Dwile Flonking

Dwile Flonking 1967

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Short Summary

The age old custom of Dwile Flonking (tossing a dishcloth soaked in beer) is demonstrated in Suffolk.
Description

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 Flonking.

This involves the group running in a circle around one man who tries to toss (flonk) a dishcloth (dwile) soaked in beer over one of their heads. The man fails which means he has to drink a pot of ale before the dwile is passed along the line of men. More silly business of the same vein; the referee gets sent off. A man falls backwards from his chair, supposedly drunk, at the end of this match between the teams from Beccles and Bungay.

Note: on file are various pieces of correspondence and notes on this custom. Cuts exist - see separate record.
Tags
- Geldeston
- Suffolk
- Waveney
- Valley
- Dwile
- Flonkers
- Wherry
- Inn
- pubs
- slapstick
- Beccles
- Bungay
- traditional
- customs
Data

Film ID:

403.12

Media URN:

4215

Group:

Colour pictorials

Archive:

British Pathé

Issue Date:

04/05/1967

Sound:

Sound

HD Format:

Available on request

Stock:

Colour

Duration:

00:02:22:00

Time in/Out:

01:57:10:00 / 01:59:32:00

Canister:

CP 645