Editor:  Nicola Rushton

Published: Winter 2003

Number: 36

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Editorial

There have been three big events since the last newsletter … the MF AGM in September, the Wantage weekend and the Day of Dance in Trafalgar Square in November, that we jointly organised with the Morris Ring and Open Morris. This was to celebrate the exemption clause that John Bacon and others fought so hard to get, with regard to the new Licensing bill. You will find accounts of all these, and other events, later in the newsletter.

I wrongly reported in the Autumn newsletter that it would be the last time John and Adrian contribute to the newsletter in their current posts … well, this really is the last time! At the AGM in September Trefor Owen was voted in as President, and Mike Everett as Archive Officer. A warm welcome to both.

The practice season is well underway, and Doug Bradshaw has written a useful article about running a successful practice session. To go along side this, Susan Graham has written an · interesting piece about performance. In fact, there are lots of interesting articles in this issue … thanks to all those that have contributed!

Don’t forget to book your place on the Rapper Workshop that is being run by Black Swan Rapper in Nottingham, in January … there are still a few places available.
I hope you all have a very Happy Christmas and wonderful New Year.

Nicola