Editorial

This issue holds several thoughts about “policy” – ideas for forming a morris team and once established, keeping that team going against other attractions and life changes, performing at events and how to make yourselves popular with organisers! As usual, I should add that the views expressed in articles herein do not necessarily reflect those of the editor.

I must be one of many who have noted that sadly this was the year of the obituary in the morris world (Rev Loveless and Lionel Bacon being the notable ones) – but on the bright side this was the year that in the UK. instead of losing May Day morris we got two doses – some celebrated on May 1st as usual and others held events on the public holiday for VE. Day, May 8th. It was the first year I had attended the Jack in the Green festival at Hastings and the start of the Procession was something I shan’t forget. All those drums! The occupant of the Green Man must have been very very hot, as well as deafened. I’d love to know what visiting tourists made of it all – it would have seemed such a wonderful traditional event ( and yet we all know it’s quite recent I)