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January |
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1st |
Lamb at Stoke Goldington |
Guests of Stony Steppers. Short handed (and late) we arrive and straight into 4-handed dancing on small patio next to the open beer drop at pub! At times, not one of our best days, but good fun overall. Pub supplies hot food, and excellent music session afterwards, but not many of us stay. |
February |
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20th |
Weston Favell School, Northampton |
Dance spot at barn dance, first outing for Dave Barrows stick throwing dance. Did Joseph Baker too. Went ok! (Adrian Dyer, who joined us a year later, remembered us doing this!) |
April |
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23rd |
The Boat, Stoke Bruerne |
St George’s Day, Good crowd as usual, good weather, |
May |
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1st |
May Day celebrations |
Brackley Market Place, with Brackley Morris, Aynho and Northampton Morris. We danced well, but the promised tour in morning gradually falls apart. David T looking decidedly yellow, |
2nd |
(Sulgrave Castle Green Refurbishment) |
Sadly, due to horrendous weather forecast – that wasn’t in the end as bad as suggested – this was called off. No great probs for the Morris, but Eydon Mummers’ new Robin Hood play, specially written and (almost) rehearsed, never saw the light of day. |
8th |
The Bull, Stony Stratford |
Guests of Short Tars Rapper, along with Rose & Castle and (somebody else). We dance (out of rain) in huge garage of hotel – good sound and not too bad dancing. |
12th |
Stag, Offchurch |
Guests of Hereburg Morris, along with Coventry Morris Men, who were impressive! |
When? |
George, Tiffield? |
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When? |
White Horse, Norton |
Is this the scene of Lin’s “..awful dancing” ? |
31st |
Royal Oak, Eydon |
Planned farewell dance for Justin & Bronnie as they leave the Royal Oak for Culworth – but they left the day earlier! Did this take place? |
June |
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3rd |
Carpenter’s Arms, Lower Boddington |
With Brackley Morris as our guests |
5th |
The Bull, Stony Stratford |
- again – this time guests of Stony Steppers. – did this take place? |
13th |
Canon’s Ashby House |
– did this take place? |
When? |
Avon, Avon Dassett |
Any guests? |
24th |
New Inn, Abthorpe |
With our guests this time – Stony Steppers! A good night. |
26th |
St Albans |
Day of dance – did this take place? |
July |
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10th |
Fete at West Fardon |
Hot day to be dancing on grass with no decent beer! Jane seemed to be upset with Dave Yeoman! Can’t have been that bad as 3 people enquire about joining in the autumn. Back (via a couple of decent beers in the Cross Tree) to a VG barbeque at the Cannells. |
15th |
Plume of Feathers, Daventry |
Some good 4-man dancing in the streets, followed by a curry. |
20th |
Sun at Kislingbury |
A very good night as guests of Queens Oak, along with Rose & Castle, Shore Tar and of course, Stony Steppers. Good crowd, tasty beer! |
29th |
George, Tiffield |
Drop in dance to compensate for our not going on Ducklington’s Day of Dance at the weekend. My memory is of some crappy dancing (by me) in the dark to a few people. |
August |
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30th |
Braunston Festival |
Warm up for Eliza Carthey! We were dead good – and have the photos to prove it! |
September |
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4th |
Wallingford Bunkfest |
Not too bad, quite good dancing – and somebody else wanted to join us! |
5th |
Badby Fayre |
Two spots dancing in the street, some of us a little knackered again – pictures in Daventry Express. – Anyone got the cutting? |
8th |
Lamb at Stoke Goldington |
Guests of Stoney Steppers. Again! |
16th |
Royal Oak AGM |
At the Royal Oak. Richard and Lin step down, officers are now: Jane squire, Pat foreman, Ruth moneybags and Kevin postbag. Other roles as before. |
17th-19th |
Otley Folk Festival |
Return visit to this old Market town, with loads of pubs and very good shops! Camping between the fresh smells of the two sewerage works. Not too bad performances over the weekend, although tiring. ‘Burning hat’ mummers. |
23rd |
Eydon Village Hall |
Practice restarts and sadly the number of useful new recruits drops dramatically as various bad backs and lack of any rhythm discovered. |
November |
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11th |
Newport Pagnell |
Meal with David and Ruth as thanks for support during David’s illness, followed by impromptu decamp from restaurant to Don and Jill’s next door for coffee and drinks. |
December |
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16th |
Arnold House, Rugby |
Dance for Memcap at their fete then back to Kevin Mear’s for coffee. |
19th |
(Lilacs, Isham |
After years of trying, Jane gets an invite from the Witchmen to their Yule bash, which has to be called off due to the snow! ) |
26th |
Royal Oak, Eydon |
Dancing in road (as car park still covered in snow) to Christmas Carols, with Eydon Mummers. |