Dwile Flonking

Series

Series Name
Colour Pictorial

Issue

Issue No.
645
Date Released
4 May 1967
Date recorded
23 Mar 1967
Length of issue (in feet)
711
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 3
Summary
Pathe synopsis: is an old idea from Suffolk. Join the Waveney Valley Dwile Flonkers, near Beccles, as they go through the strangest "age old ritual" you ever saw outside a country pub. It’s a mixture of ring-a-ring-roses, pig-in-the-middle and a fourteenth century harvest ritual, all done for charity ...
Keywords
Customs and traditions
Written sources
Pathe Colour Pictorial Lobby Cards   Used for synopsis
Credits:
Commentator
Wilfrid Thomas
Length of story (in feet)
219
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Dwile Flonking', Colour Pictorial Issue No. 645, 4 May 1967. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/121874 (Accessed 30 Jun 2025)