Here are all recent news articles in reverse date order.

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

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

Westminster Morris Dancers Day of Dance

Updated: 15 May 2025
Westminster Morris Dancers and their fourteen guest teams will be dancing in Central London on Saturday 17th May from 10.00 to about 17.00. Our usual Trafalgar Square show will be between 13.00 and...Read more

Insurance for Sides

Updated: 28 April 2025
The 2024/5 insurance certificate has now been updated and is accessible via the sides' admin page. Personal accident is now also covered !Read more

Mercia Morris Brings Morris Dancing to the Streets of Birmingham with Bulls in the City 2025

Updated: 15 April 2025
Mercia Morris Brings Morris Dancing to the Streets of Birmingham with Bulls in the City 2025 In a heartwarming and historic first, ten Morris sides from across the West Midlands have joined forces...Read more

JMO Day of Dance 2025 hosted by Adlington Morris Men

Updated: 26 March 2025
From 10am – 5pm, visitors will experience a fusion of tradition and energy, with traditional Morris jigs, high-energy folk jam sessions, impromptu dance-offs and lively street performances at key...Read more

ALL MY LIFE'S BURIED HERE - THE STORY OF GEORGE BUTTERWORTH at the Ultimate Picture Palace, Oxford - Sunday 13 April.

Updated: 21 March 2025
We've been asked by Stewart (the filmmaker) to let you know about the Oxford city premiere of the feature documentary ALL MY LIFE'S BURIED HERE - THE STORY OF GEORGE BUTTERWORTH at the Ultimate...Read more

Personal Accident Policy

Updated: 21 March 2025
After discussions with the JMO, Personal Accident Insurance (PAI) is now standard within the policy every side receives every year as part of their membership from this year.Read more

The new Ring Squire's first "missive"

Updated: 18 March 2025
Welcome to my first missive as Squire of the Ring. For those who don’t know me, I am Emma, musician of Anker Morris Men (come and meet us on the 19th July at our day of dance in Nuneaton to celebrate...Read more

Abingdon Morris Man to Dance into the Record Books with Marathon World Record Attempt

Updated: 15 March 2025
On Saturday, April 12th, local morris dancer Duncan Bhaskaran Brown will attempt to break the world record for the longest morris dancing marathon in Abingdon Marketplace. Dancing for over 11 hours,...Read more

Thaxted Morris weekend (NOW FULL!)

Updated: 10 March 2025
If you have not received an invitation to the Thaxted weekend of dance that will be held on its traditional weekend in 2025 that is the 30th of May to the 1st of June. Fear not! We do accept sides...Read more

SUPPORTING THE MORRIS DANCE DATABASE (MDDB)

Updated: 7 March 2025
The Morris Dance Database website , supported by all three national UK organisations, has been up and running for over 7 years, but its founder, Colin Andrews, (Winkleigh Morris & Exeter Morris)...Read more

The Illustrious Order of Fools and Beasts Annual Unconvention - 2025

Updated: 4 March 2025
Open to all budding or experienced Fools, Beasts and Morris Characters from any team from the Ring, Open or Federation, or independent. A truly JMO event! This year we will be joining in with i We...Read more

Elected Officers of the Morris Ring

Updated: 3 March 2025
Elected officers of the Morris Ring: Squire, Squire Elect, Bagman and TreasurerRead more

Rob Evans Elected as Bagman of the Morris Ring

Updated: 3 March 2025
Rob Evans of Thaxted Morris was elected to the office of Bagman of the Morris Ring at the Annual representatives Meeting on Saturday (1st March). Many congratulations - and commiserations to Jono...Read more

Westminster Morris Dancers Jig workshop -FULLY BOOKED

Updated: 19 January 2025
>> Now fully booked, but please contact us if you missed out and would like to join a waiting list in the event of cancellations. Westminster are excited to announce that they will be hosting a...Read more

Recruitment Ideas and Experiences” – A summary of the JMO workshop

Updated: 30 December 2024
The Recruitment Ideas and Experiences workshop in November attracted 60 on-line attendees who spent a very useful evening listening to and discussing on two excellent presentations by John Brenner...Read more

EFDSS Christmas 2024 fundraising campaign

Updated: 3 December 2024
The Morris Ring has been asked by EFDSS if we would publicise their Christmas 2024 fundraising campaign which runs from 3 to 10 December. We would be grateful if this could be circulated around your...Read more

Workshop – “Recruitment Ideas and Experiences” – a JMO event (LIVE on Zoom)

Updated: 17 November 2024
Workshop – “Recruitment Ideas and Experiences” – a JMO event Recruitment is always a hot topic for morris sides/teams. The JMO is hosting a panel from across all 3 morris organisations, to share...Read more