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Welcome to the sparkling new website of the Morris Ring.  Within these pages you will find all you need to know about our rich history, Officers and contacts, member sides, music, events and much, much more.  Take time to browse our newsletters and announcements, publications and reports and spend your money freely in the Morris Shop.

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The Inaugural Adelaide Ring Meeting

Adelaide Morris Men announce their Dance Meeting - 5th April to 7th April 2013. The Adelaide Morris Men are pleased to invite morris teams and individual dancers to their Dance Meeting on the weekend after Easter 2013.
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Morris Ring Squire on BBC Radio 2

9 May 2012
Peter Halfpenney, Squire of the Morris Ring, was the 'Mystery Guest' on Chris Evans' breakfast radio show today. If you missed it you can listen again on the BBC iPlayer.
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Traditional Morris Events: Whitsun

2 May 2012
To a great extent the majority of traditional Whitsuntide events have migrated to the Late Spring Bank Holiday at the end of May. Pentecost or Whitsun is observed on the seventh Sunday after Easte . The recent adoption of a late Spring Bank Holiday on the last Monday in May attempts to deal with the fact that Whitsuntide is a moveable feast dependent on the date of Easter. Thus the Whit Monday holiday is no longer necessarily at the church's Whitsuntide. As always, check for the actual date of the event.

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Kennet MM - Dawn May Morning 2012 Forbury Gardens , Reading

Manchester MM Oxford May Morning 2012 (photo: P Rutter)

The Original Welsh Border Morris Men, Xmas Tour 2011

Fools and Beasts at the recent Unconvention in Reading

Stafford MM and Jockey MM

Chapel-en-le-Frith MM

Adlington MM

Harthill MM

Horwich Prize Medal MM

Britannia Coconut Dancers

Saddleworth Morris Men

Dartington MM dancing outside Thaxted church

Dartington MM at Thaxted, June 2011

Other News

Traditional Morris Events: May Day

1 May 2012

Many Morris events take place on or aound May Day (which is of course the 1st of May regardless of the date of the May Day bank holiday Monday which can be up to 6 days later).  There are far too many events to list individually on this page - a more comprehensive list is being compiled and a link will be posted here in due course.  In the meantime, here are a few of the more notable events.

Before May Day: More» about Traditional Morris Events: May Day

Morris for Children in Need

30 Apr 2012
TheJoint Morris Orgs are determined to demonstrate what the concerted power of the Morris can achieve by pooling our talents for the national good. Never before have our three great Organisations pulled together to raise funds for charity but this year we should like to encourage a nationwide effort to collect for Children in Need.
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An Après Morris Song Archive

22 Mar 2012
Morris aficionado Phil Carmichael has put together in one 400+ volume an archive of lyrics to many of the best songs and ditties sung at ‘post dancing’ sessions, ales and other occasions.
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