Straw Bear 2012 will be 13, 14 & 15 January. The straw bearers decided to move the event away from New Year week. I think, for the moment, it will continue to be the saturday after plough monday (the first monday after 12th night). When we revived the event it was always the first Saturday after 12th night so there were times when it was before plough monday, but things became difficult when it was too close to new year. Using this way to work out the date it was possible to have a Straw Bear on the 7th January. The proper day is tuesday after plough monday. All the best Hils, Gan Canny. Brian