Dear Dancers
Firstly I must apologise for having been out of the picture for the past few months but sadly my mum passed away this week after a three month illness. It has been a difficult time and has meant I have not been able to devote time to the Folk Festival but the committee has been hard at work to make sure everything is ready for another cracking festival and we’re looking forward to seeing you all on Sunday.
I have listed below all information that you may find helpful and have included a link to the website. Also included are the dance programmes for all three dance sites.
Morris Sides (no PA or floor required) will dance at either Belton Bridge or Foundry Car Park, swapping round at lunch time after the procession.
Belton Bridge |
11:00 - 13:00 |
Foundry Car Park |
14:00 - 16:00 |
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Annies Fantasies |
Annies Fantasies |
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Box Hill Bedlam Morris |
Box Hill Bedlam Morris |
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Manor Mill Morris |
Manor Mill Morris |
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Royal Liberty Morris |
Royal Liberty Morris |
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Foundry Car Park |
11:00 - 13:00 |
Belton Bridge |
14:00 - 16:00 |
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Cockleshell Clog |
Cockleshell Clog |
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Priory Morris |
Priory Morris |
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Rumford Morris |
Rumford Morris |
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Peg Leg Unicorn |
Peg Leg Unicorn |
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Tower Ravens |
Tower Ravens |
Alternative Dance Sides (PA and or floor required) will dance at Victoria Car Park
Victoria Car Park |
10:15 - 13:00 |
Victoria Car Park |
14:00 - 16:30 |
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Akula Ratnavali |
10:15 |
Aswan Egyptian Dance Group |
14:00 |
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Allimah |
10:30 |
Southend Irish Dancers |
14:15 |
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Aswan Egyptian Dance Group |
10:45 |
Akula Ratnavali |
14:30 |
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Salsa Heart |
11:00 |
Donelly Irish Dancers |
14:45 |
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Power Hoop |
11:15 |
Desi Taal |
15:00 |
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Donelly Irish Dancers |
11:30 |
Benazir |
15:15 |
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Flamenco Ole |
11:45 |
Flamenco Ole |
15:30 |
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Maureen Corr Irish Dancers |
12:00 |
Maureen Corr Irish Dancers |
15:45 |
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Desi Taal |
12:15 |
Power Hoop |
16:00 |
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Benazir |
12:30 |
Salsa Heart |
16:15 |
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Southend Irish Dancers |
12:45 |
Allimah |
16:30 |
In order to give everyone 15 minutes (including change over) I have had to start the dancing off at 10:15. However, last year, several sides weren’t able to make it on the day and we found there was plenty of time for dancers to extend their slot. Please use the time slots as guidance and feel free to adjust accordingly on the day.
Gareth Prior will be running the Victoria Car Park site so please head to the site and make yourself known to Gareth who will be manning the PA system.
THE PROCESSSION
The procession will be the main focal point of the day and it has been arranged that all sound stages will be closed down for the commencement and duration of the procession.
We would urge every dancer present on the day to join in with the procession, even if the cobbles mean you would rather walk it! At 13:00 we would like all dancers to line up in the specified order below, the reason being that it makes the process of calling all the dancers into Victoria Car Park at the end of the procession, all the more straight forward. As each side dances into Victoria Car Park they will stop and form an arch, the next side will dancer under that arch then form their own arch on the end. The next sides dances under the two sides arches before tagging on the end and so on. Once all sides are in Victoria Car Park the traditional Dorset Four Hand Reel will take place.
There will then follow a very short (one dance) Ceilidh spot in Victoria Car Park before dancing can start again.
Westcliff Piping Society Piper |
1 |
The Dagenham Girl Pipers |
2 |
Cockleshell Clog |
3 |
Aswan |
4 |
Priory Morris |
5 |
Southend Irish Dancers |
6 |
Salsa Heart |
7 |
Rumford Morris |
8 |
Flamenco Ole |
9 |
Manor Mill Morris |
10 |
Akula Ratnavali |
11 |
Peg Leg Unicorn |
12 |
Donelly Irish Dancers |
13 |
Annies Fantasies |
14 |
Allimah |
15 |
Box Hill Bedlam Morris |
16 |
Benazir |
17 |
Tower Ravens |
18 |
Power Hoop |
19 |
Desi Taal |
20 |
Benazir |
21 |
Maureen Corr Irish Dancers |
22 |
Royal Liberty Morris |
23 |
FESTIVAL MAP
The map above shows all the main points of interest for the Sunday.
The Simply Seafood restaurant has recently re-opened under the Belton Bridge Flyover and any dance sides that fancied a change of scenery would be welcome to dance there but this would only be suitable for those who do not require a PA or dance floor.
CAR PARKING
The car park at Leigh Train Station is free all day but all other car parks and bays are subject charges as shown at each car park or bay. I will be based at the information tent at Belton Bridge for the morning so please come and say hello when you arrive so I know you are here. My telephone number is 07818 622 822.
I will try to answer emails as much as possible too but I have several appointments today in relation to my mum’s affairs so please bear with me if you do not get an immediate response.
Thanks for all your patience this year. Looking forward to a fabulous day on Sunday.
Cxxxx