Burwell Carnival 2001

The weather held out for most of the day. This year's theme was nursery rhymes, folklore, myths and legends. Select an image to see the bigger picture.

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Little Bo Peep Big black sheep There is gold at the end of the rainbow Turning Japanese The Rainbow's winning float The old woman who hasn't yet heard of family planning Och aye the noo With age comes wisdom Start young Lots of happy faces
Albino Maltese Python 4 metres long Japanese work of art James and Luke - Samurai Warriors
A lot of work has gone into this costume First prize!
Looks like its time to go home
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Soham murderer Ian Huntley taken off life support, BBC understands
The convicted murderer has been in hospital since late February after being hit on the head in prison.
East of England news quiz of the week
Peaky Blinders, Bridgerton, Lionel Messi and career changes, how many questions can you get right?
'Why is it always the women that get punished?'
Volunteers are transcribing records of women imprisoned by Cambridge University in the 19th Century.
Runners dressed as vegetables take on half marathon
About 15,000 runners are expected to take part in the race on Sunday.
Council considers extending food voucher scheme
The council earmarks £1m to pay for the vouchers as part of a new Crisis and Resilience Fund.
Members 'devastated' over charity group's closure
The Wisbech Lions will close after 54 years of community fundraising due to a lack of members.
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Tell your local BBC team about the issues you would like to see them investigate.
Thousands getting set for Cambridge Half Marathon
Runners will join the start line and finish the race on Victoria Avenue in the city centre.
Hindu temple raises £50,000 to fight site's sale
One of the temple's fundraisers says the public response has left worshippers "blown away".
Death of boy after surgery is referred to coroner
Nine-year-old Jack Moate died in 2015, weeks after an operation carried out by a now-suspended surgeon.
Male driver died after crash at level crossing
The incident is not being treated as suspicious and there was no-one else in the car, police say.

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