2012 Season

Not much so far:

Practice dates (all Woodchester Village Hall late for 19:30):

January: 11, 19, 26
February: 2, 9, 23
March: 8, 22, 29
April: 5th (end of tax year)

2011 Season

Our programme for 2011 is sort of lurching into being.

• 29 April: Woodchester Village Green, 15:30 and 16:30
• 1 May: Rodborough Common, 05:00 (ready for dawn)
• 1 May: Prince Albert, Rodborough, 14:00 (also Stroud Ladies)
• 12 May: the Ram, Woodchester, 19:00
• 7 July: Rose & Crown, Nympsfield
  
• 21 July, the Three Horseshoes, Frampton-on-Severn
• 28 July, the Old Crown, Uley, 20:00
  
• 13 August: private booking
  
• 3 September: Nympsfield Village Fete, probably about 14:00
• 17 September: Horsley Fête, 15:00
• 22 Sept: practice season starts, Woodchester Village Hall, late for 19:30
• 20 October: AGM, 20:00, Ram, Woodchester

Practices:

6, 13, 27 October
10, 24 November
1, 15 December
2012:

12th, 19th, 26th January

2nd, 9th, 23rd February

8th, 22nd, 29th March

5th, 12th, 26th April
1 May: May Day!!!

(Stroud Mummers include some of us)

More to come.

Welcome to our new dancers: Steve, Mike, Sue and David, who all came out of the closet at Woodchester, and our new (but very experienced) (and competent!) musician Doug.

We now have nine dancers: a real side!

Photos from Woodchester, 29 April:



L to R: Steve, Sue, Mike, Old Pete, Doug, Elisabeth, Martin, Jane, David; missing were Young Pete (better offer on the day) and Jan (a bit semi-detached at the moment).



Getting ready to shamble on....



Finish of Dead Man's Acre (DMA): Old Pete, Elisabeth, Steve and Martin



Both feet off the ground, and at the same time! It never happens in practice.


Nympsfield: L to R: Mike, Steve, Jane, Sue, Old Pete

New members / enquiries welcomed: email Old Pete.

Hello World!

This is the new blog spot of the Chalford Stick Company Morris Dancing Side. We formed in 2008 with a handful of dancers, mostly former members of the Stroud Morris mens and ladies sides. We practice every two weeks or so at Woodchester Village Hall in the winter, and anywhere convenient out of doors during the summer (usually St Joseph's School playground, Nympsfield).



L-R: Martin, Jane, Old Pete, Elisabeth, Young Pete

We are based in and around the Stroud Valleys.

Contact: Old Pete

Appearances in 2011:

29 April: Woodchester Village Green, around 15:00
1 May: Rodborough Common, dancing at dawn
Others to be organised....
3 September: Nympsfield Village Fair (tbc)



Jan & Jane at Nailsworth Film Club 2010





The cold light of dawn, May Day 2010