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New Esperance Morris are planning a ‘Festival of Morris’ in London over the weekend of 21-23 September 2018, to coincide with The Morris Federation AGM. Cecil Sharp House in Camden Town will be the base for the whole weekend, with indoor camping available. Saturday tours will use public transport within zones 1–3, for which the daily […]
On Sunday 8th October Hammersmith Morris Men are dancing the Royal Parks Half Marathon in central London. They’ve completed their own long distance dance, 10bridges10k, every year since 2010 which travels the 10 kilometres from Vauxhall to London Bridge, crossing all 10 bridges on the way. This year they wanted to see if they could go a bit further. […]
On Sunday 1st of October 2017, The Belles of London City will be hosting a day of dance to celebrate the life of Maud Karpeles (1885-1976), with New Esperance Morris, Dacre Morris, Camden Clog, and Tower Ravens Rapper. This includes visiting and dancing in places that were important to Maud and remembering her contribution to […]
Bob Dunlop marks the centenary of the death of historian, folklorist, and archaeologist Percy Manning, Cardiff Ladies invite teams to keep the Llareggub Tradition alive, Oyster Girls, Rumworth Morris, Bare Bones Border, Invicta, and Oyster Morris all celebrate significant birthdays, NYFTE is looking for invites to dance in 2018, Leap to your Feet pay tribute to musician Debbie Howard, plus a review of the rebooted Dancing England, Goathland get a new community hub, and lots of reports of successful dance outs both in the UK and overseas.
While morris would appear always to have been a predominantly male pursuit, it was never exclusively so. The idea of an organisation to provide information and moral support for these newly formed women’s sides was first mooted in 1973 and, following a period of informal contact, the Women’s Morris Federation was officially inaugurated in October 1975.
The Morris Federation is hosting a series of master class workshops covering traditional and evolved Cotswold and North West Morris, together with music workshops, formal discussion panels, informal round table discussions, and a chance to network. The workshops will be held at North Muskham Village Hall, Newark, Nottinghamshire, NG23 6HL with facilities for camping. More details… Read more »
