Updated November 13th, 2011
 
 

Wassail 2012

 Is scheduled for Sunday 15th January 2012 at Garden Organic Ryton

 
  Following the same plan as 2011 we will start at Garden Organic Ryton at about 11:00 a.m  
  There we will do some dancing before wassailing the tree at about 12:30 p.m  
  Then we will repair to the Rosey Combe Public House in Binley Woods to socialize and do some further dancing  

Elephant Up a Pole
Formed in 1989

Elephant are a Border Morris side, dancing in rag tailcoats and with blacked up faces.

Border morris is a style of morris dancing from the Welsh Marches. it was originally a winter tradition, danced by men who were unemployed due to the seasonal lack of work. They danced in disguise to beg for beer money

On the weekend closest to Old Twelfth Night (17th January) we invite other morris sides to join us wassailing an apple tree on the Sunday at Ryton Organic Gardens .

Following some years of decreasing numbers, we are now only active for a few months leading up to the Wassail, but if anyone is interested in our style of border morris, we may be able to provide some help to find active sides or pass on details of our dances. For details, e-mail to Webmaster/Squire: christopher.old@Btinternet.com
 
 

The team is a member of :

[WMFF Logo]The Morris Federation

See also :

Morris and Sword Pages on the Web

[Photo - Grimsthorpe Festival 1998] jpeg 13KB
 
 

[Photo - Lichfield 1997] jpeg 8KB

 

Email to Webmaster/Squire: christopher.old@Btinternet.com

 

Archive Material
For Wassail 2000, January 15th-16th
Pictures and Review ==> Wassail Info

For 1999 Information,
Pictures and Review ==> 1999 Events