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Inside this issue... Becoming a Clog Maker (Pt 3) Simon Brock masters the art of crafting clogs Dancing England the popular event returns in January 2019 The Flowers of Ilmington Nearly a century on, women’s morris dancing has been revived in Ilmington www.morrisfed.org.uk www.morrisfed.org.uk fed www.morrisfed.org.uk fed Summer/Autumnextra 2018 Summer/Autumnextra 2018 fedextra inside Summer/Autumn 2018 this issue Summer/Autumn 2018
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26 Making The Flowers Paul White's World Cup Evesham Clogs of Ilmington Diary Morris 12 Stick 13 14 22 Welcome to the Summer National Morris Weekend: Becoming a Clog Maker: Morris Dance Database: issue: a message from the a report on the 12th annual the third part of Simon Colin Andrews unveils Do you have a great 04 editor 08morris event 14Brock's journey 24 progress on this resource action picture of your team that could feature Contact your committee: 'Skull' animals: Ron JMO National Day of Dance, Black Diamond: The new on the cover of FedExtra? details of how to get in Shuttleworth shares advice Peterborough: pics of the Cotswold morris team on the 04touch 10 for obtaining animal skulls 16day hosted by Crosskey Clog 26block in Darlington Send a high quality image President's prologue: JMO Common Morris: a new Committee news: Bells, Paul White's Diary: suitable to print in A4 portrait Day of Dance, workshops side in Cormwall gets some archive snippets, and the Photographs, toilets, evening format, some background info 05and team constitutions 11professional design input 18new renewals database 27classes and musicians about your team, details of where and when the image East Sussex Schools Dance World Cup Morris: alternative Maypole in Leicestershire: was taken, and the Festival: John Bacon opening ceremony with Jerusalem Jammers photographer's name to: 06reports on the 9th event 12Northfields Morris 20swap garlands for ribbons Cover Stars [email protected] Dancing England returns: Ditchling Morris: Women revive an Ilmington Windsor Morris in the procession Nottingham Playhouse, 2018 joint-winners of the tradition: The Flowers of at Whitby Folk Week, 2017 07Saturday 26 January 13infamous Evesham Stick 22 Ilmington Women’s Morris Photograph: Christine Dover www.morrisfed.org.uk 2 3 27 fed www.morrisfed.org.uk fed www.morrisfed.org.uk Summer/Autumnextra 2018 Summer/Autumnextra 2018 Sam Ross, Newsletter Editor • [email protected] diary dates • 64 The Batch, Farmborough, Somerset, BA2 0AJ 2019 • 07849 055 339 26 January Dancing England Nottingham Playhouse www.dancingengland.co.uk
1-3 March IVFDF (Intervarsity Folk Dance Festival) Edinburgh www.ivfdf2019.org.uk 30 March President's from the JMO (Joint Morris contact your Organisations) National prologue Day of Dance. Hosted editor committee by Medlock Rapper, Manchester welcome to the Summer/Autumn issue of Morris FedExtra Melanie Barber, President Hello! Firstly, thank you Our Performing Morris Workshop I've had various discussions to all the teams that attended the Weekend back in April went recently with teams, both well ww.jmodayofdance.com hew! That was a hot who you are and the dancing • [email protected] Joint Morris Organisations National really well. Thanks to Jack established and new, about issues one! But it was a good certainly helps to focus the mind • 72 Freedom Road, Walkley, Day of Dance in Peterborough Worth for opening the event that have arisen about kit, team 5-7 April Sheffield, S6 2XD one and certainly made and bring a sense of perspective on 19 May, especially Outside with a presentation on 2017 dance style, roles etc. When I've DERT (Dancing England • 07812 656 036 a change to not have to back to proceedings. Capering Crew who represented us Morris Census, it really gave us questioned whether they have a Rapper Tournament) Newcastle worry about what the Fee Lock, Secretary with a fabulous Bacca Pipe dance a lot of food for thought to the team constitution, they invariably weather was going to do. I know that I'm not alone in that in the finale. Thanks must also subsequent discussion groups haven't known whether or not www.dert2019.co.uk Not to mention cutting down sentiment, so it's great to see • [email protected] go to Crosskey Clog, who hosted through which members shared they do. A constitution should P • 28 Fairstone Close, Hastings, considerably on the amount lots of new teams starting up the day on behalf of Open Morris; lots of good ideas, which we set out the aims and objectives East Sussex, TN35 5EZ Send details of events to: of clothing that needed to be across the country, two of which it was organised extremely well, will be publishing over the next of the team, how the team is • 01424 436 052 [email protected] shlepped around to various are featured in this edition. One and they even booked amazing few editions of FedExtra. My managed, i.e. what officers you The Morris Federation is not festivals and gigs. a revival of a women's group in weather! The next JMO National thanks also to Barry Goodman, have, subscriptions, AGM voting Jenny Everett, Treasurer responsible for events organised by Ilmington, and the other a totally Day of Dance is being hosted on Claire Halliday, Peter Bearon and rights etc. I'm not saying you must external organisations My summer has been quite new group, plugging a Cotswold • [email protected] behalf of The Morris Federation by Phil Trewinnard for running the have a constitution, many teams eventful outside of morris, in morris gap in the northeast of • Willow Cottage, 20 High Street, Sutton- Medlock Rapper in Manchester on musicians workshops; Rivington survive quite happily without one, on-Trent, Newark, Notts, NG23 6QA a way that I'd rather it hadn't, England. Saturday 30 March 2019. If your Morris and Chinewrde Morris for but it's a good starting point for • 01636 821 672 but having morris dancing at team would like to attend, then running North West Morris dance defining what the team is about guidelines for the centre of my activities has If you ever find yourself in need Mike Everett, Archive Officer please complete the application workshops; Margaret Watt, Tom and setting standards, and, if at submission of certainly helped to create some of a morris fix, there's bound form at www.medlockrapper.co.uk Besford and Andrew Knight for some point, and we hope not, stability and an opportunity to to be a team near you. Take a • [email protected] by 31 December. leading discussion groups; Anne- there is a dispute, then it can help articles • Willow Cottage, 20 High Street, Sutton- get away from the four walls. look at our new Teamfinder map Marie Coomber and Stuart Higson resolution. Another thing you on-Trent, Newark, Notts, NG23 6QA Please send all submissions to and find your perfect dancing • 01636 821 672 I'd also like to say a huge THANK for participating in the festival may wish to consider is officer [email protected] It's always heartening to know buddies! Visit: YOU to New Esperance Morris panel; and last but certainly not job roles. I mention this as, when via WeTransfer.com that whatever life throws at www.morrisfed.org.uk/resources/ Jerry West, Notation Officer for hosting our AGM as part of least Jenny and Mike Everett for I joined a team last year, when Articles should be sent as doc, you, there's a great bunch of morrisfed-sidefinder A Festival of Morris. Despite the all their support in organising it came around to our AGM, job • [email protected] docx, txt or odt formats. Any people who just accept you for weather we all enjoyed a great the venue, supplying and serving roles were circulated. This was • 23 Avondale Road, Fleet, copy over 750 words will be day of dance – it never ceases meals, leading discussions, and something new to me, but had Sam