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Correct me if I am wrong but I think that this view shows the splendid canal side pub which I remember as "The Malt Shovel". One fine evening in May 2004 the dancers from two Harrow based ...Read more

A memory of Denham in 2004 by John Howard Norfolk

This scene has changed little, except for the addition of carpeted areas and pews that look far more comfortable and inviting! I feel sure that every person who has walked through the doors of this church has been touched by what ...Read more

A memory of St Cleer in 2005 by Michelle Coxeter

My wife and I had pre-arranged to meet my sister and her entourage in the Fox and Hounds at midday yesterday. The long and winding lane from Eynsford became muddier and narrower with each passing mile and we were ...Read more

A memory of Romney Street in 2008 by Peter Collihole

Totnes Rotary Club invited Heather and Gorse Clog Dancers to entertain at the Dornafield Midsummer Promenade along with other peformers. The weather was dry and cool for a mid-June evening and just right for ...Read more

A memory of Two Mile Oak Cross in 2008 by John Howard Norfolk

I discovered this amazing place in 2006 and only wish I had known of it 50 years ago as it is an oasis of rural bliss where folk musicians and dancers meet like-minded people to practise and learn from one another. I first went there ...Read more

A memory of Crowcombe in 2006 by John Howard Norfolk

One of the many items on the Oxford "tourist trail" is a weekend long folk festival which is supported by dozens of morris dancing sides from all over England. This year Whitethorn Morris appeared for ...Read more

A memory of Oxford in 2009 by John Howard Norfolk

                                                  THE SLATE ISLANDS                                                         By Walter Deas Some 24k (15 miles) south and west of Oban lies an area with interesting old ...Read more

A memory of Easdale in 2005 by Walter Deas

The more I think back on this incident, the more bizzare and terryfying it seems. In 2001, around Oct/Nov, myself and a friend drove to the car park at Church Norton church at about 11:00pm. We were at ...Read more

A memory of Sidlesham in 2001 by Jon Clatworthy

I went along on Saturday 1st November and watched Devon based Grimspound Border Morris perform outside "The Swan" along with three other teams of dancers including Sweet Coppin clog dancers from Taunton to ...Read more

A memory of Bampton in 2008 by John Howard Norfolk

One of the week long programme of events for the Brixham Heritage Festival is morris dancing on the old Fish Quay. Grimspound Border Morris entertained the crowds first. They "blacked up" in the ...Read more

A memory of Brixham in 2008 by John Howard Norfolk