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Our next practice night will be on April 28th followed by May 12th, June 2nd, June 16th, June 30th. 8pm at our usual place in the Methodist Hall, Barrack Street, Warwick.
New potential members ages 16 to 70+ always welcome to give it a try on our practice nights. No previous experience required!
Future dance outs:
Saturday 3rd May at Upton On Severn Folk Festival.
Saturday 17th May Stoneleigh Blossom Day 3.30pm.
Saturday 5th July Ludlow Town with Foxes Morris and others.
Friday 25th July Warwick Folk Festival in the Festival Village.
Sunday 27th July Warwick Folk Festival around the town centre.
2025 Dance outs so far:
1st January at Alvechurch for their traditional New Year's day, 12 noon onwards.
24th January The Heart Of England Forest evening Wassail. Luddington 6.30pm.
Our own annual Wassail around Long Itchington was on Saturday 1st March 2025.
Starting at 12 noon at the Green Man, then onto the Harvesters where we wassailed the plum tree at the Country Store opposite. and finished at the Buck and Bell. Thanks to Warwick Buildings for mulled wine and garlic bread to keep us sustained and to Simon and Sharron at the Harvesters for yet another splendid buffet at the end of the day.
And thank you to our guests Alvechurch, Elemental and Bakanalia Morris for joining us.
Last out on Saturday 29th March at 1pm Warwick Market Square in support for the Priory Park Community Centre fund raising day.
Our 2024 diary included:
Alvechurch New Year's Day.
Our 36th annual Wassail Day Tour on Saturday 17th February in the village of Long Itchington. We started at 12 noon in the village square (by the Harvesters pub) in the company of Alvechurch Morris, Bow Brook Border and Chinewrde North West from Kenilworth.
After the usual wassailing of the plum tree at the Country Store the dancers were again fortified with lots of mulled wine and garlic bread courtesy of Warwick Buildings (local manufacturers of high quality wooden buildings).
Afterwards we moved on to dance and drink the ale at the Duck on the Pond and the Buck and Bell.
Finally the dancers ended up back at the Harvesters where a delicious hot food buffet was again provided by Sharron and Simon. So ended aother splendid day.
Saturday 4th May. We were at Upton on Severn Folk Festival with many other sides.
Wednesday 8th May. We were at the Bowling Green pub, Southam with Hereburgh Morris.
Saturday 18th May 3.30pm Stoneleigh Orchard Blossom Festival. (Stoneleigh village by the church)
Wednesday 19th June we did a performance and talk for the members of the Warwick WI.
Aston Cantlow Club on Monday 8th July from 8pm with Shakespeare Morris and Nancy Butterfly.
Ludlow on Saturday 13th July with many other sides for Foxes Morris day of dance.
Warwick Folk Festival 25th to 28th July. We performed on the Friday afternoon on the festival site and on the Sunday around the town centre.
Outings in 2023 included:
Alvechurch Morris New Years Day at the Crown.
The Kenilworth Ceilidh, Kenilworth Sports and Social Club.
Warwick Safeline charity day in Warwick Market Square.
Warwick Folk Festival on Sunday the 30th July in Warwick town centre at the Globe Hotel and at the Rose and Crown. We were in the company of Customs and Exiles North West Morris and the Seven Champions Molly Dancers.
Our last outing prior to Warwick Folk Festival was on Wednesday 28th June at the Snitterfields Arms in the company of Hereburgh Morris and Alvechurch Morris.
We were next out Sunday the 7th May at Welford on Avon Coronation Celebrations.
The weekend of 29/30th April we performed at Upton on Severn Folk Festival in the company of many other sides from all over the country.
Earlier in the year we held our 35th annual Wassail Day Tour on Saturday 18th February in the village of Long Itchington in the company of Alvechurch Morris and Silhill Morris.
Also see our Facebook page for more photos, videos and information.
Plum Jerkum dance in the Border Morris Tradition which originated in the counties bordering on Wales-Shropshire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire and we uphold the tradition of wearing colourful rag jackets
Border Morris was a winter tradition but nowadays you can see us all year round at local and national events and festivals. In January you can see us in the village of Long Itchington on our annual Wassail tour where we drive 'evil beasties' from the fruit trees to promote a good harvest to make Plum Jerkum cider
Border Morris was a winter tradition but nowadays you can see us all year round at local and national events and festivals. In January you can see us in the village of Long Itchington on our annual Wassail tour where we drive 'evil beasties' from the fruit trees to promote a good harvest to make Plum Jerkum cider
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Plum Jerkum is named after a cider brewed from plums which is reputed to leave the 'head crystal clear while paralyzing the legs' The casual observer must decide for themselves whether this in any way influences our style of dancing!
The side was formed by Max and Rose Smith in 1985 originally in the village of Eathorpe. Being a mixed side it gave both men and women the opportunity to dance together which had not previously been possible in the area. Both potential dancers and musicians are welcome as we known for our 'big band'. .
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Long Itchington Wassail in January - our Squire Alan shooting the plum tree
Long Itchington Wassail day outside the Harvesters
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On tour with Anstey Morris
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Upton On Severn Folk Festival
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On tour at the Griffin pub in Loughborough
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See our Facebook page for more photos and videos
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