Here are all recent news articles in reverse date order.

Letchworth Ring Meeting 2027

Updated: 20 January 2026
Celebrating 105 years. 23 - 25 July 2027. We once again have secured the use of Shuttleworth college allowing single room student accommodation as well as indoor and outdoor camping. Coach tours on...Read more

Morris 18 - 30 Annual Weekend - Portsmouth

Updated: 19 January 2026
Possibly the finest weekend on the Morris calendar, now celebrating six years without a broken bone! This year a Portsmouth Tour.Read more

Workshop – “Setting up and running a Youth morris team” – a JMO event

Updated: 8 January 2026
Thinking about setting up a youth morris/sword/clog team, but don’t know where to start? The JMO (*) is hosting a panel from across all 3 morris organisations, to share their tips and experiences of...Read more

UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) in the UK – update

Updated: 30 December 2025
The UK government’s Department for Culture, Media, and Sport (DCMS) is leading on ‘Living Heritage’ which is the UK’s implementation of the 2003 UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the...Read more

Boxing Day and beyond

Updated: 23 December 2025
So when is Boxing Day, celebrated on various days by so many Morris sides? This year it is the 26th December! It could not fall on Sunday 26 December, that being St Stephen's Day. Instead, Boxing Day...Read more

Traditional Morris Events: January

Updated: 21 December 2025
New Year's Day We've worked our way through the entries and flagged those that usually happen with TBC if there's nothing on-line yet. If we've missed you or can confirm your event, shout out...Read more

Traditional Morris Events: Christmas

Updated: 19 December 2025
As up-to-date as our searches can discover of members Yuletide "traditional" events and pestering our "baggers". If we've missed yours, please email me webeditor [at] themorrisring.orgRead more

Halsway Manor, The National Centre for Folk Arts invitation to all Morris musicians

Updated: 8 December 2025
An invitation to all Morris musicians - Playing for Country Dancing course Across the country, Morris sides rely on skilled players who understand how music drives dancers — and this course offers a...Read more

Bagman's Newsletters

Updated: 7 December 2025
The latest newsletter from Rob Evans.Read more

Jigs Instructional 2026

Updated: 24 November 2025
STOP PRESS The Cotswold Jigs Workshop on Saturday 17 January 2026 is now half full. For more details and an application form, contact jigsinstructional [at] themorrisring.org . Last year the workshop...Read more

Morris Ring Grants

Updated: 20 November 2025
Morris Ring Grants 2025 Grant Scheme for the Promotion of Morris Dancing in the UK to Full Members of the Morris Ring Introduction Morris dancing is significant in the UK's cultural heritage We must...Read more

A Guide to Membership

Updated: 6 November 2025
All you need know about Membership of the Morris Ring. Note: A discount in all membership types of £10 is in future applicable if paid by bank transfer. This reflects the now ease of electronic...Read more

Fools and Beasts

Updated: 2 November 2025
Fools and Beasts have separate and certainly older origins than the Cotswold Morris they are more often associated with today. The medieval Feast of Fools celebrated the fools’ status and tournaments...Read more

Old Letchworth Morris notebook / minutes - a new digital version

Updated: 10 September 2025
Letchworth Morris were given some time ago a notebook by Barbara, Morris Sunderland's widow. Morris was a past Squire of the Ring, 1974 to 76. As archivist of LM I have kept it safe, but recently...Read more

Area and Sides Newsletters

Updated: 21 August 2025
A home for Area Reps publications - plenty of room for your area's newsletters ...Read more

Celebrating 100 years of Morris Dancing in Ripley - Ring Meeting 374

Updated: 12 August 2025
Celebrating 100 years of Morris Dancing in Ripley In 2025 Ripley Morris in partnership with Ripley Green Garters will mark the 100th anniversary of the first recorded instance of morris dancing in...Read more

Stratford-upon-Avon Day of Dance Morris Ring Meeting 372

Updated: 5 August 2025
Join us for a fabulous day in Stratford-upon-Avon, from 10am-4pm, dancing at the riverside Bancroft Gardens, Shakespeare’s Birthplace and other spots around the town. There will be no cost for the...Read more

The Overseas Bagman's Very Occasional Newsletter

Updated: 31 July 2025
Oxford On the weekend of the 5th and 6th of July, Yateley Morris Men celebrated their semi-centennial by inviting Het Utrecht’s Morris Team over for a couple of celebratory jaunts... and since they...Read more

Links

Updated: 18 July 2025
These links are provided as a service rather than endorsements, but they are ones we believe should be of interest to the morris world at large. We hope they will continue to receive your support.Read more

Advisory Council

Updated: 13 June 2025
The Advisory Council is made up the three officers, officers elect and all past officers of the Morris Ring, for a maximum of six years following the conclusion of their term of office, together with...Read more