Hampshire, GU51 3BH trimmed. • 01252 628 190 or 07754 435 170 to amaze me how resilient and generally making sure everything come about because in years gone resourceful dancers are! For ran smoothly. Needless to say, by it had been unclear as to whose Accompany all articles with at me the highlight had to be the when I brokered the idea and role it was to decide X, Y, Z. The least three high quality images. next issue publication date: 31 Jan Images must not be embedded Co-opted committee presentation of an EFDSS Gold Jenny and Mike said they'd help, I main thing is that, if you have a in text and should be sent as Badge to John Bacon, past don't think any of us realised quite constitution, or job descriptions, Mike Adamson - IT Administrator separate attachments. president of The Morris Federation, how much we'd taken on. We'd then make sure your members advertising rates • [email protected] for his outstanding contribution love to run similar events in the know and have access to copies, Photographs and illustrations For the current rates and advert You can also download a copy to folk – congratulations! Our future but would welcome offers and the opportunity to discuss/ should be jpg, eps, tiff or pdf, sizes, please contact the editor: from the FedExtra pages on our though other file types may be Advisors next AGM will be in Perth on from teams to host and help with review them at your AGMs. [email protected] website: www.morrisfed.org.uk accepted. Sally Wearing - Health & Safety Advisor 28 September 2019, hosted by the organisation – if you have any Happy Dancing! 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The line-up for Dancing England, being held at the Nottingham Playhouse on Saturday 26 January 2019, and continued with lively in the festival when they were has been announced. dances from the regions. at primary school and hear This is a unique opportunity to see performances from The performance came to a their memories! today’s evolving tradition with performances from teams rousing close with the now- including Abbots Bromley Horn Dancers, Aelgythe Border traditional massed ‘Shepherds Funding and support for Morris, Chipping Campden Cotswold Morris, Flamborough Hey’ for everyone. the festival came from Longsword, Earlsdon North West Morris, Knaresborough contributions from each Mummers, Lancashire Wallopers, Nottingham Dancing We are indebted to the school. The Morris Federation Butchers, Orcadia Carnival Morris, Old Glory Molly, Snap schools and organisations provided financial help with the Dragon, Toby & John Melville, Thrales Amble Sword who contributed financially venue hire, training and Dancers, and Whip the Cat Rapper. There will also be a East Sussex Schools Dance ceilidh with the Melrose Quartet. and those individuals who general expenses. The Morris gave their time and expertise Ring for tuition and music Tickets available from Nottingham Playhouse: to enable this festival to at Plumpton School. TRADS
Photographs by John Bacon John by Photographs www.nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk/whats-on/dance/ Festival Report 2018 continue. (www.tradsfolkarts.org.uk) for dancing-england/ 2018 marked the 9th East Sussex Festival of dance for the Chailey ‘cluster’ of Primary Schools. Up to 2014 Well Dressing and dance at Further info: www.dancingengland.co.uk/2019-event/ the festival had taken place annually but with organisational changes at primary level it was decided To Plumpton Race Course Chailey, Wivelsfield, Hamsey to hold subsequent festivals biennially under the directorship of Kerry Davey, Teacher in charge of KS3 staff for their ‘goodwill’ & (who did not attend due to PE and PSHE. The Primary schools who applied to take part this year were Barcombe, support of the festival. To unforeseen circumstances), Wivelsfield, Danehill, Newick, Ditchling, Fletching, Plumpton & Hamsey. TRADS for dance tuition Danehill & Barcombe schools, John & Ann in schools and for tutoring and contributions from The aim of the festival sessions covering dance part of the festival to enable Derbyshire Bacon the Year 9 students in ‘well Cuckoo’s Nest Ladies Morris, remained the same, performance practices, a them to help the younger custom dressing’ and to a band of Ashdown Forest Morris Men introduction of primary special craft workshop and children effectively. of 'Well volunteer dance tutors from and The Chanctonbury Ring schools to four main English storytelling led by Year 9 Dressing', local Morris sides. To the Morris Men. regional styles of traditional students from Chailey School. As in previous years a theme a topic highlighting our Year 9 students for helping dance, (the Cotswolds, North The students take part in was chosen for the children to dependence throughout the to set out and decorate the Ditchling Morris and StepBack West, Welsh Borders and East the festival for experience in research ahead of the morning ages on water to sustain life. marquee for the morning and (www.stepback.org.uk) Anglia) to social, maypole and preparation for their Sports craft workshop so that their The Year 9 students worked afternoon sessions in addition provided management Tudor dance together with Leadership Qualification, in resulting artwork could be with small groups of children to working with the children. support, and contributions associated regional customs which they have to provide displayed as part of the to portray subjects special It was especially rewarding from the George Pheby Whip the Cat Rapper and traditions in a non- opportunities for children. afternoon dance performance to their communities in their to meet up with some Year 9 bequest for dance tuition competitive environment. They all study art at school to parents, carers and festival artwork. students who had taken part and music. but also attended a craft sponsors. Inspiration of the The format of the whole day training session offered as 2018 theme came from the The festival director, Kerry fun in the sun! festival remains unchanged, Davey opened the afternoon Georgia the venue being the large performance with a warm Shorrock marquee at Plumpton Race welcome to all the visitors and writes Course, the children were heartfelt thanks to everyone "Hadrian delivered and collected as on who had helped to make the Clog a normal school day. Prior to festival happen. Kerry then having the festival each school chose introduced each school in turn colour co- a dance style to learn and as a colourful procession of ordinated perform at the festival which children proudly passed by the fun in was taught by external tutors audience to show their work the sun if required at school during before handing them to a Year at Black the weeks leading up to the 9 student to place them round Sheep’s festival. a replica spring, specially Day of made for the occasion. The Dance at Barnard Castle." The morning of the festival dance performance began was divided into three with a spirited maypole dance Got a fun photo you want to share? Please send any photos and caption to:[email protected]
06 07 fed www.morrisfed.org.uk Summer/Autumnextra 2018 Evesham Stick Winners Ditchling and Customs & Exiles
In the evening year there were two sides in the running Ditchling Morris and we ran a minibus Customs & Exiles. The vote was a draw so we decided we would shuttle to ferry award a second stick as it was impossible to choose between people from the them. The second stick has been ordered and will be delivered campsite to the when ready. National Trust Pub The Fleece Inn at The weekend is hosted by Belle d’Vain and they were thanked nearby Bretforton for all their hard work, as without their help this event could which is the jewel not take place. in the crown of Evesham. The Red Lion in town also had a music session as well as one at the rowing club.
