MAY is almost upon us and today we look back at how Furness celebrated May Day's past.
We turn back the clock to the Dalton May Day fair in 1993.
The Evening Mail photographic archives include photos of children dancing around the maypole in the market square at Market Place.
The maypole is said to be derived from a pagan tradition of cutting down young trees and sticking them in the ground to mark the arrival of summer for people to dance around.
The day is also associated flower garlands, a May Queen and morris dancers.
We also pictured the May Day royalty, including Vickie Johnson, eight, May Day Queen Helena Fayyazi, 12, and Emma Lashmar, 10, Daniel Bloor, Jessica Hart, Helen Tate, Rebekah Bloor and Catherine Hart.
The event also featured a wild west theme, morris dancers and visits to the dungeons of Dalton Castle.
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