Dwile Flonking 1967

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Geldeston, Suffolk.

Various shots show the Waveney Valley Dwile Flonkers having a drink outside the Wherry Inn; mostly men, they are dressed in odd yokel clothing. The group make their way to a field where they jump up and down to test the ground before going through the age old ritual of Dwile...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
4215
Sort Number:
CP 645
Time in/Out:
01:57:10:00 / 01:59:32:00
Canister:
CP 645
Film ID:
403.12
Issue Date:
04/05/1967

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