Living Heritage inventory – Expressions of Interest (EOIs)
15 Expressions of Interest (EOI) were entered in January 2026 by the JMO on behalf of our memberships: Appalachian Step Dancing; Border Morris Dancing; Clog Step Dancing; Cotswold Morris Dancing; […]
Living Heritage inventory – launch at the House of Lords
Photo (L-R): Emma Melville (Squire of the Morris Ring), Jen Cox (Chair of Open Morris), Pauline Woods-Wilson (President of the Morris Federation) outside the House of Lords. Image by Mike […]
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) in the UK – December 2025 update
The UK government’s Department for Culture, Media, and Sport (DCMS) is leading on ‘Living Heritage’ which is the UK’s implementation of the 2003 UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the […]
Royal Recognition for Fee Lock
Fee Lock was invited to attend a Royal Garden Party at Buckingham Palace for her “Outstanding contribution and services to morris dancing and Hastings Traditional Jack in the Green” on […]
JMO 20th DoD in Newcastle – a Review
Review of the JMO 20th birthday regional day of dance on Saturday 7th October 2023. Representatives of all Sides present Written by:Jessica Wharf, Border Reivers Morris, Glasgow, andRebecca Wharf, Black […]
JMO 20th DoD in Bath – a Review of Events
Review of the JMO 20th birthday regional day of dance on Saturday 7th October 2023. Representatives of all Sides present A Review by Drew Knight 36 Morris and Sword teams […]
JMO 20th DoD in Belper, Derbyshire – a report by Ripley Green Garters
Review of the JMO 20th birthday regional day of dance on 9th September 2023. Judy Buckley of Ripley Green Garters writes: “The JMO Day of Dance for the Midlands Region […]
Joint Morris Organisatons’ Day of Dance 2018
The JMO Day of Dance is a collaborative event organised in turn by one of the three morris organisations in the UK – The Morris Federation, The Morris Ring, and Open Morris. The day of dance is a celebration of morris and traditional dancing held annually at a different location around the UK.
JMO day of dance in Leicester 2017 – has your team applied to attend?
There may still be one or two places left for the 2017 JMO National Day of Dance. Morris Federation members should apply to the president: Melanie Barber. Hosted by Leicester Morrismen on […]
Joint Morris Organisations’ Day of Dance 2017
The JMO Day of Dance is a collaborative event organised in turn by one of the three morris organisations in the UK – The Morris Federation, The Morris Ring, and Open Morris. The day of dance is a celebration of morris and traditional dancing held annually at a different location around the UK.
