The Whitby ceremony dates back to 1159
A horn is sounded and followed by the cry"Out on ye! Out on ye! Out on ye!" The ceremony, which always draws a crowd, saw the hedge being constructed by Bailiff of the Manor of Fyling Court Leet, Lol Hodgson and hornblower Chris Ford from Glaisdale who gave three blasts on the horn, which were followed by three cries of “Out on Ye” by Mr Hodgson.
Mr Hodgson, who has been involved with the Penny Hedge planting for 24 years, said he was pleased with the turnout. A varied and diiverse crowd gathered to wathc the ceremony. Helen Baczynski moved to whitby recently from South Dakota and was drawn to watch the ceremony after reading about it in a newspaper. Joyce and David Stonehouse were visiting the town from Bingham, Nottinghamshire,
At the end of the ceremony Whitby Community Choir performed The Famous Penny Hedge co-written with Whitby school children some nine or 10 years ago.