Sunday saw a more relaxed start with a church Cuckoos Nest in Evesham Market Place service and East Kent Morris dancing for the congregation whilst the rest of our visitors got ready for another day of dance.
In the market square, chairs were put out, food stalls erected,
Photographs by Neill Walker Neill by Photographs and the PA installed, so we were organised and ready to greet National Morris Weekend the audience and keep them informed of proceedings. 22-24 June 2018 - Well here we are again on a beautiful Friday morning in June getting the Crown The squires of the stick-winning teams Ditchling Morris and Customs & Exiles Meadow in Evesham, Worcestershire, ready for our weekend. This is our 12th year and I think we are now getting the idea. Judy Watkins On the Friday morning at the start of the National Morris Weekend we all say we will never do it again, as the stress of Everyone is busy working hard to get the meadow ready Saturday morning arrived, bright and early, and a trying to organize an event like this can get to all of us, but by to welcome 21 teams to our weekend of dance. Little Miss cooked breakfast was being served by the cheery Sunday night we were already planning 2019, so if you want to Mallet and her helpers have the campsite areas marked out, volunteers at the rowing club. By 9am everyone was fed come and join us please contact us early as we have a limit of signs erected, and roadways made clear. Here we allocate a and ready to start their coach tours of the surrounding area, 450 spaces. generous camping space to each side so that the first to arrive enjoying dancing in local towns and villages with a welcoming doesn’t have to worry about taping off space for their group. pub stop, who served them with lunch. Contact us via www.nationalmorrisweekend.co.uk
The reception tent and ceilidh marquee have arrived and we This year we visited Stratford upon Avon, Bourton on the are looking ready! Water, Broadway, Moreton in Marsh, Batsford Arboretum (although rare birds nesting meant a last minute change to The Belle d'Vain band Belle d’Vain members have set up their camping area complete our intended dance spot) as well as the villages of Ilmington, with a large paddling pool to cool down, on what is forecast to Harvington, Bretforton and of course in Evesham itself. At 11am all the weekenders gathered on the river bank for the be a hot weekend. Somehow a three-seater sofa has appeared traditional Asparaduck Race. This is always unpredictable as to as well?! The weather was wonderful - we could which way the ducks will race as it is dependent on the wind not have ordered better. The coaches direction and the flow of the river. This year they sailed down The first campers were slow to arrive due arrived back at Abbey Gardens for 4pm and the first three ducks were eventually pulled out and prizes to accidents on the M25 and the typical for all the sides to do a spot each so awarded. summer roadworks, but as the day went they could see the different traditions on the camp site filled up, everyone was and make new friends as well as see old After, all sides lined up to process up to the market square. enjoying meeting up with old friends and friends at the event. Many decided it was From 12 till 3pm each side had the chance to dance a spot sunning themselves. time for an ice-cream from the cafe in the there before moving off to dance around the town. park and it was a relaxing end to a hot, The stewards stayed at the reception tent tiring, but happy day. At 3pm it was time to present the Evesham Stick, which the until 10pm then handed over to security, winning side keeps. The committee for the weekend decides giving them time to join everyone who On Saturday night the breakfast tent the winner based on our ethos which is: We look at dancing had gathered in the rowing club next to turned into the ceilidh marquee and skills, turnout, band, audience reaction and general 'joie de the camp site, where they had enjoyed a the campers were treated to our local vivre' in deciding the winners. hot meal and started a session with the ceilidh band The Hare Band with caller musicians playing, accompanied by singing Nicola Baylis, who danced in amongst the It's always a difficult decision as every year the standard is high and dancing to the early hours. Domesday Morris children revelers to show them the way. and there are so many sides worthy of the stick, however this Milltown Cloggies outside the RSC Theatre
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Paul White
Ron As a designer, Nick Matthews has worked for clients large and small Shuttleworth at home and overseas.
From county shows to Caribbean There was a danger the overall image holiday resorts; from country houses to would become too cluttered so he radio stations. kept the imagery to a minimum and produced a design that would work A contemporary Mari Lwyd And, by and large, he has kept his on kit in embroidered form, on Photograph by R Fiend (Wikipedia) clients happy. badges, posters and when printed in 'SKULL' Animals Mari Lwyd outside The Bridge Inn, pamphlets Chepstow, 2014 In a conversation with Mick Tems I learnt that people in Wales seeking to revive the Mari Lwyd custom are Photograph by Andy Dingley (Wikipedia) But when and finding that they can no longer get a horse’s skull from an abattoir. he was programmes. asked to This was of interest as I am in the Dear Mr Shuttleworth Customer Service Centre – One Health produce Common process of preparing my booklet Administrative Officer - ABP an image Morris is Constructing a Hobby Animal to go on my Further to our telephone Animal and Plant Health Agency for a new Cornwall's website and it plainly needed updating. conversation this morning, please (APHA) morris side, newest find below the link to the AB117 he had a morris side After a lot of fruitless Googling and Registration Form on the www.gov. Telephone: 03000 200301 challenge and has several long phone calls, I think that uk website which anyone would Fax: 02080 269370 on his been up and I have cracked it. It comes under the need to fill out and return to us hands. running in jurisdiction of the Animal and Plant in order to obtain any animal by Website: www.gov.uk/apha Nick Matthews is inspired by the Cornish countryside their new kit Health Agency (APHA) which is a branch products from an abattoir: Twitter: @APHAgovuk “I mean, where do you start? I knew – complete with Nick's artwork – since of Defra. Apparently you have to register Facebook: aphagov nothing about morris dancing so late this summer. with them before you can obtain any www.gov.uk/government/ research was in order,” said Nick, who animal products. publications/approval-of-sites- Customer Service Centre – One works from his studio at home in a Members of the side reckon the image using-animal-by-products- Health, J1, Level 1, Worcestershire remote corner of Cornwall. he has created is going to have impact. Below is the answer I got from the registration County Hall, Spetchley Road, very helpful lady I eventually found at Worcester, WR5 2NP He soon found he had more than The design (above) features two sticks, APHA, which includes the URL to get the Hopefully this is of help and if you enough images to work with. crossed against a composite image application form. have any further queries, please do highlighting the local industrial and not hesitate to contact us. Ron Shuttleworth is the Keeper of the “Sticks, hankies, bells, hats – and that mining heritage, a blue sky and bright Obviously, I won’t be doing this myself Morris Ring Folk-Play Archive and can be was just for starters. But I was also sun. The name Common Morris is writ and if anyone does, I would love to hear Kind Regards contacted on: 024 7667 6721. asked to weave in some of the local large on a tricoloured ribbon in the how they got on. Helen Winter www.folkplayarchive.co.uk heritage and character,” said Nick. foreground.
