Traditional Morris Events: Around May Day
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Adderbury Morris Day of Dance: Saturday closest to
April 26th (Happens to be the birthday of Janet Heatley
Blunt!)
- Lord Conyers MM: April 30th / May 1st - Trysting Tree, Kiveton, , Todwick, South Yorkshire. - Abbotts Bromley Horn Dance at dusk on 30th April (May eve) and Cotswold Morris on 1st May at dawn (5.30am). Link: http://www.j31.co.uk/folky.htm
- Ashdown Forest MM: May 1st - Gill's Gap, Ashdown Forest (dawn), followed by Tour of "Maypoles" and "Green Men"
- Packington MM: May 1st - Breedon Hill (sunrise), The Bull and Lion, Packington, where the May Queen is crowned (evening)
- Woodside MM: May 1st - Cassdiobury Park, Watford (dawn).
- Hellier MM: May 1st - Gory Castle (6am), Tour of Island's 12 Parishes.
- Hartley MM: May 1st - Coldrum Long Barrow (5:30am) and Wrotham village (lunchtime).
- The King's MM: May 1st - King's Lynn's May Garland Procession.
- Broadwood MM: May 1st - Lyne House (former home of Lucy Broadwood) and Rusper village (midday).
- Bristol MM: May 1st - Castle Park (sunrise), a Pub Breakfast at "Hope and Anchor" followed by Tour of the Bristol area.
- Greensleeves Morris Men: May 1st, Windmill, Wimbledon Common, 5.30am
- Chanctonbury Ring Morris Men: May 1st, Chanctonbury Ring, South Downs, 7 am.
- South Shropshire and Jockey Morris Men: May 1st, Long Mynd, Shropshire, Dance the Dawn In.
- Traditional Ilmington Morris Men: May 1st Ilmington Downes at dawn then around the village including Sam Bennett's house.
- Rattlejag Morris: - May 1st. Dance at dawn on top of Castle Hill, Laxton, Nottinghamshire. {Laxton has the only surviving working example of a mediaeval field system}
- Sweyn's Ey MM: Weekend nearest May 1st - Tour of Llanelli, Aberavon and the Gower
- Mansfield MM: May Day Bank Holiday - Mansfield : Tour of Sherwood Forest and Rufford Park
- Wessex MM: May Day - dance on the Cerne Abbas Giant at dawn, then process through Cerne Abbas carrying the Dorset Ouser {+ a pub breakfast!}
- Hastings Traditional Jack In The Green: All weekend first weekend in May with Jack in the Green's appearance on the Monday
- Westminster MM: Weekend nearest May 12th - Day of Dance with Massed Show in Trafalgar Square
- Knutsford Royal May Day: 1st Saturday in May - Knutsford, Cheshire
- Broadwood MM and Guests: 2nd Saturday in May : Day of Dance in Horsham
- Moulton MM: Saturday one whole week before the Sat. in Spring Bank Holiday i.e. between 16/22 May, May Queen Ceremony, Childrens' Bowers and Maycart Procession, Moulton, 10am to 3.30pm
- Wadard MM: Dance at Dawn 05.32 The Ford at Eynsford Kent. Boxing Day Wadard Morris Men dance at The Wheatsheaf at High Cross Road. See Multimap links via club web site.
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