With their blackened faces and garish costumes, there’s nothing quite like the dancing ‘nutters’ of Bacup.

These traditional folk dancers perform on Easter Saturday every year,
dancing from boundary to boundary of the town, starting at 9am at the Travellers Rest Public House on the A671 Rochdale to Bacup road.

Thought to possibly have originated from Moorish Pirates who settled in this country and worked as miners, firstly in Cornwall and later moving North to Lancashire, they’re certainly unique.

You can read more about the fascinating history of this very British celebration on the official Nutters website.