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Morris for Children in Need

3 August 2012

TheJoint Morris Orgs are determined to demonstrate what the concerted power of the Morris can achieve by pooling our talents for the national good. Never before have our three great Organisations pulled together to raise funds for charity but this year we should like to encourage a nationwide effort to collect for Children in Need and bank acount details are now available..

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Happy 40th (ish) birthday Chalice

2 July 2012

Chalice Morris Men celebrated their estimated 40th birthday this weekend, the orginal date apparently having been lost in the mists of time.

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The Inaugural Adelaide Ring Meeting

5 April 2013 to 7 April 2013

Adelaide Morris Men announce their Dance Meeting - 5th April to 7th April 2013. The Adelaide Morris Men are pleased to invite morris teams and individual dancers to their Dance Meeting on the weekend after Easter 2013.

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John Colbert - Memorial Funeral Arrangements Friday 23 March 2012

9 March 2012

The Funeral will be at 1.35pm at Crewe Crematorium, Badger Avenue, Crewe CW1 2NA , just off road B5076 near junction with A532 in Crewe centre.

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Dartmouth Today - A Councillor With Bells On

25 February 2012

Dartmouth Today has carried an article on Robin Springett's election. We are not certain whether it featured on page 3.

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Steven Archer - the new Treasurer of The Morris Ring

Steven Archer - Treasurer of The Morris Ring
14 February 2012

Steven Archer’s election as Treasurer of The Morris Ring was ratified at The Sheffield Annual Representatives' Meeting last weekend.  He replaces Eddie Worrall who, after a valuable and much appreciated tenure, is really leaving to spend more time with his family.

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Congratulations to the next Squire of The Morris Ring - Robin Springett

Robin Springett - Squire Elect
11 February 2012

The next Squire of The Morris Ring will be Robin Springett, a member of Dartington Morris Men since 1980. Proposed by Plymouth Morris Men, he was elected at today’s Annual Representatives’ Meeting to succeed Peter Halfpenney whose term of office will be completed at The Hartley Ring Meeting at the end of August.

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Devil's Dyke Morris Men and North British Sword accepted into The Morris Ring

11 February 2012

Congratulations to the Devil's Dyke Morris Men from the Newmarket area of West Suffolk and North British Sword. Both were previously Morris Ring associates and were accepted as members of The Morris Ring at this afternoon's ARM in Sheffield.

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Calendar Events 2012

14 December 2011

Who is performing where on St George’s Day; May Day; Early May Bank Holiday; Spring Bank Holiday and the Diamond Jubilee Holiday?

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New Morris Ring Website

26 November 2011

A new website for the Morris Ring is launched today.

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Celebrating membership of the MR

23 September 2011

This month, two Morris Ring sides from Lancashire celebrate 125 years membership of the Morris Ring.

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Morris Dancing and the 2012 Olympic Games

1 March 2011

Lack of interest shown in Morris dancing by the coordinators of the London Olympics.

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