Events & NoticesDinosaurs not Allowed - A Youth Dance Showcase
Weymouth, 25th September 2010
Open Morris are again the lead organisation for this major showcase. With fifteen confirmed youth / young adult sides it will be a spectacular showcase showing that Morris is alive, youthful and growing in the South West region. Arts Council South West have generously provided funding for five schools in the west to have workshops that will lead to the formation of three new Weymouth sides and two new Sedgemoor sides. For the first time we have an 'overseas team' from the Isle of Wight - Morris Mynahs. Workshops for local secondary school musicians will create the band for new youth teams in Weymouth.Grateful thanks to The Great Caper who are providing the workshops for all this development work and to the Weymouth folk community that are supplying the essential stewards, swelling the music, and keeping the pirates all busy. Well it is the seaside!
This project has been awarded the Olympic's Inspire Mark
and is part of the Cultural Olympiad "Count Me In" Weekend.
Morris 18-30
Morris 18-30 is an annual weekend for all young morrismen. This year it will be held over the weekend 1st - 3rd of October 2010 and hosted by Packington Morris Men who are based in the National Forest. For more information visit the website: http://www.morris1830.org.uk where you can join the mailing list and signup for the weekend.The Sunday of the weekend (3rd Oct) is open to all – regardless of age or gender!
Illustrious Order of Fools and Beasts
Fools and Animals Unconvention, Oxfordshire, 2010
22-24 October 2010
Open to all Fools, Beasts and Morris Characters from any team from the Ring, Open or Federation.
This year's Unconvention will be based in the Village Hall at Cropredy, near Banbury, and will involve workshops, dancing tour with Bloxham and Ducklington to Stow on the Wold, a visit to Hook Norton Brewery, and a presentation on William Cutler (Old Mettle), Fool for Adderbury and other sides in the first half of the 19th Century. Plus the AGM of course - your chance to have your say.
Costings are still being worked out, but we are aiming for approx. £60 per person.
