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        Britannia Coconut Dancers in Bacup 1989

        One of the odder English traditions - a dance around the town with the 'Nutters'.

        Amateur film 1989 10 mins

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        Overview

        Supported by an enthusiastic brass band, the strangely garbed Britannia Coconut dancers perform their way around the small Lancashire town of Bacup on Easter Saturday. Curiosity, amusement, bemusement - all these can be seen on the faces of onlookers. The 'Nutters', in their striped skirts and clogs, and with blacked-up faces, must surely represent one of the most genuinely odd English traditions.