Ambleside Rushbearing

The Rushbearing at Ambleside is a traditional religious ceremony, associated with the replacing of floor rushes in the church; such ceremonies are now rare and the one at Ambleside is a popular community event. Flower-covered variously-shaped rush structures called Bearings are paraded through the town to the accompaniment of a brass band; once the Market Place is reached, the Bearings are raised in the air and the Ambleside Rushbearing Hymn is sung before the procession carries on to St Mary's Church . Gingerbread is distributed after the short church service, and there are childrens sports and a Fell Race later in the day.

Used to take part in this till i was about 15.