2024 PROGRAMME

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Saturday 19 October 2024 – Barnes Common Autumn Fayre

We will be dancing at this community event in Barnes Common in the afternoon, to help celebrate Apple Day and all things Autumn.

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Earlier this year

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Tuesday 23 April – St George's Day

In our traditional start to the season, we danced at the George and Dragon in Thames Ditton.

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Wednesday 1 May – May Day

We danced the summer in at dawn on top of Box Hill, Dorking, along with Ewell St Mary Morris Men, Rampant Rooster and Black Swan Border Morris.

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Saturday 4 May – May Merrie

We danced at a community fair organised by BRaG (Burton Road, Richmond Park Road and Gibbon Road) residents' association, in North Kingston. The residents enthusiastically joined in the dancing!

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Monday 13 May

We danced on Kingston riverside in the area behind The Ram pub,

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Friday 24 May

We danced at The Spring Grove, Bloomfield Road, Kingston.

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Monday 3 June

Our friends Black Swan Border Morris joined us on Kingston riverside, at the back of The Ram pub.
 

Tuesday 11 June

We danced with our friends Rampant Rooster from Dorking, at The Royal Oak in North Holmwood.

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Wednesday 19 June – Midsummer Morris

We held our traditional Midsummer gathering on Twickenham riverside with Phoenix Clog,
Green Man Sword, Ewell St Mary Morris Men and Thames Valley Morris Men, meeting at The White Swan and moving to The Barmy Arms.

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Monday 1 July

With our friends Ewell St Mary Morris Men, we danced on Kingston riverside in the area behind The Ram pub.

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Saturday 6 July – St Margaret's Fair

We danced in the afternoon at this lively community event in Moormead Park, St Margaret's.

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Monday 15 July

Joined by our friends Datchet Border Morris, we danced in Richmond-on Thames, first at The Cricketers and then at The White Cross.

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Saturday 28 September – Surbiton Festival

We joined the procession at noon, then after lunch we danced in Surbiton station forecourt.

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Last year – 2023

23 April – St George's Day

In the afternoon, we danced with Phoenix Clog at The Angel, and the George and Dragon, in Thames Ditton.

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1 May – May Morning

We danced at dawn to welcome in the summer, on top of Box Hill, along with Ewell St Mary Morris Men and Rampant Rooster Morris. Later that day we danced in Kingston town centre, by the riverside.

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Monday 15 May

We danced on Kingston riverside, behind The Ram pub.

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Monday 22 May

We danced at The Boaters Inn, Canbury Gardens.

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Monday 5 June

We danced out with Datchet Morris Men in Richmond at The Cricketers and The White Cross on the riverside.

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Wednesday 21 June – Midsummer Morris

Our celebration of midsummer took place in Twickenham on the riverside with our friends Greensleeves Morris Men, Phoenix Clog and Thames Valley Morris. We started at The White Swan, then moved on to The Barmy Arms.

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Monday 10 July

We danced on Kingston riverside, behind The Ram, with our friends Madder Mill Molly from Carshalton.

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Tuesday 11 July

We were at The Bell, Walton on the Hill, with Rampant Rooster, border-style Morris dancers from the Dorking area.

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Monday 17 July

We were back in Kingston at The Albion.

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Monday 24 July

We danced at The Willoughby Arms in Kingston.

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Saturday 16 September – Kingston's Heritage Festival

As part of the festival, we danced at the Coronation Stone, Guildhall.

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Saturday 23 September – Surbiton Festival

We joined the procession from 12 noon, then danced in Surbiton station forecourt.

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Wednesday 13 December – Christmas Wassail

We held our Christmas dance (and sing) at the Willoughby Arms in Kingston, with our friends Pielarks singers, Phoenix Clog and Ewell St Mary Morris Men.

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2022 round-up

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Sunday April 10 – Vibrant Kingston – the Mayor’s Spring Event

Evening dance performance alongside other Kingston community groups, at the Rose Theatre, Kingston. 

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Saturday 23 April – St George’s Day

We danced to enthusiastic crowds at Whitton Festival, then on to a cheerful and receptive audience at The George and Dragon, Thames Ditton,

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Monday 25 April – Comedy night

We opened a comedy night for the charity Man & Boy at our practice venue, St John's Church, hamming it up with some joyous and vigorous stick dances.

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Sunday 1 May – May Morning

We danced the summer in at dawn on top of Box Hill, with Rampant Rooster Morris and Ewell St Mary Morris Men 

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Tuesday 10 May

We danced at The Sultan pub, in Wimbledon, with Wild Hunt Border Morris

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Tuesday 14 June

We danced with Rampant Rooster Morris at The Tree, Box Hill.

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Wednesday 22 June – Midsummer Morris

Our celebration of midsummer on Twickenham riverside, with our friends Phoenix Clog, Ewell St Mary Morris Men and Thames Valley Morris Men, starting at The White Swan and moving on to The Barmy Arms.

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Saturday 24 September – Surbiton Festival

We danced in the procession and the station forecourt.

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Friday 29 September – Private event 

Our performance at a barn dance in Putney was enthusiastically received.

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Monday 19 December – Christmas Wassail

With guests Ewell St Mary Morris Men, and Phoenix Clog. We gathered in the courtyard at the back of The Willoughby Arms, for dancing, songs, mince pies and jollity.

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2021 round-up

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It was great to be back dancing together during the summer of 2021. We practised regularly in Laurie's garden, and danced out at the following events (see Facebook for photos and more):

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Monday 19 July: 

The first dance out since 2019! We had a brilliant time at the Royal Oak, Brockham, as guests of our friends Rampant Rooster.

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Saturday 24 July – Kingston Environment Centre Open Day

We danced at noon. It was very good to be there to support the centre and its excellent work.

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Saturday 31 July – private event

Our dancing and playing was enjoyed by residents in Rosebery Care Home, Epsom.

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Saturday 7 August – private event

We were enthusiastically welcomed at a private party in Thames Ditton, and had a great time.

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Saturday 25 September – Surbiton Festival

Cheers and claps greeted us at the Festival – a brilliant event, wonderful to be part of it again.

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Monday 20 December

Our Christmas Wassail at the Willoughby Arms, Kingston, with Phoenix Clog.

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