Swan, Braybrooke, Mayday

Our habit until now has been to welcome Mayday by dancing in Market Harborough very early in the morning.  However, in recent years some of us have found it difficult to fit this around getting to work or getting children to school.  And although it has been good to dance for the early morning dog walkers and the roadsweeper, this year we thought we would aim for a larger audience and dance in the evening at the Swan, Braybrooke.   And some people (and a very enthusastic dog!) did watch, and it was quieter without the continual passing of the lorry sweeping the road.

Diary for 2013

Thanks to the hard work of our Secretary, Pauline Dawes, our programme for 2013 is ready!   Details of where to see us are to the right of our website, and you can download the programme as a PDF file.

Late Night Shopping, Market Harborough

A dry and not too cold night - we spent most of the time at the top end of the High Street, between the reindeer and the steam roller.

Christmas People

Dressed as Christmas people, we danced at Desborough Gala Night.  We danced in Station Rd., quite sheltered, away from any loud music.   Thank you if you stopped to watch, or joined in.

More from the Macmillan Day

Some photos from Gordon Blunt of Rutland Morris Men - thanks to him.

Macmillan Collection Day, Market Harborough

Some photos from the recent Macmillan Collection day in Market Harborough town centre, where we danced with Bakanalia Border Morris and with Hips 'n' Haws.   We enjoyed the day and the weather (and the nearby stalls to mark Harborough's Transition Town status), and donations were generous.   Thank you if you came to watch.  

Annual General Meeting

Another year has passed, and we met last Monday, the 8th, for our AGM.

All the office bearers were re-elected and the accounts approved.  

Here are two things we decided:

We would not meet for our customary Plough Monday Feast in January, but instead would have a Mayday Feast on May 1st.  At which we could dance out.

And we would not meet for our customary early morning Mayday dance out.   We have done this in the town centre at Market Harborough for some years, but this has (perhaps not surprisingly) drawn a large audience.   Also, this year (which ended up being rained off, as it turns out), many of us were unable to be there due to work or family commitments.