Goostrey School pupils rehearse traditional maypole dance as preparations begin for Rose Day, celebrating community spirit and village heritage.

FROM morris dancing and maypole twirling to crowning the May Queen, May Day is one of the UK’s oldest seasonal celebrations.

Maypole dancing on May Day to welcome the spring is a long-held tradition, and these pictures show dances across Oxfordshire, ...

With mesmerising dancing and the crowning of the May Queen, the celebrations have been a tradition for well over 100 years.

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Maypole dancing on May Day to welcome the spring is a long-held tradition, and these pictures show dances across Oxfordshire, across time.