This month, two Morris Ring sides from Lancashire celebrate 125 years membership of the Morris Ring.
Manchester MM danced into the Ring 75 years ago, on 19 September 1936, at the Grasmere Ring Meeting and are celebrating this anniversary by hosting a day of dance in the city centre on Saturday 17 September. MMM will be joined by 8 other sides - 4 Cotswold, 4 North-west and the inimitable 'Nutters, who will have their band with them. That's a lot of brass and clogs!
And 50 years ago, on 23 September 1961 the 'Nutters danced into the Ring at the Manchester Ring Meeting. Of those sides who attended in 1961, four of them (Manchester, the 'Nutters, Stafford and Leeds) are dancing in Manchester again this year.