AGM and day of dance

Every year we hold a day (or weekend) of dance to celebrate and showcase our members, followed by our annual general meeting, and usually a ceilidh. The day of dance and AGM are usually hosted in the home town/city of one or more of our members, and often followed by a ceilidh.  Here is where we have held our past AGMs and days/weekends of dance: Past AGM Locations and Hosts

There are Resolutions passed at the AGM in 1980 affecting performances at the day/weekend of dance which members need to be aware of.

2026 Day of Dance & AGM

In 2026 the AGM and Day of Dance will be held on Saturday 26th September 2026 in Stoke on Trent, hosted by Domesday Morris.

Day of Dance

The format will be a day of dance, followed by the AGM meeting, see: Day of Dance & AGM event 2025 in Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire.  There may be other optional events all weekend, too.

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Annual General Meeting

The AGM will start at 16:30, with sign-in from 16:00.  The address is: TBC.  We aim to provide an option to attend the meeting online via Zoom and/or livestream so that representatives will not be put off attending due to travelling.

The DRAFT Minutes of the 2025 AGM (see minutes at the bottom of the page) are to be approved at the 2026 AGM; if you spot any errors please contact us and choose ‘general enquiries’ to let us know.  

We need Nominations to Elect 2 Volunteer Committee Members

These 2 Committee posts are up for election at the AGM in 2026.  Both posts have present incumbents who may be prepared to stand again.  For newly elected Officers, all posts start on 1st January 2027, and a period of shadowing before that for handover is encouraged.  You will be part of a team who support and encourage each other.  See our current Committee members and co-opted volunteers.  Committee members are elected for a term of up to 3 years at a time, and may stand again at the end of each term.

You need to submit Nominations by midnight, Sunday 12th July 2026.

Here are the job descriptions:

  • Treasurer – Peter Celi-Stamp currently does this role and may be willing to stand again. The role includes producing the annual accounts, dealing with membership applications and queries, and grant requests.  See: Treasurer – Role Description [PDF].  Guideline 4-5 hours per week, rising to 10 at peak times (membership renewals in January and year end 31st March).  3-year term.
  • Archive Officer – Graham Lee currently does this role and may be willing to stand again.  The role includes leading a project to digitise and catalogue our current archive to make it more accessible to the public.  See: Archive Officer – Role Description [PDF].  Guideline 2-3 hours per week.  3-year term.

 

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For an informal chat about any of these roles, please contact any of the committee.

To stand for election to a post, please complete a Committee Post Nomination Form (choose 1 of 3 formats below) and be proposed and seconded by a member(*).  The classes of Membership are: Full Group / Junior Group / Full Individual / Associate / Honorary Life.

 

You need to submit Nominations by midnight, Sunday 12th July 2026.

Nominations for Honorary Life Membership, or Friendship of The Morris Federation

The recognition of ‘Honorary Life Member’ is intended for an individual within the morris community and that of ‘Friend’ is intended for an individual or organisation outside the morris community that has made a unique contribution to morris dancing and related activities in general, or an exceptional contribution to furthering the aims of The Morris Federation.

If you wish to nominate someone for either award, please complete a Honorary or Friend Nomination Form (choose 1 of 3 formats below) – this needs to be proposed by one member and seconded by 5 members(*) and voted on at the AGM.  The classes of Membership are: Full Group / Junior Group / Full Individual / Associate / Honorary Life.

 

You need to submit Nominations by midnight, Sunday 12th July 2026.

Motions

All Motions must be proposed and seconded by a member (*).  A team member representing the proposer & seconder must attend the AGM (in person or online).  (*) The classes of Membership are: Full Group / Junior Group / Full Individual / Associate / Honorary Life.

To submit a Motion, please complete this form (choose 1 of 3 formats below):

 

You need to submit Motions by midnight, Sunday 12th July 2026.

Items for Discussion

Items for Discussion must be proposed by a member. (*) The classes of Membership are: Full Group / Junior Group / Full Individual / Associate / Honorary Life.

To submit an Item for Discussion, please complete this form:

 

You need to submit Items for Discussion by midnight, Sunday 12th July 2026.

Getting your AGM Pack

The AGM papers will be sent by email to our registered contacts and voting will be electronic (in advance and online) or in-person at the meeting.

The AGM Pack 2026 will contain the papers for the meeting and was emailed to member contacts in mid August, for them to circulate to team members to read and decide how to vote on elections of Officers and any Motions, and to think about input to any discussion items.

A separate document AGM Voting & Registration 2026 will be emailed to member contacts in late August with information on how to register to attend the meeting, how to submit votes in advance or at the meeting, submit apologies, appoint a proxy etc.

Member contacts will also be able to find the above two documents in the Members Area of the web site at: www.morrisfed.org.uk/members/agm (need to login).

Attending the meeting

Only one representative per member team will be able to vote at the meeting (individual members may attend in their own right).

Each member team may register to attend the meeting in person or online.  Each person may represent only 1 member team in person or 1 Zoom session for the duration of the meeting.  Attendance at the Zoom meeting will be counted as ‘represented in person’ to meet the quorum of 15 group members.

The meeting will be recorded to enable the livestream, and for to help with the Minutes.

Other members of your team (or a different member team) will be able to sit with the representative in person, or online on zoom, or watch a live stream, but will not be permitted to participate directly.

The meeting will start promptly at the stated start time.  If you join via Zoom, you should connect at least 15 minutes beforehand to check and adjust your setup.

Watching the meeting

We will aim to provide a live stream on YouTube so that any member of a member team may watch the AGM ‘live’ and it will be removed at the end of the meeting.  The link will be emailed to member contacts a few days before the meeting.  Please don’t record the meeting yourself, as we will not be asking for permission from the attendees.  Please only share the link with people who are a member of a team in The Morris Federation – it is a Members’ meeting not a Public meeting.

Voting

All members are encouraged to vote so that the views of the entire membership is known.

For teams not attending the meeting, voting ‘in advance’ will be online with a deadline of midnight, Sunday 20th September 2026. Proxy voting will also be available.

For representatives of teams attending in person or online, voting will also be made available during the meeting.

Your member contact will be requested to ask their team members for their votes/input on these items:

  • Votes on Motions – votes For / Against / Abstain
  • Input to Discussion items
  • Votes on Election of Committee Officers – votes For / Against / Abstain
  • Votes on Nominations for Honorary Life Membership or Friend – votes For / Against / Abstain

Volunteers needed!

volunteer image by Truthseeker08 from PixabayThere are also plenty of opportunities to volunteer towards the work of the Morris Federation as a co-opted member of the Committee, or just as someone who helps out with things from time to time.  It can be for a short time, or longer term.

The current co-opted members are Dan Watford (IT Administrator), Brian Kelly (Communications and IT), Jenny Everett (Special Projects), Mike Everett (Special Projects), Lucy Grainger (Social Media), and Roary Neat (EDI).  Co-opted posts are reviewed annually by the elected Committee.  

We also have other helpers, including Sally Wearing (Health & Safety), Barry Goodman (Youth work),  Esther Ferry-Kennington (Bid support), Alan Courtney (Photography), Barry Pitman (Photography), and Chris Dent (Insurance).

If you have skills and time to offer support, we would love to hear from you, especially in these areas: Preparing Bids. Please contact us and choose ‘general enquiries’ to arrange an informal chat with any of the committee members.

 

Queries

ANY QUERIES about any AGM/EGM items: please contact us and choose ‘general enquiries’.

Minutes from our previous AGMs

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