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Events planned to be attended :
- Spring Gathering @ Emersons Green Village Hall on Saturday, 21st February 2026 at 14:15
- St George Day Dance, Stoke Gifford Residential Home @ Stoke Gifford on Thursday, 23rd April 2026 at 16:00
- Upton Folk Festival @ Upton-upon-Severn on Saturday, 2nd May 2026
- Winterbourne Down Carnival @ Winterbourne Down, Gloucestershire on Monday, 4th May 2026
- Chippenham Folk Festival @ Chepstow Town Centre on Saturday, 23rd May 2026
- 2026 Summer Dance Out - TBC @ TBC on Monday, 1st June 2026
- Bristol Day of Dance @ Bristol, England on Saturday, 6th June 2026
- The Fox Inn with Rag Morris @ Old Down on Wednesday, 10th June 2026 at 20:00
- 2026 Summer Dance Out - TBC @ TBC on Monday, 15th June 2026 at 20:00
- Teignmouth Folk Festival @ Teignmouth on Saturday, 20th June 2026
- 2026 Summer Dance Out - TBC @ TBC on Monday, 22nd June 2026 at 20:00
- 2026 Summer Dance Out - TBC @ TBC on Monday, 29th June 2026 at 20:00
- 2026 Summer Dance Out - TBC @ TBC on Monday, 6th July 2026 at 20:00
- 2026 Summer Dance Out - TBC @ TBC on Monday, 13th July 2026 at 20:00
- 2026 Summer Dance Out - TBC @ TBC on Monday, 20th July 2026 at 20:00
- 2026 Summer Dance Out - TBC @ TBC on Monday, 27th July 2026 at 20:00
- Priston Music Festival @ Priston Village on Sunday, 20th September 2026 at 10:00
- Morris Fed AGM & Day of Dance @ Stoke on Trent on Saturday, 26th September 2026
- Boxing Day Dancing with the Christmas Boys @ Winterbourne Down, Gloucestershire on Saturday, 26th December 2026
Events we have attended :
- Chepstow Wassail and Mari Lwyd on Saturday, 24 January 2026, A day of dancing in town, late morning - mid afternoon, followed by the Wassail and Mari Lwyd down at the castle end of town.
Our spots are: 12:00 - 12:45 - Boatman Square 13:00 - 13:45 - Palmer Centre
- Gloucester Folk Trail Four Gates Morris Tour on Saturday, 14 February 2026, Wonderful day of dancing the four gates of Gloucester with other Morris Sides ( chilly to start but we soon warmed up !). We performed 14 dances.
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Events we have attended :
- Chepstow Mari Lwyd and Wassail 2025 on Saturday, 18 January 2025, Two sets of Dancing with other sides in Chepstow Town Centre followed by a journey back to England for bread/cheese/cider then back to Wales for the Mari Lwyd
Cold ! But a wonderful start to the year :o)
- Gloucester Folk Trail Four Gates Morris Tour on Saturday, 15 February 2025, Tour around the centre of Gloucester Dancing with other sides then a combined dance in Kings Square and music session
- Upton Folk Festival on Saturday, 03 May 2025, We'll be at the festival on the Saturday with two show dances at the Old Kings Head at 11:50
- May Carnival on Monday, 05 May 2025, Our home event in the Village : Performing on Down Road at 13:30 and then in the Methodist Hall Lawns at 14:50
- Bradford on Avon - Green Man on Saturday, 10 May 2025, Wonderful day out dancing in the beautiful town of Bradford on Avon - sunny weather again this year !
These were our performances times locations : 11:10 - 11:50 Library/Food Court (with Mr Willkins' Shilling) 12:50 - 1:50 St. Margarets Hall or Artisans Market (Sarum Morris) 2:30 - 3:10 Il Fiume (Miserden Morris and Swen's Ey) 3:50 - 4:30 St. Margarets Hall or Artisans Market (Somerset Morris, Queens Oak)
- Chippenham Folk Festival on Saturday, 24 May 2025, There on the Saturday - here is our programme:
10:30-11:15 Outside Olympiad 12:00-12:45 Outside St Andrews 15:15-16:00 High St Bridge
- The Lamb on Monday, 02 June 2025, Our first summer dance out ! ( with summer weather too )
- Rose And Crown on Monday, 09 June 2025, Lovely evening dancing out working through our 2025 setlist
- The Fleece on Monday, 16 June 2025, A beautiful summer's evening at a lovely village pub! As always a village audience watched from the front our the oub as we performed in the road - two Canadian visitors were taught Upton Snodsbury and we performed Severn Tunnel Junction to la-la-la ( as we'd forgotten the MP3 file and didn't have musicians this night ). 11 dances performed though !
