Last week we traveled all the way to Kent to spend a weekend with the excellent Seven Champions and their other guests, who were also good fun. They fed us extremely well all weekend and were generally such splendid hosts that they have inspired us to put on our own… Read more“Seven Champs’ Ail”

Two of our members got married the other day and we were invited along to celebrate and to do a dance or two if we felt like it, which we did. The venue was lovely and they picked a really nice spot for the ceremony overlooking Hope Valley. Congratulations Abi… Read more“A Wedding”

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Ok, so this happened over a week ago but it took a long time to recover and one tends to forget blog updates when one is relaxing on a beach… It was a fantastic week and there were some great teams to share it with. There were a couple of… Read more“Sidmouth Folk Week 2013”

Well, none of us got cold at any time, I don’t think. It was about 30 degrees and sunny on Saturday, so we ducked out of the last spot to go swimming, which was a massive relief. Wearing black has its disadvantages occasionally. The dancing was great, though, and we… Read more“Ely during the Heat Wave of 2013”

Last weekend we danced at Shepley Spring Festival in West Yorkshire. We rediscovered the joys of painting up on a cold and drizzly morning after sleeping in a tent but we soon found our way to the pub and out first dance spot. We had the pleasure of dancing with… Read more“Shepley Spring Festival”

What’s that glowing orange thing on the horizon? Nobody’s seen it for years! Well this year we got really lucky with the weather and it was warm (at least not as crazy-freezing as last year) and clear (ish) and still, and we saw the sun from the moment it came… Read more“Dancing the Sun Up (and actually seeing it!)”

Nikki and Bob got up bright and early on Friday to meet Mr Toby Foster of BBC Sheffield Radio on Friday (complete with bells and melodeon). He wanted to know about our lack of beard growth, why we aren’t over 60 and more importantly is it really possible to dance… Read more“Boggarts dancing on your radio”

We were invited to dance at Nottingham Castle to help open a new exhibition on lace. Dancing in the long gallery presented a few challenges – namely the potential to damage a few paintings and a really slippery floor! We had a great time, and to get into the lace… Read more“Nottingham Castle Lace Exhibition”

Well, we had a lovely time with Berkshire Bedlam, Great Western, Holt, Mortimers, Fool’s Gambit Morris, Betty Luptons, Flag and Bone in Berkshire last weekend. We didn’t drown… although dancing Hanter Dro with a river running down Windsor high street was a bit soggy. Thanks again to Berkshire Bedlam for… Read more“Bedlam in Berkshire”