10 11 fed www.morrisfed.org.uk fed www.morrisfed.org.uk Summer/Autumnextra 2018 Summer/Autumnextra 2018 World Cup Morris Sophie Northfields Morris take part in Alternative World Cup D’Souza Opening Ceremony at the London Olympic Park.
We were delighted to be globe, including a Russian Visit: www.tinyurl.com/ invited to participate in Bear! MorrisWorldCup 'Jack Whitehall: Training to see us in action Days' end of season Putin made a special (4 mins) live special where we appearance danced with a cast of 50+ ahead of professional dancers. the official opening in The live broadcast was Russia the filmed in front of an following audience at the Olympic day and was Park. delighted to have An amazing experience, a photo thank you to all the cast opportunity and crew. It was great to with a meet and work with so real many different and varied morris dancers from around the dancer! 'Vladimir Putin' poses with a member of Northfields Northfields Morris with a Russian 'dancing bear' A5LMorrisXmas_Layout 1 16/09/2016 14:08 Page 1
KAREN CATER DESIGNS MORRIS CARDS The evesham Stick FOLKY CARDS CHRISTMAS & YULE CARDS – Ditchling Morris www.hedinghamfair.co.uk T-SHIRTS stops and try to win the 2018 The presentation was given Ann & John Evesham Stick Competition. by the Mayor of Evesham at CALENDAR OF Bacon So we made a plan to look the closing ceremony with a TRADITIONAL CUSTOMS good, dance really well, massed dance of all 20 teams. entertain, Becky and Selam share interact with BOOKS the Evesham Stick BOUGHT & SOLD Photograph by and involve the John Bacon audience. MOUNTED PRINTS Ditchling Morris returned for a second year to The music lifted ENGLISH TUNE-BOOKS the Evesham National Morris Weekend initially the dancers and & TUTORS with the sole aim of enjoying the dancing. though we were small in numbers GIFTS & JEWELLERY It soon became apparent that honeysuckle around the shaft – only seven – PERFORMANCE; there was an agenda as notes and topped with a deer antler we pulled out were taken on each team – which is decorated with the the stops and hit Photograph by Roz Bassford MUSIC, SONGS and the winning team would Evesham Ansum tower on the jackpot, jointly winning FOLKLORE TALKS be awarded the prestigious one side and the Fleece Inn the competition with Customs We will be proudly displaying 'Evesham Ansum Stick’ at Bretforton on the reverse. and Exiles, superb partners it wherever we dance this By Karen & Colin Cater the close of the weekend. to share this magnificent year so do come and see it The Ansum stick takes six Our Squire, Becky, decided accolade and great fun to be for yourselves! for a free illustrated catalogue; [email protected] 01787 462731 years to grow, twined with that we should pull out the around.
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The journey Photographs by Simon Brock
to becoming SIMON IN HIS WORKSHOP
READY TO GO TO CAMDEN a clog maker CLOG'S WORKSHOP DAY Episode 3: a proper launch
TOE-TINS FROM JEREMY ATKINSON The third in a series of articles about clog making, borrowing his bandsaw and steadily purpose and very little time! But, working my progress in which has been generously assisted adding my own bits of kit into previously late, just about managed to get one pair by a grant from the Morris Federation. empty corners of the premises: a fly press, of each size from 2 to 9 made in time for for cutting soling rubbers and, eventually, 7 April. leather upper components. A bespoke sanding station for smoothing off the I enjoyed my trip to Cecil Sharp House, t the end of my last instalment I was also running out of money, so it was soles after stock knife work. An old pillar shared some fizz with my new friends at I’d got a sewing machine up and a great relief when The Morris Federation drill, for… well I’m sure I’ll find a use for Camden Clog to celebrate my launch as a running, acquired some timber, agreed to give me a grant towards setup it… clog maker, and picked up a few orders. and convinced Rick Rybicki to costs. I will always be grateful for this But, more importantly, I got some genuine Apart with his equipment. injection of cash (and confidence) at such For several months, I experimented with reactions like ‘ooh, these are comfy’. an early and challenging stage in my various leathers and made upper patterns I had most of the bits I needed to start career. of different sizes, making pair after pair of Hoorah! making clogs. clogs that will never see the light of day. It was summer, and festival season This is the learning process, I suppose! By now, it was becoming clear that two I’d even managed to do a profitable presented an opportunity not to be Even though the swear jar got pretty full days a week in someone else’s workshop bargain with Jeremy Atkinson, a clog missed. at times, eventually I was making clogs I wasn’t a serious solution. I needed my own maker who doesn’t really move in folk could put my name to without shame. place. I’d been trying to find somewhere in circles, but his name may be familiar to Somewhat lacking in expertise, but with Sheffield for months, to no avail; although some. I bartered laser-cut toe-tins in a a few pairs of clogs in a rucksack, I went And then a deadline emerged. everyone I spoke to promised to keep their thickness of brass that he could work with to Sidmouth and attended every clog step ear to the ground for me. but I could not, in return for old stock of dancing or North West morris workshop Camden Clog’s workshop day: 7 April. nice, thin-gauge brass toe-tins. It’s not a I could find. I even managed to get a few It was an opportunity to get some I was, therefore, delighted when a chap permanent solution but enough to get me tentative orders and drew round some invaluable feedback from serious step rang me one evening while I was in the started. feet, but the main aim of the exercise was dancers. And I’d been telling people I’d be pub, and offered me an almost perfect to let people know I was there. Lurking. up and running by March 2018, so it was workshop space. Putting the feelers out PATENT LEATHER T-BAR CLOGS However, although it was a relief to tick Ready to unleash clogs on them the a chance to [almost] fulfil that prophecy. among the artisans of Sheffield had paid serious challenge! Making those T-bar clogs so many things off the to-do list, I was following spring. dividends at last. I moved in fairly quickly felt like a mini apprenticeship in itself… still a long way from making saleable clogs I left the country for a month – and acquired my own bandsaw. some patent leather T-bar clogs (all the (and that, really, is the point of the whole By the autumn I was working two days a honeymoon, planned long in advance – rage in Wales). What a difference from And so, we are up to date. exercise). week at my friend’s furniture workshop, and came back with a renewed sense of My first orders in the new workshop were the now-familiar lace-ups – these were a I think I can call myself a clog maker now.
