07/06/2012 ..Visitors brave the rain to see the 'Childrens Play' well dressing in Ashford-in-the-Water, near Bakewell, Derbyshire. This display is now
07/06/2012 ..Visitors brave the rain to see the 'Childrens Play' well dressing in Ashford-in-the-Water, near Bakewell, Derbyshire. This display is now so water-logged with rain water that some of the kidney beans used to decorate it have begun to germinate and are sprouting new year well dressing organisers from villages across The Peak District villages, who usually look for topical subjects for their displays, have been warned, by the London Organising Committee of the Olympics, LOCOG, they cannot use the Olympic rings in any of their displays. One Derbyshire publication, Twist Magazine, warned villagers: "As the law stands, if their spectacular floral images depict the five Olympic rings , the Olympic mascots or even the phrase "Olympic Games', they would almost certainly be breaching the strict copyright belonging to the London Olympic Organising Committee. "Even well dressers displaying the year '2012' in petals, berries and nuts could contravene The London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Act 2006". The London 2012 website warns: "There are very few instances where the Games' Marks can be used without our consent" The clay well-dressing boards are soaked in water, often in village ponds, before volunteers, spend days, painstakingly creating the designs petal-by-petal. Well dressing (also once known as well flowering) is a summer custom practised in rural England in which wells, springs or other water sources are decorated with designs created from flower petals. The custom is most closely associated with the Peak District of Derbyshire and Staffordshire. ....All Rights Reserved - F Stop Press. Tel: +44 (0)1335 Image. Fees charged will reflect previously agreed terms or space rates for individual publications, states or country.
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