Here are all recent news articles in reverse date order.

Doncaster Day of Dance

Updated: 10 May 2023
Green Oak Morris Men are hosting a day of dance, Guest sides include Barnsley Longsword, Beverley Garland, Flash Company, Green Ginger Garland, Lizzie Dripping, Makara Morris, Maltby Sword, &...Read more

Jigs ... some thoughts

Updated: 10 May 2023
We have added to our "For Sides" section a new "Jigs Aide Memoire" which we hope will give more dancers more confidence in the performance of this noble art.Read more

The One Day Wonders Travelling Morris 2023 Tour

Updated: 7 May 2023
We're off to Wiltshire! Home of ancient landmarks and strange goings on, we can only hope to add to the chaos!Read more

Newcastle & Gateshead Quays JMO 20th Anniversary – Regional Day of Dance 2023

Updated: 3 May 2023
Dancing with be around Newcastle’s iconic City and the scenic River Tyne. Dancing will be from 10 am until 4 pm approx.Dance teams please apply to newcastlejmodod [at] gmail.com stating: team name,...Read more

Bath JMO 20th Anniversary – Regional Day of Dance 2023

Updated: 3 May 2023
In 2023 the Joint Morris Organisations are running a series of regional days of dance to celebrate 20 years since the national Day of Dance in Trafalgar Square in November 2003 which was held to...Read more

The Saddleworth Rushcart Weekend

Updated: 27 April 2023
More information to follow, but hopefully all will return to whatever Saddleworth MM call normal ....Read more

Letchworth Centenary Ring Meeting - Fully Subscribed !

Updated: 27 April 2023
They are now at capacity and can accept no more sides. This is THE Ring Meeting for 2022 that you cannot miss! The venue is the world-renowned Shuttleworth Collection (near Biggleswade, Bedfordshire...Read more

Bill Tidy appreciation.

Updated: 27 April 2023
The inspiration for Yateley's Tim Lloyd’s programme cover design comes from The Cloggies, a humorous take on Morris Dancing by the great Bill Tidy, who died earlier this year. He will be greatly...Read more

Norwich JMO Regional Day of Dance

JMO Norwich 2023
Updated: 16 April 2023
In 2023 the Joint Morris Organisations are running a series of regional days of dance to celebrate 20 years since the national Day of Dance in Trafalgar Square in November 2003 which was held to...Read more

News from the New Ring Squire, Nigel Strudwick

Updated: 9 April 2023
Greetings! Last year at the 2022 ARM, under the new constitution passed at that meeting, I was honoured to be elected as the first holder of the office of ‘Squire Elect’ established under that...Read more

Our new Website platform is live

Updated: 3 April 2023
This article is the first to be written on our shiny new web platform, which has gone live today. We've improved functionality (especially for those of us that have to edit the pages) and we've taken...Read more

The Morris Dancer Volume 6, Number 2 November 2020

Updated: 31 March 2023
The Morris Dancer November 2020 - another bumper edition.Read more

Annual Representatives' Meeting 2023

Updated: 17 March 2023
The agenda has been updated with AOB, so please download a copy from here. There will be a very small number of printed copies at the event but these will only be issued to those who for various...Read more

JMO Day of Dance 2023 – Exeter

Updated: 15 March 2023
There will be Morris Dancing in Exeter! On behalf of Open Morris, Beltane Border Morris, based on Dartmoor in Devon, have stepped up to host the 2023 JMO Day of Dance in Exeter. We are planning a day...Read more

ARM delivers a new Squire, a new Constitution, a new full member side and a new set of candlesticks

Updated: 8 March 2023
The Morris Ring held its Annual Representatives Meeting (ARM) yesterday (5th March 2022). This was our first physical meet up in 2 years as the 2021 meeting moved online to comply with lockdown...Read more

Girls’ Carnival Morris Dancing

Updated: 20 February 2023
We are pleased to add this 'missing' page of types of morris dancing which has been contributed by Dr Lucy Wright, whose excellent credentials are clearly set out in the 'Other Resources' appendix.Read more

Jigs Instructional 2023

Updated: 10 December 2022
The famous Jigs Instructional weekend is returning on 20-22 January 2023. Apologies for the short notice, there were issues with venues, but it is still at Sutton Bonington Village Hall LE12 5NJ...Read more

The Illustrious Order of Fools and Beasts Unconvention 2022, The Wirral, Cheshire

Updated: 23 September 2022
This year, Mersey Morris are hosting the Unconvention, and it will be based on the Wirral Peninsula, Cheshire.Our base will be at Westbourne Community Centre, 59 Westbourne Rd, West Kirby, Wirral,...Read more

Morris 18-30, York – Hosted by members of Ebor Morris

Updated: 16 August 2022
The 20th meeting of the Morris 18-30 is to take place on the weekend of 14-16 October 2022, based in the fair city of York. This year's entertainment will revert to the typical model popular in the...Read more

Newsletter No. 127 August 2022

Updated: 16 August 2022
There’s a few items of business that need close attention of club officers in this newsletter. Amongst other things, the bank account has been changed from HSBC to NatWest so any standing orders/direct debits for membership subs needs to be changed,Read more