SLIDESHOW: Crowning of Hastings May Queen

By The Newsroom

Published 3rd May 2015, 16:27 BST

Crowning of the May Queen in Alexandra Park, 3/5/15.
May Queen Bethan Jones. SUS-150305-151455001 — Crowning of the May Queen in Alexandra Park, 3/5/15. May Queen Bethan Jones. SUS-150305-151455001

Crowning of the May Queen in Alexandra Park, 3/5/15.
May Queen Bethan Jones. SUS-150305-151455001 — Crowning of the May Queen in Alexandra Park, 3/5/15. May Queen Bethan Jones. SUS-150305-151455001

The bandstand in Alexandra Park was the location for this year’s Crowning of the May Queen, Bethan Jones.

The garland competition was the most widespread May Day activity in the 19th and early 20th centuries.