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Wessex Morris Men Dancing Programme 2010
On Thursday 29th July 2010
Wessex Morris Men Dancing Programme 2010
The Wessex Morris Men are a Cotswold morris side that has danced in West Dorset, England and the bordering areas of Somerset since 1957.
The side are the owners of the infamous Dorset Ooser, the new one that is, a giant of a creature with a large wooden head and even larger horns, carved from a passing log by John Byfleet
The Wessex Morris Men usually put together a booking list for the new year in late December or early January, based on accepted events that they have been invited to, regular events (e.g., May Day) and weekly Monday evening tours in the summer. Please note that in the present financial climate, pubs have been closing on Mondays at short notice, so if you would like to see them, it's well worth checking their website before you set out.
For more information visit www.wessexmorrismen.co.uk
| Date & Event | Location | Time |
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| Apr 23 - St. George's Day | ||
| The Royal George, West Coker, BA22 9AN | 19:30 | |
| Quicksilver Mail, Yeovil, BA20 2RG | 20:45 | |
| Apr 25 - Clayesmore School Celebrate Dorset | ||
| Clayesmore School, Iwerne Minster, DT11 8LL | TBA | |
| Apr 26 |
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| The Crown Inn, Ibberton, DT11 0EN | 19:30 | |
| The Halsey Arms, Pulham, DT2 7DZ | 20:30 | |
| May 1 - May Day Morning |
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| Above the Giant, Cerne Abbas, DT2 7LA | 05:15 | |
| Village Square, Cerne Abbas, DT2 7JG | 07:30 | |
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Below: Every May Day morning at dawn, the Wessex Morris Men climb up to the top of Giant Hill, above the famous chalk figure and fertility symbol 'The Cerne Abbas Giant', to welcome in the coming of Summer with a set of traditional morris dances. This is also the one time of year when the horned Dorset Ooser is brought out from the Dorset County Museum to make its annual appearance. The magical Dorset Ooser is a representation of a bull or Wild Man which by tradition was believed to be a potent source of fertility.
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| May 1 - Austin 7 Meeting | ||
| Shave Cross Inn, Shave Cross, DT6 6HW | 19:30 | |
| May 3 - May Holiday Tour | ||
| The Acorn Inn, Evershot, DT2 0JW | TBA | |
| Village Centre, Melbury Bubb, | TBA | |
| The Chetnole Inn, Chetnole, DT9 6NN | TBA | |
| Kings Arms Inn, Thornford, DT9 6QD | TBA | |
| May 10 |
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| The Hunters Moon, Middlemarsh, DT9 5QN | 19:30 | |
| Village Centre, Hermitage, | 20:15 | |
| The Rose and Crown, Longburton, DT9 5PD | 21:00 | |
| May 15 - Poyntington Festival | ||
| Village Centre, Poyntington, DT9 4LF | 12:00 | |
| May 17 |
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| Winyards Gap Inn, Chedington, DT8 3HY | 19:30 | |
| Coach and Horses, South Perrott, DT8 3HS | 20:15 | |
| The Manor Arms, North Perrott, TA18 7SG | 21:00 | |
| May 20 - May 23 - Turï Flower Festival, Estonia | ||
| 16:00 | ||
| May 24 |
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| Chalk and Cheese, Maiden Newton, DT2 0BD | 19:30 | |
| The Saxon Arms, Stratton, DT2 9WG | 20:15 | |
| Three Compasses, Charminster, DT2 9QT | 21:00 | |
| May 31 - Sherborne Castle Country Fair | ||
| The Castle, Sherborne, DT9 5NR | 12:30 | |
| May 31 - Spring Holiday Tour | ||
| The Trooper, Stourton Caundle, DT10 2JW | 19:30 | |
| Jun 3 - Royal Bath and West Show | ||
| Bradford Abbas, | 12:00 | |
| Jun 5 - Wessex Folk Festival | ||
| Harbour, Weymouth, DT4 8DR | 10:00 | |
| Jun 7 - Tour with Treacle Eater Clog | ||
| The Mitre Inn, Sandford Orcas, DT9 4RU | 19:30 | |
| The Queens Arms, Corton Denham, DT9 4LR | 20:45 | |
| Jun 14 |
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| The Fox Inn, Ansty, DT2 7PN | 19:30 | |
| Village centre, Hilton, DT11 | 20:15 | |
| The Hambro Arms, Milton Abbas, DT11 0BP | 21:00 | |
| Jun 19 - Bradford Abbas Country Fair | ||
| Village Centre, Bradford Abbas, DT9 6RF | 12:30 | |
| Jun 21 |
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| The Saxon Inn, Child Okeford, DT11 8HD | 19:30 | |
| Hambledon Hill, Child Okeford, | 20:15 | |
| The Baker Arms, Child Okeford, DT11 8ED | 21:00 | |
| Jun 28 |
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| The George, Chardstock, EX13 7BX | 19:30 | |
| Ye Olde Poppe Inne, South Chard, TA20 2NZ | 20:15 | |
| The Bell and Crown, Chard, TA20 1JP | 21:00 | |
| Jun 28 | ||
| Chalk and Cheese, Maiden Newton, DT2 0BD | 19:30 | |
| The Greyhound Inn, Sydling St Nicholas, DT2 9PD | 20:15 | |
| The Royal Oak, Cerne Abbas, DT2 7JG | 21:00 | |
| Jul 12 |
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| The Antelope, Hazelbury Bryan, DT10 2EB | 19:30 | |
| Village centre, Mappowder, DT10 | 20:15 | |
| Brace of Pheasants, Plush, DT2 7RQ | 21:00 | |
| Jul 19 |
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| The Anchor Inn, Salwayash, DT6 5HU | 20:15 | |
| The White Lion Inn, Broadwindsor, DT8 3QD | 19:30 | |
| The Hope and Anchor, Bridport, DT6 3RA | 21:00 | |
| Jul 26 |
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| Village Centre, Oborne, | 19:15 | |
| Kings Arms, Charlton Horethorne, DT9 4NL | 20:15 | |
| Old Inn, Holton, BA9 8AR | 21:00 | |
| Aug 9 |
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| The Pier, West Bay, DT6 4EY | 19:30 | |
| The Pier, West Bay, DT6 4EY | 20:15 | |
| Woodman Inn, Bridport, DT6 3NZ | 21:00 | |
| Aug 16 |
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| Harbour, Weymouth, DT4 8DR | 19:30 | |
| Old Rooms Inn, Weymouth, DT4 8TT | 20:15 | |
| The Kings Arms, Weymouth, DT4 8TJ | 21:00 | |
| Aug 23 |
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| The Anchor Inn, Seatown, DT6 6JU | 19:30 | |
| Sea Front, Charmouth, | 20:15 | |
| The George Inn, Chideock, DT6 6JD | 21:00 | |
| 20:15 | ||
| 21:00 | ||
| Sep 6 |
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| The Helyar Arms, East Coker, BA22 9JR | 19:30 | |
| The Royal George, West Coker, BA22 9AN | 20:30 | |
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