JMO 20th Anniversary – Regional Day of Dance 2023 (Chester)
In 2023 the Joint Morris Organisations are running a series of regional days of dance to celebrate 20 years since the national Day of Dance in Trafalgar Square in November 2003 which was held to celebrate the exemption of “morris dancing” from the Licensing Act 2003.
These regional events are hosted by a collaboration of members of teams of all three morris organisations in the UK – The Morris Federation, The Morris Ring, and Open Morris.
The regional event for the North West is in Chester on Sat 23rd September 2023. This is a walking and dancing tour of Chester between 09:40-16:00. Contact the organisers at: devadayofdance@vivaldi.net.
Short summary:
- 09:40 Town Hall Square – Event opening and welcome by Cllr Susan Little, Lord Mayor of Chester
- 10:20-12:05 and 13:30-15:15 – Dance displays at Exchange Square, Town Hall Square, Commercial Hotel, Bridge Street, Eastgate Street, Addleshaw Bell Tower, Gorse Stacks
- 15:30-16:00 Exchange Square – Final dances for those who wish to.
Here is the full JMO Chester (Deva) Day of Dance Programme showing who is dancing where and when, eateries, transport and all sorts of marvellous information about the day:
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Teams booked are:
| Team | Area | Dance style | Web site | Member of |
| Adlington Morris Men | Stockport, Greater Manchester | Cotswold | https://adlingtonmorrismen.com/ | Morris Ring, Morris Federation |
| Chester City Morris Men | Chester, Cheshire | North West | https://www.chestercitymorrismen.org.uk/ | Morris Ring |
| Earl of Stamford Morris | Moore, Cheshire | Cotswold, Border | https://www.earlofstamford.org.uk/ | Open Morris |
| Earlsdon Morris Men | Coventry, West Midlands | North West | http://www.earlsdonmorrismen.org.uk/ | Morris Ring |
| Green Man Morris | Whitchurch, Shropshire and Nantwich, Cheshire | Border | https://www.greenmanmorris.co.uk/ | Open Morris |
| Malkin Morris | Nelson, Lancashire | North West, Clog Step | https://www.roughlee.org.uk/malkin-morris/ | Morris Federation |
| Manchester Morris | Stretford, Manchester | North West | http://www.manchestermorrismen.org.uk/ | Morris Ring |
| Mersey Morris | Wirral, Merseyside | Cotswold | https://merseymorris.com/ | Morris Ring, Morris Federation |
| Milltown Cloggies | Dukinfield, Greater Manchester | North West | Milltown Cloggies Facebook site | Morris Federation |
| Newburgh Morris | Parbold, Lancashire | North West | http://www.newburghmorris.uk/ | Morris Federation |
| Rivington Morris | Bolton, Greater Manchester | North West | http://www.rivingtonmorris.org.uk/ | Morris Federation |
| Saddleworth Morris Men | Uppermill, Oldham, Greater Manchester | North West | Saddleworth Morris Facebook site | Morris Ring |
| Southport Swords | Southport, Lancashire | Longsword | https://www.southportswords.org.uk/ | Morris Ring |
| Waters Green Morris | Macclesfield, Cheshire | Cotswold | http://watersgreenmorris.weebly.com/ | Morris Federation |
