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18 January 2010

WHITTLESEY’S Straw Bear Festival came close to being called off on Saturday when Fenland District Council forgot to instruct contractors over road closures.

“We hold our hands up, this was a genuine oversight on our part and we can only apologise both to the festival organisers and the public,” a council spokesman said today.

Thousands of people had already turned out for the unique event but the barriers and road signs were no where to be seen.

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Had a good day out, rain stopped about 2 minutes after the initial prosession started. Not a bad turn out considering the wet start. It didn’t dampen the beer tasting of course.