The Straw Bear is paraded via the streets accompanied by attendant keepers, musicians and dancers throughout the Whittlesea Straw Bear Competition (Joe Giddens/PA)
The annual Whittlesea Straw Bear Competition kicked off in spectacular trend on Saturday because the well-known parade made its return to the streets of Cambridgeshire.
The solar shone over musicians and dancers within the village of Whittlesea because the annual occasion happened, with the focus being the Straw Bear itself who walked within the procession accompanied by attendant keepers.
