Contents:

04: Welcome to the Summer/Autumn issue: a message from the editor
04: Contact your committee: details of how to get in touch
05: President’s prologue: JMO Day of Dance, workshops and team constitutions
06: East Sussex Schools Dance Festival: John Bacon reports on the 9th event
07: Dancing England returns: Nottingham Playhouse, Saturday 26 January
08: National Morris Weekend: a report on the 12th annual morris event
10: ‘Skull’ animals: Ron Shuttleworth shares advice for obtaining animal skulls
11: Common Morris: a new side in Cornwall gets some professional design input
12: World Cup Morris: alternative opening ceremony with Northfields Morris
13: Ditchling Morris: 2018 joint-winners of the infamous Evesham Stick
14: Becoming a Clog Maker: the third part of Simon Brock’s journey
16: JMO National Day of Dance, Peterborough: pics of the day hosted by Crosskey Clog
18: Committee news: Bells, archive snippets, and the new renewals database
20: Maypole in Leicestershire: Jerusalem Jammers swap garlands for ribbons
22: Women revive an Ilmington tradition: The Flowers of Ilmington Women’s Morris
24: Morris Dance Database: Colin Andrews unveils progress on this resource
26: Black Diamond: The new Cotswold morris team on the block in Darlington
27: Paul White’s Diary: Photographs, toilets, evening classes and musicians