Events planned to be attended :
- Yate Christmas Lights @ Yate Shopping Centre, Yate on Saturday, 22nd November 2025 at 13:00
- Boxing Day Dancing with the Christmas Boys @ Winterbourne Down, Gloucestershire on Friday, 26th December 2025 at 10:30
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!
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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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