Hello, here's the video for the clog dance in case people have lost it :)
Ellie
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Date: Mon, Mar 18, 2019 at 5:49 PM
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From: Eleanor Weston <ellie.c.weston(a)gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Nov 26, 2018 at 11:48 PM
Subject: Clog
To: Eleanor Weston <ellie.c.weston(a)gmail.com>
Here's a video of the clog dance I was failing to teach! It's called (or
rather I call it) Ottawa waltz and makes a bit more sense with the music!
The tune is Crested Hen's but I imagine other French Canadian/French tunes
might also work.
Thanks,
Ellie
Ottawa Waltz.MOV
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XBPx2_OyLOFRQs6BTzyg-LKut9kwqqNN/view?usp=…>
Hi all,
I hope you're all enjoying a restful bank holiday after a long week of
dancing!
We have a policy to reimburse half of expenses when ravens go to things.
For Whitby, that's just the travel as free camping was an option. If you'd
like to claim half of your travel back, please fill out your name and the
details of your travel on the spreadsheet below:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/134tBVMY_lRh5ONWfI_SULq7Ru4Zb-mIt4qd…
Once everyone's filled it in I'll try and work out the fairest way to
reimburse. Eg if you travelled first class then I'll aim to reimburse you
half of a standard fare.
For Kimpton, Warwick and Cambridge: these festivals were fairly close so
I'm assuming no one paid a lot to get there? If this is not the case,
please get in touch and we can work something out.
As always, if you ever feel out of pocket for your ravening activities do
get in touch. We're here to dance, not to bankrupt you! :)
Thanks,
Emma
Hi All,
What. A. Week! Hope you all got back ok and are recovered/ing from a week
of dancing. We've had loads of fabulous responses online and during the
week while we were there, so fair to say we made an impression and lived up
to our collecting reputation. We've had a some photos sent through to us
from Robert Townsend, including some from the dance on the boat - I'll try
and gather these together at some point as they ended up in multiple emails
and pop them in a folder on the GDrive so we have them in stock.
Now that the summer of all the festivals is over, we now have plenty coming
up for the Autumn and beyond. 🍁
There are some new events below along with some that really really need you
to check your diaries and give and answer for - Bath Time and Thrales Day
being the main ones - please change to a yes or a no.
The next thing on the sign-up sheet is *Sue's Street Party on 8th September*,
which will be after our next practice 2nd Sept. If you could come armed
with any info next Monday Sue that would be fab!
While we were away and over the last couple of days, we've had some more
invites coming through, so please take a look at them below (in
chronological order) and fill yourselves in on the sign-up sheet.
*Stepping On Conference, Step Ceilidh Party on 16th November*
(evening). Rapper spot as part of the Step Ceilidh party (something between
a ceilidh (focussing on dances with a stepping content) and a number of
short step and clog dance performances mostly from delegates at the
conference, probably also opportunity for jamming steps as well). Will and
Martin (Brown Boots) will be the band and Kerry Fletcher the MC.
*Strawbear 17-19th January 2020* Dance displays on both weekend days -
Saturday looks to be 1030-1530, there is a concert and a ceilidh in the
evening (will need to buy a ticket for these) and other things throughout
the day. There is also indoor camping available at £7.50 a night. We need
to get back to them by 1st October so please sign up asap. Becky and a
couple of others have been before, so am hoping we can talk about it a bit
more on Monday, sounded like there might be potential to ensure we can do
some pub dancing. It's about 1hr 30 from Kings Cross, which may make it
easier to do a day trip if that's what we would like to do.
*Saltburn Folk Festival* - 14th-16th August 2020. Just up the coast from
Whitby, takes about 3.5hrs on the train via Darlington.
They can offer us free accommodation. There is a train station in Saltburn,
but if we need lifts from the Station then they are happy to oblige. There
are 2 main dance sessions 11-4 on Saturday and Sunday and there is a
ceilidh on the Saturday night with dance spots - it's up to us how much we
go for, though given the travel time, I would suggest doing the whole
weekend with an aim to leave early on the Sunday to get home at a
sensible-ish time.
*Finally we still have no replies and maybes for:*
- *September Crawl* - as a bonus Rachel Anne is organising it and intending
to celebrate the end of her course if that's an incentive.
-* Bath Time!* 26th October, if it helps you decide I am intending to turn
down the Dance around the World invite as I think most people would prefer
to go to Bath Time. There are quite a lot of you in the maybe and no reply
boxes - I was going to name and shame, but a few too many! Please move to
yes or no, I will be chasing on Monday.
