Uttoxeter Heart of Oak Morris Men

2008 Summer Diary

(Please Note: We are now taking bookings for 2008)

Please keep checking for the 2008 programme

May

              Thursday 1 May      7pm Clifford Arms, Great Haywood

                                                  8pm Red Lion Little Haywood

              Saturday 3 May      1:30pm Urmston Steam Fair

               Follow this link to the Urmston home page:

               http://www.cix.co.uk/~dis/Welcome.htm

               Monday 5 May        11:15am Newborough Well Dressing

               Follow this link for more information on Well Dressing:

               http://www.derbyshireuk.net/welldressing2006.html

               2pm Thistle Meadow, Hatton

               Thursday 15 May     8pm The Waterfront, Barton Turns Marina

                                                    9pm  Shoulder of Mutton, Barton-under-Needwood

               Sunday 25 May         3pm Endon Well Dressing

               Thursday 29 May (Oak Apple Day - Follow this link for more information:

               http://www.castleton-peakdistrict.co.uk/tourist/Oak-Apple-Day.html)

                                                     8pm Shrewsbury Arms, Kingston

                                                     9pm Blythe Inn

June

               Sunday 8 June          2pm Thomas Alleynes School, Uttoxeter

               Thursday 12 June     8pm The Great Northern, Mickleover

                                                      9pm The Hawk and Buckle, Etwall

                Saturday 21 June    Lichfield Folk Festival - Link:

                http://www.btinternet.com/~radical/lichfolk/

                Thursday 26 June     8pm Rocester

                                                       9pm The Tavern, Denston

July

                 Saturday 5 July       12 noon Sudbury Day of Dance

                 Friday 11 July - Sunday 13 July Mersey Morris Men Ring Meeting. A                  weekend meeting of Morris Men from all four corners of the Realm.                 Visit the Mersey Men's site for more details:

                http://www.merseymorrismen.com/

                Sunday 20 July  Day of Dance with the Winster Morris Men.                 12 noon - 12:40 at Barton Turns Marina

                1pm - 1:40pm Byrkley Park

                Afternoon - Clifton village fete (Nr Ashbourne)

                Evening - Winster, Derbyshire, 'Secret Gardens of Winster'.

                This link leads to an excellent page about Winster Morris and Morris                 Dance generally:

                http://www.winster.org/Morris/WinsterMorris.htm

                Thursday 24 July      8pm Rose and Crown, Boylestone

                                                      9pm Holly Bush, Church Broughton

August

                 Monday 11 August - Morris evening for Cheddleton Twinning                 Association. Cheddleton is twinned with Mitterteich, Germany and we                 are dancing for the group who have come over to visit.

                 Thursday 14 August    7:15pm Osmaston Shire Horse Society                  Cheese and Wine. Osmaston Polo Ground (Private function)

                 Sunday 31 August       Draycott in th Clay Agricultural Show

                 http://www.draycottintheclayshow.org.uk/

September

                 Monday 8 September   7pm Abbots Bromley Horn Dance                  http://www.abbotsbromley.com/horn_dance

December

                Thurs 11 Dec     6:30pm  Cracker Night Uttoxeter

                Boxing Day        12:00 Noon, Uttoxeter Market Place

• If you wish to book the Uttoxeter Morris for any events follow the link to 'Contact me'.

We are always on the lookout for new members to play for the dancing or to learn the dances. Send an email to Mac@uttoxetermorrismen.org.uk

Uttoxeter MM Dancing a stick dance from the Lichfield Tradition called "Vandals of Hammerwich". This figure, two lines of four, facing towards the music is called 'heading up'. The venue is Shugborough Hall. The Lichfield tradition is unusual in that it is danced with eight men, rather than the six which is more usual for Cotswold Morris. I knew you always wanted to know that - see how interesting Morris Dancing is? It's full of arcane rubbish like that. If you have an interest in arcane rubbish and are reasonably fit, then why not come and join us? Beware! Once you are 'in' it is a lifetime obsession...if you are faint hearted, do not apply.