Teams and members will be pleased to know that The Morris Federation have recently reviewed, and updated, our guidance pages. This includes new guidance on First Aid, updated guidance on the use of live music and also for dealing with press and media enquiries, as well as new guidance on legacies. There is also an update on UK’s ratification of the 2003 UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH).
First Aid Guidance (New!)
Alongside our existing Health & Safety Risk Assessment templates, Sally Wearing has written new guidance on First Aid and the use of the Purple Guide.
If you aren’t sure what to do for a particular scenario, please contact Sally Wearing, our H&S Advisor, who will do her best to help whatever your H&S problem is. Contact Sally at sallywearing@outlook.com
Music Legislation Guidance (Updated!)
We have updated the following page to ensure all our members understand legislation and licensing surrounding the use/ playing of live music for morris dancing, along with the potential copyright issues surrounding the writing and use of traditional tunes. Please follow the link below to find out more.
Press and Media Guidance (New!)
We understand that covering any niche activity can be challenging, with numerous competing priorities and levels of knowledge amongst your audience. We have put the following information together to help you if you are contacted by the press. Please follow the link below to find out more.
Legacies Guidance
We recently had an enquiry about what form of wording to use when leaving a gift of money in a will, or original works such as photographs or documents. The JMO sought legal advice, and you can read this by clicking the button below.
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage (Updated!)
On 7th June 2024 the UK became full State Party members to the 2003 UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH). See Press Release from UNESCO: https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/intangible-cultural-heritage-united-kingdom-becomes-183rd-state-join-unescos-convention
We received this email from the DCMS:
“A short update on implementation of the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage Convention, which officially came ‘into force’ at UNESCO on 8th June.
“Election As you know, a General Election has been announced for the 4th July. There are a lot of restrictions on work during the pre-election period so we’ve had to put the publication of our consultation response and further discussions on hold, but will be continuing to progress work in the background.
“Next steps We’re not able to give any details or expected timings at this stage, but will provide further updates around late summer after new Ministers have been briefed and settled in.
For more information, please click the button below.
