Morris Federation Day of Dance and AGM 2022
Welcoming you to Darlington, County Durham
The Morris Federation and Black Diamond Mixed Cotswold Morris extend a warm welcome to all members of The Morris Federation to join us in a Day of Dance in Darlington on Saturday 24th September 2022, followed by The Morris Federation’s AGM at 16:30 (16:00 sign-in), a ceilidh in the evening from 20:00, and optional dancing on the Sunday.
Registration will be from 09:00 in the Central Hall, The Dolphin Centre, Horse Market, Darlington DL1 5RP. Your Dance spot maps and any ceilidh tickets will be there for you.
Dancing on the Saturday will be between 10:00 and 16:00. The AGM will follow at 16:00 (see below).
Tickets for the Ceilidh need to be booked in advance, costs are £10 Adults, £5 Children (age 5-16). The ceilidh is in the Central Hall, The Dolphin Centre, from 20:00 and the band is FiddlersWreck Ceilidh Band.
Dancing on the Sunday, for those who wish, will be from 11:00 at the cafe in the South Park.
Click here for more details of the weekend, kindly provided by Black Diamond: MF Day of Dance info for teams [PDF]
For the latest information, see the special facebook page set up for this event: https://www.facebook.com/FedAgmDarlington
Registration
Please fill out this form and email it, together with a recent photo of your side (JPG) to fedagm2022@gmail.com. Choose the form format you prefer:
- MF AGM 2022 Booking Form [PDF]
- MF AGM 2022 Booking Form [editable Word – downloads automatically to ‘downloads’ folder]
- MF AGM 2022 Booking Form [editable .RTF – downloads automatically to ‘downloads’ folder]
Teams booked so far include:
- Belfagan Women’s Morris – North West dancers from Cumbria
- Beverley Garland Dancers – North West dancers from East Riding of Yorkshire
- Black Diamond Mixed Cotswold Morris – Cotswold dancers from Darlington – your hosts
- Black Gate Morris – Cotswold dancers from Newcastle
- Blacksheep North Dales Morris – Border dancers from Darlington
- Carlisle Clog Dancers – Step Clog dancers from Cumbria
- Harlequin Northwest Morris – North West dancers from Darlington
- Knights of King Ina – Cotswold Jig dancers from Somerset
- Leek Morris – Cotswold dancers from Staffordshire
- Locos in Motion – Border Morris dancers from Darlington
- Mabel Gubbins – Step Clog (usually rapper) dancers from Oxfordshire
- Maltby Sword Dancers – Rapper/Longsword dancers from South Yorkshire
- Minster Strays – Cotswold dancers from York
- Mockbeggar Morris – North West dancers from Merseyside
- Ripon City Morris Dancers – North West dancers from North Yorkshire
- Ravens Morris – Border dancers from York
- Silkstone Greens – North West dancers from South Yorkshire
AGM
The Morris Federation’s Annual General Meeting will start at 4.30pm (4pm sign-in). See the AGM web page for more info about registering for the meeting and voting (even if you can’t attend).
The address is: Central Hall, The Dolphin Centre, Horse Market, Darlington DL1 5RP.
Nearby parking is at Feethams Multi-Storey Car Park, Beaumont Street, Darlington DL1 5SZ, which is only moment’s walk from the Dolphin Centre. First 2 hours are free.
More Info
For the latest information, see the special facebook page set up for this event: https://www.facebook.com/FedAgmDarlington
