Honorary Life Membership awarded to Melanie Barber

Photo (L-R): Pauline Woods-Wilson, Melanie Barber. Photo by Mike Everett. At our AGM in Sheffield on Saturday 27th September 2025, we were pleased to grant Honorary Life Membership of The […]
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 […]
Honorary Life Membership awarded to Mike Heaney

Pauline Woods-Wilson presenting Mike Heaney with his Honorary Life Membership of The Morris Federation. Photo by Deedee Bailey. At our AGM in Sheffield on Saturday 27th September 2025, we were […]
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 […]
Merry Christmas!
AGM 2025 Results

Thank you to everyone who participated in the AGM on Saturday 27th September by reading the papers and sending in their votes, or attending the meeting in person or on […]
EFDSS Gold Badge for President Pauline Woods-Wilson

Pauline Woods-Wilson, President of the Morris Federation. Photo by Dorset Morri’ Arty The Morris Federation Committee are excited to announce that our President, Pauline Woods-Wilson, is to be awarded an […]
News Update, July 2025

We are over the moon to bring you exciting news of Royal Recognition for our very own Fee Lock. Plus an update on UNESCO ICH (Intangible Cultural Heritage) – now […]
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 […]