- *Thrales Birthday weekend* - looking better, but would be helpful to have
those last responses in. As it is in London, it doesn't matter if you can
only do part of it, but please say if that is the case. (I'm looking at
Miriam, Emma, Ellie and Joanna for this one)
FYI - I've declined the Lewes festival on 12th October as they have been
chasing us and we just don't have enough people, so feel free to take that
one out of your calendars.
Sign-up sheet here as always:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/11XHQc6j0g7HQto7rhOs6k0bfkw-XmFb8jmCeRa4…
Have a lovely week and see you soon!
Thanks,
Hannah
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From: Melanie Barber via TowerRavensInfo <
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Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2019, 11:11
Subject: [TR Committee] THANK YOU!
To: Tower Ravens <info(a)towerravens.org.uk>
Hi Hannah,
Just want to say a huge THANK YOU to Tower Ravens for helping make Whitby
Folk Week 2019 such a great success - I've had the best feedback ever on
the dance teams this year, and especially yourselves, you really earnt the
team trophy, and your final ceilidh spot was just amazing!
We'd welcome any feedback from your perspective, either specifically about
dance teams to this email address, or generally about the festival via
the online
feedback form
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScqjzrzOHZ34yBTUZKQCMGyIabTHYoWNkj…>
.
Many thanks again,
Melanie
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Dance Team Director
Whitby Folk Week
www.whitbyfolk.co.uk
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Hi All,
In case anyone fancies sponsoring them, Goathland Plough Stots will be
doing the three peaks challenge. I think we're dancing with them on
Thursday if you haven't seen them before.
Hannah
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Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2019 at 10:20
Subject: [TR Committee] Folky three peaks Challenge
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Folky three peaks
Hello
Sorry for the blanket email, I hope this doesn’t make it feel less personal
but it was the best way I could think of to reaching out as far as
possible!
I hope this email finds you well and you and your team have enjoyed plenty
of summer outings! Please could you pass this email onto your members.
I guess for those of you who know the Plough Spots, this email and the
nature of us being cheeky will not be a surprise!
For those of you reading who do not know the Plough Stots we are a
longsword team based on the North Yorkshire Moors. Probably as famed for
our drinking as we are for our dancing.
On this occasion though we are doing something a little different from our
normal hobble between dance spots and the next pub!
September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. This horrible disease is
something that has recently rocked our close knit community in Goathland,
and we want to do our bit in raising money to help fight the disease and
raise awareness.
On Friday 20th of September 2019, a team of 9 Plough Stots will be packing
a minibus and heading up to Scotland. The plan is that the following day,
Saturday 21st of September 2019, we will be taking on the challenge of the
National Three Peaks (23 miles of walking, 3064 foot of accent and 462
miles of driving) as we climb the highest peaks in Scotland, England and
Wales within a 24 hour time limit! To add an extra challenge, we plan to
complete the whole event in our dancing kit (complete with swords and
instruments!) and perform our figures at the top of each peak!
We are quite sure this hasn’t been done before, and are very excited to be
able to say we will have danced on the highest points in the UK, while
raising money and awareness for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.
This is were we need your help, as we would love you to help spread the
word. Not only about the challenge, but about Childhood Cancer Awareness
Month.
We would greatly appreciate any support you can give, and if you could
sponsor us for the event, simply the cost of a pint would help us along the
way to our target.
All money raised will going to our chosen charity, The Children's Cancer
and Leukaemia Group.
Thank you for taking the time to ready the email, and any donations would
be greatly appreciated.
Chris Hutchings
Hon Secretary
Goathland Plough Stots
Virgin Money donation page- https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/folkythreepeaks
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month-
https://www.cclg.org.uk/childhoodcancerawarenessmonth
Please follow the event by following us on facebook, twitter or instagram
(simply search Goathland Plough Stots) or by the below website
Registered with national Thee Peaks
Event number is R233006
https://www.threepeakschallenge.net/233006/goathland-plough-stots
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Travel update for those driving.
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From: Melanie Barber via TowerRavensInfo <
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Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2019 at 13:03
Subject: [TR Committee] Travel Update!!
To:
Hi All,
For anyone travelling by car to Whitby from the West (on A64 from M1)
please be aware that the traffic is heavier than usual due to Countryfile
Live being at Castle Howard from now until Sunday. If possible it's best to
avoid the A64 as there are tail backs to York, and possibly beyond, which
can add up to an hour and a half to your journey!
Please can you let your teams know.
Many thanks,
Melanie
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Melanie Barber
Dance Team Director
Whitby Folk Week
www.whitbyfolk.co.uk
_______________________________________________
Tower Ravens Committee and Info List
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Hi All,
It's nearly time for Whitby! The festival you have all been eagerly
anticipating all year!
