FLORAL pictures in bright splashes of colour will be popping up across the county's villages during well-dressing season.The tradition, which started in Derbyshire, dates back many hundreds of years – although it is unclear exactly when or why it started.Some believe it began during pagan times and others say it was something used during the Black Death to give thanks for the purity of water in wells.Villagers, schoolchildren and religious groups will be busy clay-puddling, collecting...
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