JMO Insurance Officer volunteer needed
I am sure you have heard of the sad loss to the Morris World of Chris Dent who had taken over as our JMO (*) Insurance Officer. As an interim […]
UNESCO Living Heritage – Final Submissions – Thank You
Living Heritage – Final Submissions – Thank You The JMO entered our final submissions in March 2026. With huge thanks to the many of you who responded with great suggestions, […]
UNESCO Living Heritage – we need your input! by 24th March
Living Heritage – Submissions – Have your Say The JMO has been working together to prepare our submissions, and we now need your input as part of the morris community, […]
Please complete the Morris Census 2026 – for all teams – by 1st April
For morris, sword, mummers, clog step, appalachian & morris-related activities Your side is invited to take part in the 2026 Morris Census, an online survey of sides to gather information […]
Honorary Life Membership awarded to Melanie Barber
Photo (L-R): Pauline Woods-Wilson, Melanie Barber. Photo by Mike Everett. At our AGM in Sheffield on Saturday 27th September 2025, we were pleased to grant Honorary Life Membership of The […]
Living Heritage inventory – Expressions of Interest (EOIs)
15 Expressions of Interest (EOI) were entered in January 2026 by the JMO on behalf of our memberships: Appalachian Step Dancing; Border Morris Dancing; Clog Step Dancing; Cotswold Morris Dancing; […]
Living Heritage inventory – launch at the House of Lords
Photo (L-R): Emma Melville (Squire of the Morris Ring), Jen Cox (Chair of Open Morris), Pauline Woods-Wilson (President of the Morris Federation) outside the House of Lords. Image by Mike […]
“Recruitment Ideas and Experiences” – a JMO workshop
Review of the workshop on 24th November 2024 via Zoom, attended by 60 participants and speakers. Colin Messer of Green Man Sword in Epsom, Surrey, writes: “Here’s my summary of […]
“Morris Census 2023 Results” – a talk by Jack Worth
Review of the JMO workshop presented by Jack Worth on 20th May 2024 via Zoom, attended by 31 participants. Jack Worth is a statistician who has run the Morris Census […]
“Yoga for Morris Dancers” – a workshop by Carla Wilson
Review of the workshop presented by Carla Wilson on 28th April 2024 via Zoom, attended by 34 participants. Carla is a qualified yoga teacher and member of Slubbing Billy’s North […]
