By Jameslloydcole
Wareham, Dorset, England
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Wareham, Dorset
📸 by @Matt_Pinner
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The Silent Woman Inn - Wareham, Dorset, UK
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Double Rainbow Over Mark's Cove by Tom Goetz
Via Flickr:
A late afternoon storm blew through with alternating rain and sun and we got a bonus double rainbow.
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26th November
Wareham Court Leet
Source: Calendar Customs website
In the last week in November, a Court Leet takes place in Wareham in Dorset. A genuine medieval survival, although now entirely symbolic, elected officers of the Leet tour the shops and pubs of the town to test the accuracty of weights and measures for bread used by the owners and (naturally) the purity of the ale. Other officials, known as Surveyors, Scavengers, Sealers and Searchers check the adequacy of rubbish disposal and the cleanliness of the premises’ chimneys. The participants wear a variety of outlandish costumes during their “duties” which are performed and watched with deadly seriousness, despite the entire occasion being something of a pantomime. At the end of the week the officials retire to the Town Hall and when the clock strikes thirteen (seriously), they give the report on their findings to the Lord of the Manor before retiring to the Red Lion pub for a long lunch.
In the Middle Ages, many towns held Courts Leets which were intended to ensure customers were not short-changed by unscrupulous shop owners and landlords, seeking to reduce the weight or quality of bread and ale through dodgy measuring devices and so diddle punters of their due. Quite why the Leet in Wareham has survived is unknown.
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Be careful in the heat! If needed, cooling centers are open in Wareham until 3pm today and tomorrow.
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Sacrifice Present #8 - Name This Rhode Island Baseball Coach
Sacrifice Present #8 – Name This Rhode Island Baseball Coach
First things first, Sacrifice Present #7, courtesy of Axis Bats, goes to Jason Peters. Jason, along with close to 100 responders (we have a lot of RIBI fans apparently!) correctly identified the Rhode Island Baseball Institute as the indoor baseball facility. Congrats Jason. And now let’s giveaway another Sacrifice Present to one lucky person who can correctly identify this Rhode Island Baseball…
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Thanks for tagging @villagehoops "I hope everyone is hanging in there with all this stuff that's currently going on. Don't let this opportunity pass to better yourself. Lot for people aren't working. It's a great time to learn something new online or pick up a book. Home workouts are an option too. Keep moving forward !" . . . #basketball #basketballcourt #onset #rainyday #motivation #basketballhoop #blackandwhitephotography #boysandgirlsclub #wareham #warehamvikings #villagehoops (en Boys and Girls Club of Wareham) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmBbWPLDsxe/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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Gravestones in Wareham 10/10/22
Gravestones in Wareham 10/10/22
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7/13/24.
Well, this was unexpected. Galaxie 500 is releasing a 2 LP behemoth - including many unreleased gems from between 1988-1990.
There's not a lot to add to this except that the two songs here rock more than I was expecting. I mean this is Dean, Damon and Naomi. This is pre-Luna Dean Wareham. And this clearly influenced by The Velvet Underground and The Dream Syndicate.
This release is housed in a mock TMOQ sleeve.
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