We would love you to join us!

During the Summer, we dance out most weeks (sometimes more than once a week) and our calendar for this year is here. We usually dance in two places, the first, at 7.30pm is usually a hamlet or small village with no pub, the second at 8.15pm in a village boasting a hostelry.

Please come and see us at any time - no previous knowledge or dancing ability is required.

In the Autumn and Winter, we practice at Ashwell village hall on Monday evenings 7.30pm - 9.30pm.

We welcome new members at any time of the year, and for more details please contact the Squire, Bagman or webmaster at one of the addresses below and we will reply as soon as we can.

If you need any information that you cannot find on the site, please email the webmaster, who will be happy to help.

10 reasons to join the Morris

1. The people, the friends and the social scene.
2. The dances Being part of a group of people working together to provide a spectacle to an audience provides a buzz like no other.
3. The beer To most Morris sides the 'Après-Morris' is just as, if not more important than the dancing itself.
4. Festivals There are few finer ways to spend a summer weekend than touring pretty market towns, enjoying a few pints, followed by an evening listening to music and singing.
5. It keeps you fit. OK, it is a pastime that also involves drinking beer and it won't prepare you for a marathon.
6. It looks interesting on your CV Really. Nothing tells potential employers that you're not hung up about what others think of you quite like having your Morris team listed under 'other interests'
7. The hats Well, and outfits in general really.
8. Learn a new skill For most of us learning new things is challenging and a bit scary and this may be completely different from anything you've tried before. But once it clicks and you've taken part in your first dance out you'll build confidence and find dancing in public can be quite a boost.
9. Helping to keep an ancient cultural tradition alive 'ancient' is probably debatable, but there's no doubt that it is now firmly entrenched as an eccentric English tradition.
10. It's really good fun Being part of a Morris team will make you friends, help you travel, teach you new skills and let you dress up, drink beer and play with sticks.