There's a lot of info, but I've tried to keep it simple. I've attached the
schedule to this one as we all need that to know where to be. At the start
of each day please *make sure you arrive at the first spot 15 minute before
scheduled* so Becky can let us know the plan for the day. Should anything
change this will be communicated via WhatsApp.
*Arrival:*
- If you are camping you will get your ticket on arrival when you
register at the campsite.
- If you are not camping, then you will need to collect your ticket on
Saturday from the Festival Office at Whitby Spa Pavilion from 11am, there
will be a specific Dance Team desk to start with.
-->* If you arrive after Saturday and are not camping, then collect your
ticket from the Festival Office on the Spa Mezzanine between 0930 and
1730. 🎫*
The campsite is at the Rugby Club on White Leys Road, YO21 3PB and opens
from 2pm on Friday. ⛺
*Itinerary:*
- Please find attached a list of all our spots. Assume we will be doing
extra dancing in pubs after the spots are over every day.
- Crawls on are Saturday night starting in the Whitby Brewery near the
Abbey starting at 7.30 (led by Katherine) and Monday (led by Patrick)
- Yoof club workshop on Sunday at 2pm, estimated up to 20 10-18 year
olds. We'll have to suss it when we're there. Rules for children mean not
touching them to show them where to go, or if you really can't explain then
ask permission to lead them physically. No drinking and don't be drunk
already. No swearing.
- Thursday standard workshop will be stepping workshop as discussed
previously. We'll consider this more once we're there.
- Final Friday is the ceilidh spot which we will run through at some
point Monday onwards.
- Tuesday is our day off, you're free to do whatever.
*Other events:*
- Rapper who's crapper 4.15 Dock End (prepare for madness)
- Beck Hole Wednesday night, we'll plan getting to and from once we're
there.
- Themed ceilidh: we'll assemble costumes at the Ravens house on the
Thursday before we head to the ceilidh. Times TBC. Remember to wear black
underneath.
*Other:*
- *Collecting:* If you're not dancing you need to be collecting. Buckets
need to be collected from the Festival Office each day (this job will be
allocated once we're there but if a Friday night arriver can get our
buckets and WhatsApp to confirm that'd be great for Sat) - final
collections need to be in by 12 noon on Friday 23rd to count to our score.
Yes, there is a prize.
- *Drunk and disorderly: *Becky has the say on if your too drunk to
dance, she will make you pay for this the next day. If you need a break
because you're a. drunk b. tired or c. broken just let Becky know. If you
have any issue around the team/how many dances you've done etc. talk to
Becky. It she's the issue she recommends talking to Ffion or Katherine who
have been in charge and might understand her madness and also can actually
approach her to stop XD (Becky's words not mine!)
- *Kit:* Bring kit, spare kit so you're not gross, branded t-shirts and
hoodies, super glue and polish. Sun cream and waterproofs.
See you in Whitby!
Hannah
Hi,
I don't know what the decision was about a crawl on Sunday or not, but our
lovely flatmates Jen and Bob are having a bring-your-own-fish-and-chips
party on the Sunday evening, and we are all welcome.
Rachel
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Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2019 at 14:13
Subject: Sunday chip supper
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Hello lovely folkies,
We would like to invite you lovely people to a bring your own fish and chip
(or similar!) Supper at our cottage in Whitby on Sunday from approx 1800.
Please consider this invitation to include obvious plus ones and feel free
to suggest anyone we obviously would have invited if we knew they were up.
Flying visits before soundchecks, crawls etc. Welcome.
Bob
P.s. bonus challenge - win general acclaim by sourcing the best chips in
Whitby!
P.p.s. Taldomas Gallery, Back of St Hildas Terrace, Whitby, YO21 3AE
Hi all,
Sorry for late email today!
Absences: Rachel, Miriam and Laura. I'm hoping that's it?
Clog - work on the clog again, if you're unsure on anything please bring to the practice so we can stamp out final mistakes lol we'll also run through old clog again.
Rapper - practice the ceilidh spot, in particular the double jubilee, figuring out how they join together. Rachel my aim is to keep you where you were last week. Ffion we will run through this at Whitby at some point, but assume won't be a problem for you.
Triple jump with Ellie, Emma, Tori, HTD and Hannorah who all seem relatively happy. Ideally get this into a dance so we can do it out at some point at Whitby while we have lots of room and there aren't many people around! If people really aren't confident I won't push this and we will aim for September crawl instead.
Generally go through dances to make sure we're confident, remembering some of the stuff we went through last week to iron out issues.
If we have time I want to put Tori through at 4 for Jubilee and maybe even 6 Westerhope (depending how it all goes).
Let me know if you have anything else. We'll also be sorting out practicalities of Whitby so hopefully everyone will be clear with everything they need to know!
Thanks,
Becky
