In Hastings, Sussex there were at least two groups who paraded a Jack in the Green until about 1889. The custom was revived in Hastings by Mad Jacks Morris Dancers in 1983.



This was our first time and it didn't disappoint. A brilliant, moving and exciting spectacle.

More on Jack In The Green here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_In_the_Green

and Hastings Jack In The Green here:
http://www.hastingsjack.co.uk/

All my photos here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nigeyb/sets/7...716788466/show/

If you know of a better procession than this then I'd like to hear about it.

Saddleworth Rushcart.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSIvzdElp-w

I'm on this video, by the way.

Was Bagrec there too?

Looks like every morris man in the land turned out.
Nice local film of local ppl. :)

No, sadly, but his morris side was.

That's my old house (2002-2007) on the right, with the blue plaque for John Moore (the general, not the Mary Chain drummer) on it.

Jack-In-The-Green is wonderful - this year was the first I'd missed for a long time (stuck working in a shop for the afternoon). I put a lo-fi (made with a Fisher Price tape recorder) audio-collage cassette of it out on my label the other year - side B features more thrills from Hastings Bonfire Procession.

Definitely hoping to get back over for May Day 2010.

Spectacular pictures, thanks for showing them.