Elected Committee

We have a minimum of 6 and a maximum of 9 Elected Officers on our Committee.  They are expected to be pro-active in their role.  They attend committee meetings (4 times a year) and make collective decisions about the running of the Morris Federation e.g. whether to awards Grants, what projects to support, etc.  They write an annual report for the AGM.

President

Pauline Woods-Wilson
(she/her)

Contact for anything not covered below.

Secretary

Andrew Knight
(he/him)

Contact for general enquiries and membership advice.

Treasurer

Vacant

Contact for membership applications and queries, and grant requests.

Membership Communications Officer

Eliza Russell
(she/her)

Contact for newsletter contributions, membership broadcast emails and news.

Marketing Officer

Vacant

Officer for marketing, external communications, Press and PR.

Events Officer

Melanie Yates
(she/her)

Officer for events management (including talks, workshops and days of dance, whether online or in-person).

Notation Officer

Jerry West
(he/him)

Contact for dance notations.

Archive Officer

Graham Lee
(he/him)

Contact for archives and lending library.

Co-opted Committee

Any number of people may be co-opted onto the Committee.  They are expected to be proactive in their role which will generally have a specific focus.  They attend part of committee meetings to raise anything about their role, or requests for financing, etc., but are welcome to attend all of it.  They have no vote on any decisions made by the committee.  They write an annual report for the AGM.

JMO Secretary

Fee Lock
(she/her)

Co-opted as Joint Morris Organisations Secretary from 1st Jan 2022.  Past MF Secretary until 31st Dec 2021.  Contact for JMO matters.

IT Administrator

Dan Watford
(he/him)

Co-opted to run the IT Infrastructure. Contact

IT Advice and Support

Brian Kelly
(he/him)

Co-opted for Communications and IT resources for members.  Contact

Keeper of the Bells

Lin Steel
(she/her)

Co-opted to keep and manage the stock of morris bells, badges and other merchandise.  Contact

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Roary Neat
(they/them)

Co-opted for EDI.  Contact

Projects

Jenny Everett
(she/her)

Co-opted for special projects.  Contact

Mike Everett
(he/him)

Co-opted for special projects.  Contact

Social Media

Lucy Grainger
(she/her)

For social media channels (Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Threads, BlueSky)  Contact

Youth and Education Volunteers

These volunteers are working with our elected and co-opted committee to help deliver teaching, educational resources, and funding bids.

Barry Goodman
(he/him)
Past Primary School Headteacher and delivers folk education.
See more at: Barry Goodman – folk arts education

Esther Ferry-Kennington
(she/her)
Helps drive funding bids and deliver folk arts events.
Esther is the Executive Producer for Encounter Festival in Preston.

Sally Smith
(she/her)
Schools teacher, under 18’s rugby coach and delivers educational resources.
Freelance Multi-Camera Director and Operator: see Sally Smith on LinkedIn

Other Volunteers

These are people that the committee call upon from time to time, and provide us with valuable support, but at a lower level of commitment than the other roles.  Although they may be proactive at times, they are generally reactive to requests.

Press & PR

James Merryclough
(he/him)

Press liaision.

Photography

Alan Courtney
(he/him)

Official photographs (aka Dorset Morri’arty)

AGM Support

Jess Searle
(she/her)

Technical support including collecting the votes at our AGM.

Advisor

Health and Safety Advisor

Sally Wearing
(she/her)

Health & Safety advice for members.

Contact for guidance on H&S and first aid.

Other Key Contacts

Insurance

From March 2025 …

Chris Dent
(he/him)
Insurance Officer for the JMO.

Contact for guidance on Public Liability Insurance and Personal Accident Insurance.

Up to February 2025 …

Michael Stimpson
(he/him)
Insurance Officer for the JMO until Feb 2025.