DIARY DATES
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2008 (Provisional)
|
Time |
Venue |
Location |
Guests (of) |
|
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2 February 2008 |
13.00 to 14.30 |
Village Hall |
WFEG |
|
|
2 March 2008 |
10.30 to 13.00 |
Village Hall |
Full Practice |
|
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8 & 9 March 2008 |
All Weekend |
DERT |
|
|
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20 April 2008 |
12:00 to 16:00 |
|
Ryknild Rabble |
|
|
3 to 5 May 2008 |
All Weekend |
About the Town |
|
Folk Festival |
|
18 May 2008 |
15.00 to 17:00 |
Village Green |
Etwall |
Well Dressing |
|
24 & 25 May 2008 |
All Weekend |
City Centre |
|
Sword Spectacular |
|
7 & 8 June 2008 |
All Weekend |
Conkers Centre |
Moira |
Canal Festival |
|
21 June 2008 |
10.30 to 16:00 |
City Centre |
|
Folk Festival |
|
5 July 2008 |
13:00 to 14:30 |
|
Burton on Trent |
Sally |
|
5 July 2008 |
15:00 to 17:00 |
Sudbury Hall |
|
Sudbury Hall |
|
13 July 2008 |
11:00 to 17:00 |
|
Tutbury |
Music Festival |
|
19 July 2008 |
16:00 to 19:00 |
|
Sutton Coldfield |
Private Wedding |
|
6 & 7 September 2008 |
All Weekend |
Secret |
Ardley |
Mercian Gathering |
|
20 & 21 September 2008 |
All weekend |
Scout camp |
Kibblestone |
Scout Weekend |
|
18 October 2008 |
11:00 to 17:00 |
Assembly Rooms |
|
Longsword |
|
6 Dec 2008 |
All day |
About the City |
|
Mabel Gubbins |
2 February 2008 – Whittington ECO day
Sunny weather can be misleading. We found out at the last minute that we were to be dancing outdoors. Bob was quoted as closing with ‘we are finished now and we are all going to find a deep freezer to warm up’.
Nevertheless the side gave a very good showing with, for the first time in a long while, the complete show of border, clog and rapper. A frozen audience seemed to appreciate it but we are not sure whether the clapping was just to warm their hands up.
We are fortunate that we have acquired a bag of ‘homing sticks’ which eventually found their way to Linda’s office.
2 March 2008 –
Full Practice Kings Bromley
With a good turnout we still managed to dance 16 Border, 3 Clog, 1 Longsword, 2 Rapper and a Jig. Thereafter we concluded business and still got to the pub on time!
Potentially we could provide a program which would keep going until the last audience member was completely sick of Morris Dancing – two dances?
8 & 9 March 2008
– Dert Liverpool
Our intrepid band made it to the competition where we danced in six pubs and on the main stage at the end.
For those who saw the practice at the start it was a wonder that we managed at all! Only one mistake in all of our show dances which Peter Diffy brilliantly spotted and untangled.
Wisely we did not compete but danced as an exhibition side. At least we gave the other teams a chance!
Cold and damp but did the mebers of the side complain? Course they did. Nevertheless we had an enjoyable day and hope to return to the venue soon.
Given some warmth and sunshine it would be wonderful.
A good turn out ensured a good show. The one or two who watched it seemed to enjoy it.
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