14 15 JMO National Day of Dance Dance teams from across the three morris organisations took Jockey Morrismen Young Miscellany to the streets of the city of Peterborough on Saturday 19 May Photograph by Melanie Barber Photograph by Barry Goodman 2018, for the annual national day of dance. The day was hosted Rockingham Rapper by Crosskey Clog and Open Morris. Photograph by Melanie Barber Harlequin Morris Photograph by Melanie Barber
Strictly Clog Photograph by Barry Goodman
Anker Morrismen Photograph by Melanie Barber AnnieMation Photograph by Barry Goodman
Crosskey Clog Photograph by Barry Goodman Hemlock Morris Photograph by Melanie Barber
Sta Katherine's Morris New St George Morris Redbournestoke Morrismen Photograph by Barry Goodman Photograph by Barry Goodman Photograph by Melanie Barber
Outside Capering Crew Photograph by Melanie Barber
Poacher Morris Peterborough Morris Photograph by Melanie Barber 16 Photograph by Barry Goodman 17 fed www.morrisfed.org.uk fed www.morrisfed.org.uk Summer/Autumnextra 2018 Summer/Autumnextra 2018 Bells, committee Picture 2019 Bells and news the Past Renewal I recently began volunteer work in the village library. It’s not particularly onerous, being the smallest branch in more Bells Nottinghamshire, so there’s plenty of time to do one’s own Season thing which is when I discovered ‘Picture the Past’. This is As intimated in my annual report to the AGM, the prices an online archive of more than 100,000 historic images Renewals will run slightly differently again this year as of bells have risen substantially. from libraries and archives across Nottinghamshire and we now have a whizzy new membership system. The Perth Derbyshire at: www.picture the past.org.uk. There is only one manufacturer in the world (as far The main contact for each team will be able to check as I am aware) that makes two-part morris bells i.e. A search for morris dance leads to an interesting selection of their team's details on the membership database and Birmingham Stopper. Although they are the only source, Glovers' images, many from the 1970s and 1980s, including a few of amend them as needed. they seem to treat us quite fairly, the main reason Derby Crown in their early days. Amongst older pictures can for the price hike is the escalating price in the raw be seen dancing at Chatsworth in 1929, a dance side from This facility can be found on The Morris Federation materials. Sword Dance Glossop in 1925 and dancing at Taddington in 1900. website by visiting: Members price per bell: www.morrisfed.org.uk/join/existing-members The search for morris dance surprisingly also brought up 3/4” £0.65 One of the things I’m looking forward to next year when Diameter pictures of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) Your login id will be your email address and you will 7/8” £0.70 The Morris Federation AGM and Day of Dance will be held in of bells: marching along Mapperley Street in Nottingham in 1917. need to request a password on your first visit. 3/4” 7/8” 1” £0.75 Perth, is a visit to the Perth Museum and Art Gallery. 11/8” £0.85 Further research revealed that, 11/4” £1.40 On display is a costume that was reputedly worn by one of ‘...to maintain a high standard thirteen dancers from the membership of the Incorporation of of fitness, all members of the WAAC had to do physical exercises Skinners and Glovers of Perth. A sword dance was performed every day. This included morris dancing and hockey.’ for Charles I when he visited Perth in July 1633. The Glovers’ Between its formation in January 1917 and the Armistice 1” 11/8” 11/4” minutes also record the dance being performed in 1617 and 1625, as well as this account of the 1633 occasion: over 57,000 women served in the WAAC. That’s a lot of women who may well have ‘His Majestie's chair being set upon the wall next the Water of Tay, been dancing the morris! whereupon was a floating stage of timber clad about with birks, upon the which for his Majestie's welcome and entry thirteen of Mike Everett, Archive Officer I buy from them, periodically, in bulk which reduces our brethren of this our calling of the Glovers, with green caps, the carriage costs and then sell to The Morris Federation • [email protected] members at cost price (rounded up to the nearest 5p). silver strings, red ribbons, white shoes and bells about their legs, • Willow Cottage, 20 High Street, shearing rapiers in their hands, with all other abulzement, danced Sutton-on-Trent, Newark, Prices for non-members include other costs such as Notts, NG23 6QA our sword dance with many difficult knots and allapallajesse, five Once you have verified your team’s details, payment stock insurance, etc. Other organisations that sell morris • 01636 821 672 bells obtain them from the same source and add costs being under and five above upon their shoulders, three of them should be made. You can pay by cheque to me (the commensurate with running a business. dancing through their feet and about them, drinking wine and treasurer), direct transfer or standing order. breaking glasses about them. Which (God be praised) was acted Don’t be fooled into thinking that any bell will do – if This year the banks are changing the way that they and done without hurt or skaith to any, which drew in to great you listen carefully you can spot a budgie bell from a process cheques for business accounts. This will mean distance by the quality of the sound! charges and expenses to the sum of three hundred and fifty merks that I will need to photograph each cheque on my (yet not to be remembered), because we were graciously accepted mobile and send it in. I am hopeful that my (not terribly During dancing out/festival season I am always by our sovereign and both estates, to our honour and great whizzy) mobile phone will be able to cope but would be surprised by the number of people who come up to me grateful if you could pay by direct bank transfer if at all commendation.’ and ask, ‘Have you got any bells on you?’ The answer is possible. always no – unless you email/phone me beforehand. I Do we have any longsword or rapper sides that want to have Once the payment has been processed, I will email am happy to meet up with people whilst out and about a go at re-creating (making up) the Perth Glovers’ Sword Dance confirmation and an insurance certificate. and save them postage costs, but I don’t generally lug and performing it next September? stock about unnecessarily. Hopefully this will streamline the whole renewal process Or perhaps someone could try and re-interpret a dance from and means that you can keep your team information up Did you know that you can tune your morris bells? about 1870 in Fife: to date at any point in the year. If they have gone slightly out of shape, or the slit is slightly closed, then the bell rings differently. Just ‘Two swords were placed on the ground, two men danced over If you need further advice, carefully use a pair of pliers to open or close the them, six others ringing them in with swords pointed at them. please email me or call me. slit to tune it into harmony with When all, changing places, had danced inside the pointing swords, the rest of the bell pad. the swords on the ground were snatched up. Seven formed a ring Jenny Everett, Treasurer round the eighth man, their swords pointing at his throat.’ Jenny Everett, Treasurer
• [email protected] This was noted by Douglas Kennedy in the Proceedings of the • [email protected] • Willow Cottage, 20 High Street, Scottish Anthropological and Folklore Society, vol. iv, No. I, • Willow Cottage, 20 High Street, Sutton-on-Trent, Newark, 1949. Sutton-on-Trent, Newark, Notts, NG23 6QA Notts, NG23 6QA • 01636 821 672 Why not make hilt-and-point sword dancing a feature of • 01636 821 672 The Morris Federation’s second visit to Scotland for its AGM?