- Teignmouth Folk Festival on Saturday, 21 June 2025, Wonderful day of performances ( 15 dances in total ) culminating with a combined performance of Severn Tunnel Junction in The Triangle with Widders
- The Cottage With Kittiwake And Heaps on Monday, 30 June 2025, A wonderful evening of dancing in the harbourside pub with Heaps Morris and Kittiwake Border Morris
- The Beaufort Arms - Morris and Gromit ! on Monday, 07 July 2025, Wonderful summer's evening at The Beaufort with Gromit ! Lots of dancing ( with a full turnout ) and a very special Upton Snodsbury around Gromit to finish off ! :o)
- Frenchay Flower Show on Saturday, 12 July 2025, At Frenchay Care Home from 12:00 - 12:20 ( private performance for the residents )
At the Flower Show in the Arena Area 13:00 - 13:30 for a performance in temperatures in the 30s - so a slower pace and with lots of water.
- White Lion, Westbury-on-Trym - With Rag Morris on Thursday, 17 July 2025, Dance out with Bristol Rag Morris
- The Huntsman on Monday, 21 July 2025, Our final dance out before our summer break - a wonderful location in the centre of Bath. Rain stopped play for a bit then a good session of 8 dances to a wide audience.
- Priston Music Festival on Sunday, 21 September 2025, Five dances performed with five other sides -finishing with a mass Tinners Rabbit Dance at the end!
- Yate Christmas Lights on Saturday, 22 November 2025, Performance of 6 dances for the Yate Shoppers with lots of participation from the children...
- Boxing Day Dancing with the Christmas Boys on Friday, 26 December 2025, Cold start but wonderful day with the Christmas Boys performing the Mummers Play and Dancing around the village ending up at the wonderful Cross Hands Pub in Winterbourne Down
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Events we have attended :
Frenchay Flower Show on Saturday, 13 July 2024, We performed at 14:15 and 15:30 on the road with a large crowd ... then the band played a few more tunes for the 'little ones' to join in with ....
The Huntsman Inn, Bath on Monday, 22 July 2024, A summer dance out session right in the centre of Bath ... lots of tourists get to see some English Folk Dancing and music
The Salutation Inn, Ham - with Styx of Stroud on Thursday, 25 July 2024, Dance out with Styx of Stroud Border Morris - 3 of us and 5 of them making Down Styx :)
The Fleece, Hillesley on Monday, 29 July 2024, Our last summer dance out session - we love going to The Fleece !
Priston Folk Festival on Sunday, 15 September 2024, Wonderful morning dancing with 3 other sides !
Autumn Harvest Day on Sunday, 06 October 2024, Performed at 2pm and 3pm with an enthusiastic crowd. Luckily the rain started just as the last sirens from severn tunnel junction faded away !
Autumn Gathering on Sunday, 13 October 2024, Lovely community event in one of the local Village Halls
Dragons Wild Hunt on Saturday, 26 October 2024, Morris dancing in Glastonbury before the two Dragons fight
Yate Shopping Centre on Saturday, 23 November 2024, 30 minute setlist of 6 of our favourite dances ...
Boxing Day Dancing with the Christmas Boys on Thursday, 26 December 2024, Wonderful morning with the traditional Mummers' Play and Morris Dancing ( total of 9 dances all different ! ) around the village ending up at the Cross Hands Pub. All monies raised will go to Paul's Place
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| 2023 was a great year with lots of events,
dance outs and festivals |
What can you say ? We wondered if anything
would happen then it does - various people being out with COVID
but a wonderful trip to Lundy Island, Festivals, Parties, Jubilees.
Here are some pictures : Teignmough, May Day and the Jubilee
Lunch
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