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The Weeley Festival. Clacton On Sea . Essex. August 27th-29th 1971.

This large photo of the crowd at the festival was kindly supplied by Redrich . The photo has been split up into large sections with thumbnail links that you can view below . See if you can spot yourself or your friends and if you can, then let us know !.

Updated Jan 2011

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Weeley Menu.

• Frendz coverage
• International Times article
• Marshall PA system - Updated April 2004
• Recollections of festival attendees -read what they remember and add your own memories to the list -now with many new photos of the bands onstage ! Updated Jan 2011 .
• Dick Wolff's diary : New May 2004! Another brilliantly detailed account of life backstage at the festival. Includes site map and Groundhogs photo.
• Geoff Noble's Recollections August 2009
• Lin Bensley's recollections - check this out, most extensive personal account of the festival so far.
• Bill Greenwells Recollections - The highly entertaining account of how a student in an Afghan coat became a key member of the 'security' team
• Crowd,Site and Hells Angels Photos - updated , Jan 2011
• Crowd photos
• Weeley Recordings and set lists -Known recordings of the festival -updated , May 2009
• Where's Wally ?-click to find out the origins of this silly chant .
• Festival program- photos and text from the original program .
• Festival site map
• Weeley press
• Weeley home
• External site with lots of great photos

Thanks to Celia Bouquet , Rich Deakin , Garry Bodenham , Redrich, Bill Greenwell ,John Sellick, Kieran McCann, Lin Bensley ,Brian Nugent, Steve Cook , Bill Greenwell and Phil Jones for the donation of articles and pix that have enabled the construction of this site.