1st May 2008 - May Day in Padstow with the Original old oss.
The original old oss is stabled in the Golden Lion Hotel.
Original old oss supporters wear red ribbons and sashes.
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Crowds of supporters gather outside ready for the orignal old oss's appearance at 11am.
Jamie McOwen leads the crowd.
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"Unite and unite and let us all unite,
For summer is acome today,
And wither we are going we will all unite,
In the merry month of May."
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At ten minutes to eleven the musicians led by Matthew Chown, the master of ceremonies, come out from the Golden Lion and move into the street.
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They wait for the entrance of the original old oss.
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Exactly at eleven, to the cheers of the crowd, the original old oss appears.
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The original old oss is teased.
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Jamie McOwen teases the oss.
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The original old oss follows the musicians up the street.
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10 May
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Eve of the race
in Sutton Harbour
11 May
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Fleet leaving Sutton Harbour
11 May
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Fleet in Plymouth Sound
18 May
Battle of Stratton
Re-enactment