18 19 fed www.morrisfed.org.uk fed www.morrisfed.org.uk Summer/Autumnextra 2018 Summer/Autumnextra 2018 Are you an accordion or melodeon player? Jerusalem Jammers are Garland Dancers dancing in the East Midlands and North Warwickshire.
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Maypole in Leicestershire At times during the maypole dancing season various members of Jerusalem Jammers find themselves swapping garlands for ribbons to lead sessions for local groups and Pat classes in this most ancient of traditional dances. Count This year we have taken one There is of course a huge Simon Brock of the portable maypoles to difference presenting maypole folk dance clubs, Brownies, dancing to these different Clog maker & Leatherworker U3A groups, a village show, groups and a very mixed set of a scarecrow festival and dancers of all ages and abilities · Clogs for step and morris dancing · Re-wooding · celebrated Saint George on his can take on a life of its own! · Repairs · Rubbers · day. Experience shows us that Our modern May Day saw two most folk prefer to dance sessions of maypole dancing, plaits without extra figures but one a display by their village 'Spider’s Web' and 'Figures of schoolchildren in Quorn, while Eight' seem easy to be adapted, a good crowd of folk joined examples being Enchanted Place a ‘Come All Ye’ session in for a Maypole and Shrewsbury Leicester’s ancient and lovely Maypole Dance – and such new Guildhall courtyard for a lively dances as Tangle and Twister are hour. The sun shone and we becoming very popular. · Morris kit bags · Belts · Instrument straps & cases · Masks · Bell pads · all enjoyed the accompanying live music from melodeon and Young adult mothers at our · Repairs · Bags, pouches & purses · Bespoke, tooled & unusual work · guitar. village primary school remind me that they did maypole Dancing in the primary schools dancing with me a generation we visit tends to be to recorded ago, and one personal fond music and again these visits memory is of a really bad are very varied, sometimes a tangle we got into once when one-off lesson sometimes a our beloved melodeon player series of sessions – and three altered his playing to ‘Oh dear session of maypole dancing as For news of the Jerusalem brave schools, including Quorn, what can the matter be?’ part of the Family Arts Day in Jammers please see ended up demonstrating their Countesthorpe just south of www.jerusalemjammers.co.uk dancing skills. We also held an out of season Leicester. e: [email protected] www.leatherforfolkies.co.uk 0114 233 6146 / 07958 15 45 05 20 facebook.com/leatherforfolkies Women Revive an Ilmington Tradition Nicola Above: Sam Bennett circa 1920 with his team of women morris dancers at Ilmington Manor • Photograph courtesy of Andy Turner Baylis Sam Bennett is still well remembered as the Ilmington fiddle player, singer and morris dancer who, for many years in the Left: The Flowers of Ilmington Women’s Morris photographed in the same location at Ilmington Manor on 1 May 2018 early part of the 20th Century led the Ilmington Morris tradition.
Ilmington was originally an all-male team Now, nearly a century later, women’s strength. After only eight months of The new ‘Flowers’ have taken their name The ‘Flowers’ are also very fortunate to some of which date back to the dancing traditional dances but following morris dancing has been revived in practice, all 10 dancers (in very different from the Flower family who once owned have Sam Bennett’s great-great niece, Gail, 19th century. the end of World War I, Sam formed a Ilmington, a village on the northern edge of kit to their predecessors as you can see) Flowers Brewery in nearby Stratford upon dancing with them to carry on the family women’s morris team in the village. the Cotswolds by the birth of The Flowers danced for an appreciative crowd on May Avon and who bought Ilmington Manor tradition. It’s such a privilege to be part of the of Ilmington Women’s Morris. Not this time Day this year. in 1919. The Flower family, being great women’s revival and to be dancing those According to one of the women at the as a last resort, but due to an interest from benefactors, gave the land where Ilmington For the moment the women are focussing dances which originate from our village, time: locals in forming a group for the sake of Since then the team have danced at many village hall was built in 1933 and where the on learning the local Ilmington repertoire around the village, and beyond. tradition, fun and friendship. local events including the local open ‘Flowers’ practice. including hankie, stick and clapping dances, "..the attitude of the young men to these garden’s day and have welcomed other activities underwent a change and Sammy The Ilmington revival is proving very sides to the village as part of the Vale of had to resort to training girls." popular and is going from strength to Evesham National Morris Weekend. Traditional British Clogs Phil Howard - Clogs & Leatherwork Full-time professional Clog Maker
All clogs are made entirely on the premises using only my own soles (not machine made) and full-grain leather uppers Also: re-wooding and resoling; standard and extra-hard rubber soles (shods) and heels supplied; original unused clog irons available, including clog nails Leatherwork including: badges, keyrings, ear-rings, bell pads, belts etc. My own work so other designs can be made. For up-to-date prices and details of events, visit: www.nw-clogs.co.uk c 0161 494 0224 m [email protected] w www.facebook.com/philhowardclogs The Flowers of Ilmingtom Women's Morris, dancing outside the Howard Arms
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JUST FOR THE RECORD…
How many different morris dances Introducing the Morris Dance What key features will the Morris are now being performed? Database (MDDB) Dance Database display?
