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You could be forgive Alan Reid for feeling a little prickly recently
You could be forgive Alan Reid for feeling a little prickly recently. He was taking part in the once a year ritual of wearing a made to measure suit. made that is with 3500 burrs. And after the final touches of adjusting his head dress of bowler hat and balaclava with burrs he sets off on a parade through the streets of South Queensferry as the Burryman. The costume weighs about a hundredweight and Alan a welter weight boxing champion, reckons he loses about half a stone during the parade. No one is sure about the origins of the Burryman ceremony but it dates back centuries. Alan has to walk round with his arms outstretched so he needs two assistants to give him support. The Burryman with his helpers - Alans brother Colin and cousin Bertie. October 1977 P033609
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