Talk - Hastings Jack in the Green (LIVE on Zoom)
2020-11-08 15:00 - 16:00 (Europe/London) | Online over Zoom
Recording of event
This talk was given using the Zoom video service on 8 Nov 2020. A recording of the talk is available on YouTube: Hastings JITG Zoom Talk.

Talk – Hastings Jack in the Green
Keith Leech will start with the history of the annual Hastings Jack in the Green event on the May Day Bank Holiday, with the background to how it started and has evolved, followed by a Q&A session on how to manage this type of event.
Keith is a long-time member of Mad Jack’s Morris and was instrumental in reviving the Jack in the Green tradition in Hastings and is a usually seen dressed as a “bogie” or green man, one of Jacks’ attendants, during the procession on the May Bank Holiday.
Your host
This talk is being jointly presented with Hastings Traditional Jack in the Green.
To register
Please complete this online form: Register for the Talk – Hastings Jack in the Green; you will receive a confirmation email immediately (check your spam/junk/promotions folder!). We will send you a Zoom link a couple of days before the event. Open to all – you don’t have to be a member of a team in The Morris Federation.
Optional Donations
Donations to Hastings Traditional Jack in the Green (a registered charity). Web address was www.hastingsjitg.co.uk, now https://hastingstraditionaljackinthegreen.co.uk/
Green Man image by Stefan Keller from Pixabay
In case you missed it
See the recording on YouTube at: Hastings JITG Zoom Talk

Demo - Clogmaking with Simon Brock (LIVE on Zoom)
2020-11-21 15:00 - 16:30
Recording of event
This event took place using the Zoom video service on 21 November 2020. A recording of the event is available on YouTube: Demonstration of Clog Making by Simon Brock.

Demo – Clogmaking with Simon Brock
For anyone curious about how dancing clogs are made, Simon Brock reveals all from his workshop in Sheffield. This is a live demo, showcasing some of the tools unique to this endangered craft. He will discuss the main stages in creating soles and uppers, and how they’re put together to make something you can dance in.
Programme
Demo approx. 30-40 mins, with the opportunity for Q&A afterwards.
Your host
A woodworker since leaving school, Simon Brock has been making clogs full time for nearly 3 years, mainly supplying step dancers and morris dancers. He is one of only a handful of people left making traditional, British-style clogs commercially in the UK; and can [normally] be found selling clogs at step dancing events and festivals throughout the year.
See his web site: http://simonbrock.co.uk/
To register
Please complete this online form: Register for the Talk – Clogmaking with Simon Brock; you will receive a confirmation email immediately (check your spam/junk/promotions folder!). We will send you a Zoom link a couple of days before the event. Open to all – you don’t have to be a member of a team in The Morris Federation.
Optional Donations
Donations to Medecins Sans Frontieres: https://www.msf.org/donate. Simon normally runs a Sheffield Village Carols event in December at a pub near Penistone, during which a collection typically raises around £300 for this excellent organisation. The collection will not be taking place this year for obvious reasons.
And/or you could buy Simon a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/simonbrockclogs