Screenshots of the MDDB Since the publication in 1974 of Lionel To address the situation described I have The database will show: Bacon's Handbook of Morris Dances, which been working over the past three years on What will happen to the database for every side, and more general access Comments and help welcome documented the Cotswold traditions a project to set up a fully searchable on- • Basic information in the future? from designated officers of the morris collected by Sharp and others, together line database for morris dances and morris on all morris sides, Colin organisations. It will not be dependent Any questions, comments or offers of with a few Border style dances, there has sides. active and disbanded Andrews The gathering and presentation of data upon the input of one person (myself!). help in collecting/processing data are been an amazing growth in the number of - to include location, on morris dances is the initial objective. welcome. Help from people with extensive morris sides. Data has so far been gathered from a affiliation, repertoire However, it is envisaged that the notes Inevitably there will be dances which are background experience in North West, limited number of sides by personal contact and website link. section for dances and sides will allow the identical in all but name (as is already the Garland, Molly, Stave and Sword would Many of them have developed dances and in other cases by trawling teams' website to be dynamic with addition of case with traditional Cotswold dances). The be particularly useful. Please see contact either based closely on pre-existing websites. • Basic information of all recorded morris more information and links from users with database could indeed be starting point for information online or email: traditions or have created their own dances - to include tradition, style, authorised editorial access – limited access further research. [email protected] 'tradition'. This is particularly the case with In the last 18 months I have been helped source, set size and held in hands. It will half horiz featuring shops may 17_Layout 1 15/05/2017 10:50 Page 1 Border dances. by Anahata who has developed a working NOT display notation, only a link if in website, which is now sponsored by The the public domain. When one includes the other forms of Morris Federation: morris and related traditional dance – www.morrisdancedatabase.org.uk • Tunes used for the dances North-West, Garland, Molly, Longsword, Rapper, and Stave dances – the catalogue • Links to other morris related material, of dances, both previously documented and archives and publications since 1976 more recent, is likely to be very extensive. • In due course, links to photos and video BRITAIN’S FOLK & ACOUSTIC SPECIALISTS There is as yet no complete central clips of dances and sides. record of all morris dances, new and traditional We need your help in supplying and checking team and dance data There is much material on the internet, in particular through the websites of the The database is far from complete. three UK morris organisations. Information on new dances may be incomplete where gathered from a side's Some sides also post data of their website. repertoire, including new dances on their websites but most do not. There are facilities for on-line editing of team data. An easy way to add and edit Some sides may lodge details of their repertoire is due shortly. Our shops stock all kinds of acoustic & folky dances with the Notation Officer of The Morris Federation (or The Morris Ring or We would kindly ask you to log on to the musical instruments from Britain and around the world! Open Morris) but some do not. They are database to: Our expert staff are always on hand to give you free, friendly advice. recommended to do so. • check your team data and repertoire and As even some long-established sides edit as appropriate. BIRMINGHAM | BRIGHTON | BRISTOL | CANTERBURY struggle to survive there is a danger that LEEDS| LONDON | MANCHESTER | SOUTHAMPTON information on any dances they have • if your side's repertoire is not listed developed may be lost. or requires several changes an on-line process will be available shortly. Buy online www.hobgoblin.com or call 0333 800 9500 MDDB as viewed on a mobile phone
24 25 fed www.morrisfed.org.uk Summer/Autumnextra 2018 Paul White's DIARY Photographs, toilets, evening classes and musicians with their eyes closed...
There are other tangential all that material to manage, And what about those people issues that bedevil the something akin to a master's who join your morris side in the morris. Like toilets. degree in coordination is practice season, learn all the ow many photographs required. dances, join in the pub sessions of morris dancing have Now, for most blokes it's not and generally make themselves you got on your phone a problem. If you are wearing And, of course, there's no hook an asset to the side. Come the and/or your computer? lengthy and fulsome tatters you on the back of the door on which dancing season, however, they HMaybe you are one of those old need to take care when aiming, to hang anything you might be disappear from view. They are off fashioned people who still use a but that's it more or less sorted. carrying. the radar. camera. Whatever, one way or Black Diamond Mixed another you will have amassed a Now that is annoying. They have collection of hundreds of morris used the practices as a keep pictures. Dancing, lined up with fit programme or an evening Photograph by Mike Everett sticks aloft, musicians playing. All class, abused the goodwill of Cotswold Morris the colour, movement, kit and joy the foreman and clearly had no make morris a natural subject for intention at all of playing their The idea of forming a new mixed Cotswold morris photography. You can't resist. So part in performances. team in the north-east was first thought about in we snap away. early 2016 when a group of friends got together Nick And another thing. Musicians. to discuss the lack of provision for women Appleyard Now be honest. How many of Where would we be without dancing Cotswold in the local area. those pictures are any good? them? Answer: nowhere at all. The answer is, not many. They A swift recruiting campaign ensued and an inaugural meeting bring back memories and act as a But there are two types of morris was held in the Hole in The Wall pub in Darlington in September reminder of good times but from musician: those who form an 2016. Practices commenced in the October of the same year in a photographic or artistic point of integral part of the side and those the Voodoo Café Bar, which is still our home. view, most morris pics simply fail who just play music. to cut the mustard. Strange, isn't Oyster Morris – Sunset in the Bubble. Photograph by Andrew Hastings The first traditions we learnt were Bampton, Adderbury and it. Such a colourful, flamboyant Most are in the former category. Ducklington with Bledington and Headington added later. subject yet it is difficult to take a For women, however, there are But finally, you have reached