The Bagman’s Newsletter - No. 8 – May 1999
The Eighth Newsletter includes:-
IN MEMORIAM - Charlie Williams, an early Letchworth musician; Dennis Darnell of Bedford; Dick Rendell of Manchester then Colchester; and Derek Gerring, Squire/Bagman of Chelmsford.
THE TREASURER – The William Kimber CD is on schedule for issue on 24th May. Steve has also found, a CD “The Original MORRIS DANCE Music Album”. 21 tracks - 63 minutes - a mere £8.00.
FORTHCOMING EVENTS - Sherborne Instructional - 1 st – 3 rd October. Musicians’ Instructional – October. Fools and Animals Instructional – last week-end in October. Pocklington Instructional - 23 ? November 1999. Jigs Instructional - 21 - 23 January 2000.
RING MEETINGS – 1999 - still some space at the Leicester and Thaxted Meetings. ARM 2000 - Ripley will host the ARM next year. Weekend 31 March to 2 April 2000. MILLENNIUM DOME - The “Domemaster” has succeeded in getting us into [or around!] the Dome. There should be dancing slots each weekend from April to September in 2000. The |Ring dates are in the
NEWSLETTER. The exact deal has to be finalised but express interest NOW.
WEB - www.TheMorrisRing.org/email.htm has E-mail numbers for some 100 Sides.
OTHER EVENTS - Steve Rowley of Gloucestershire is organising a series of Pipe & Tabor events in Gloucester. The first is on 12th June 1999 - Gloucester Pipe and Tabor Day ANNIVERSARIES – Brackley’s 40th Anniversary of re-formation is on 16th December 1999
ARCHIVAL MATTERS - David Thompson reported that past Bagman, Russell Wortley’s papers at Sheffield University were likely to be exported to USA. The original photographs will now be copied for the Archive. Remember: If each Side sent that “best” Picture to the Archive each year, then the Archive collection would be immeasurably improved.
PEWTER – Following an Email appeal, a list of good sources of pewter is now available.
NEWS - Geoff Thompson in USA met up with Pinewoods; an Instructional run by David Thompson on North Leigh and Stretton on the Fosse; a 70th Birthday party for Barabara Sunderland, widow of Past Squire, Morris Sunderland; May Day news from East Suffolk; Chanctonbury Ring; Silkeborg; Stafford; Green Man; Yateley; Towersey and St Albans.
BAGMAN VISITS - to: John o’ Gaunt’s Good Friday, [with Mossley]. Thaxted on Easter Monday. King John’s Day in the New Forest [with Plymouth; Dartington; Moulton; Plymouth; Wansum and West Somerset]. Horwich’s St. George’s Day, [with Earlsden; John o’Gaunt; Mossley; Preston Royal; Ripon City; Rumworth and Saddleworth[. Ickwell May events [with Bedford; Offley; Letchworth and Cambridge]; Yateley for their pub evening and finally Westminster [with Bedford; Bristol; Earlsdon; East Suffolk; Exeter; Offley; St. Albans and Thaxted].
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