn by the incredibly talented Charlie Evaristo-Boyce!
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Jack will be sensibly self-isolating this year - here's what we're planning: kentonline.co.uk/whitstable/…

Defiant organisers to hold 'virtual' May Day procession

Organisers of an historic May Day parade will hold a virtual procession this year after the event was cancelled due to the coronavirus.

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