But occasionally you come across pic that does it justice. other issues. Bung all these issues the head of the queue. All you one who knows the tunes, plays Why Black Diamond? together and this is what you get, have to do now is cross your legs them lyrically and with passion, We wanted a name that reflected Darlington’s railway heritage. But now and again, you come I am told: for a little longer then relief is at but does not connect with the We thought, 'Rocket Town' but a local brewery had that, we across a pic that sums it all up. hand. The simple anticipation is dancers. couldn’t use 'Locomotion Like the cover pic of the last Your kit consists of a long frock, a pleasure in itself. Then, as the number 1' as there is another side (Locos in Motion) using issue of this magazine. Henry with several underskirts. You cubicle door opens, there's a They play as if in a pub session, the name, so after a bit of Proctor of Anonymous Morris are wearing the compulsory commotion. A mother and child – belting out the tune, getting research we discovered that is fairly leaping off the page. bloomers. It's a great dancing both in the kit – rush to the front faster and faster, and often with Rocket's second sister loco Well done to the photographer, look. But after several pints, of the queue. eyes firmly closed. number 3 was called Black Dorset Morri'arty. And well done careful and serious thought has Diamond and so a name was to editor Sam for using it to full to be put into the planning of a "You don't mind, do you? Little Open your eyes! Follow the found. effect. trip to the toilet. Chantelle is desperate." dancers! If the dancers speed up, slow them down. If they slow In our two seasons of dancing out we have danced Then along came another one. It There's only one, and there's a And quick as a flash, they are in, down, speed them up. in York, Knaresborough, and was taken by Andrew Hastings queue. Everyone in the queue to perform in that cramped space Swaledale, made two tours of Seven Champions. It's a sunset is in similar kit so the process unimaginable contortions. We follow where you lead. of Whitby and the Yorkshire shot showing Cotswold Morris involved in getting the job done coast, and held own (danced by Oyster Morris - Ed) once your turn arrives is a lengthy Journalist, editor, ukulele player, and singer, Paul White has been successful day of dance. off to great effect. If you are on one. dancing the morris since the year 2000. He is a founding member of Facebook (which I am not), you both Wreckers and Cat's Eye in Cornwall, helped form Couptrain Morris We regularly dance in and will find it with a bit of a diligent It is hampered by the fact that (France) and Turncoat, and has also danced with Lodestone. Paul can around Darlington and the search. the cubicle is about as wide as a occasionally be found in Europe introducing fellow campers to the surrounding villages on a joys of morris, using baguettes, umbrellas, or tent poles for sticks. Wednesday evening. broom cupboard, leaving virtually Stunners, the pair of them. no space for manoeuvre. With contact: [email protected] twitter: @morrisbells or Facebook
26 27 Something you would like to see? Write to: [email protected] with your ideas and suggestions Morris goods and Morris Federation merchandise
PUBLICATIONS BELLS Cotswold Glossary: An invaluable reference book including definitions Please state brass or nickel plated when ordering bells. of steps and figures found in two or more traditions; a cross-reference Sizes are approximate, as supplied by the manufacturer, and are to all Cotswold traditions and types; terms used by different authors measured as the diameter from the outside of the rim, across the slot. for the same movements; Morris musicianship and much more. £6.00 Price per bell: The history of the tradition, copies of original notation Adderbury: Members Non-members from the Blunt manuscript and modern notation with Postage and packing: 3/4” £0.65 £0.80 easy-to-follow diagrams for 13 stick and 13 hanky dances. Up to 100 bells any size £4.35 Includes photographs and music. £7.90 7/8” £0.70 £0.85 Up to 200 bells any size except 11/4” £4.35 1” £0.75 £0.90 North West Morris: Notations, illustrated with figures and diagrams Up to 200 bells 11/4” £8.70 11/8” £0.85 £1.00 for ten of the best North West Morris dances. £6.50 Over 200 bells please contact the Treasurer 11/4” £1.40 £1.55 Wheatley: A very pleasing tradition to dance and yet one of the most straightforward. This book was produced from a complete review of Diameter of bells: source material and includes current practice and innovation. £5.60 (actual size)
Hinton: Traditional and creative Morris.£6.10 3/4” 7/8”
Abram Circle: Provides background, complete notation, pictures and music for the Abram Circle dance. The dance originates from the North West but has a different structure to most North West dances. £5.60
Molly: Dancing into the Twenty First Century. £5.50 1” 11/8” 11/4” BOOKLETS A series of A5 booklets with between 8 and 20 pages Warm-up exercises: Clear diagrams and careful explanation of exercises designed to prepare dancers and reduce the risk of injury. £1.80 MORRIS FEDERATION MERCHANDISE Stickers: Raglan Bantamcocks Morris: characteristics of the tradition, 4” diameter bearing the Morris Federation name and logo – self- notation and some music. £3.20 adhesive for music cases, files, etc.£0.90 Twenty Years On, 1975-1996. £1.20 Leather Badges: Women and the North West Morris Dance. £1.20 2” in diameter bearing the Morris Federation name and logo. Available in gold on black background, or coloured on natural Beginners and Basics: Roy Dommett’s ideas on the basics of background – please specify. £1.50 Cotswold. Essential reading for leaders and foremen.£1.50 Metal badges: Border Morris: a brief outline. £1.20 1” in diameter, brassed, bearing the Morris Federation name and logo. A Few Facts About the Morris. £1.30 Gold on burgundy background. £2.50
Calico bags: CDs Natural calico shopping bag, with gusset, displaying the Morris Federation logo on one side and the names of traditional forms of “And the ladies go dancing...” Double CD of various artists, dance on the other. £4.00 celebrating 40 years of the Morris Federation.£11.00 Items with 40th anniversary logo: “The Adderbury Morris Men sing and play the music of the T-shirts, poloshirts, sweatshirts, fleeces and jackets available in lots of Adderbury tradition”. £11.00 styles and sizes. Other items such as hats or bags can be embroidered Special offer! Adderbury Morris Men CD plus a book on the to order. Available directly on-line from: Adderbury tradition.£15.00 www.snappycrab.co.uk/products/107/morris-federation-40th
All prices are correct at time of printing and include p&p (UK only). Prices only apply to Morris Federation members.
Please contact the Morris Federation Treasurer for a form: Jenny Everett, Willow Cottage, 20 High Street, Sutton on Trent, Newark, Notts, NG23 6QA
Call: 01636 821672, email: [email protected]
or download a form from: www.morrisfed.org.uk/docs/shopuk.html October 2018