GREENSLEEVES MORRIS MEN

307^th MEETING OF THE MORRIS RING

14 TO 16 JULY 2006

Since 1961, Greensleeves have entertained other Morris sides in the village of Chipperfield, near Watford in Hertfordshire. In 2006 (as in 1976, 1984 and 2001) the weekend will be a meeting of the Morris Ring. The guests this year will include Anker Morris Men, Faithful City Morris Men, Green Man's Morris and Sword Club, Monkseaton Morrismen and Trigg Morris Men. This year’s weekend will run from Friday 14^th July to Sunday 16^th July.

At 9:00 pm on Friday Greensleeves will perform a short show which traditionally starts with the Rose, a dance from the village of Fieldtown in Oxfordshire, danced around the oak tree planted in memory of Leslie Nichols, past Squire of Greensleeves and past Squire of the Morris Ring, who lived in the village and inaugurated the Chipperfield weekend. All will then retire for singing and playing in local pubs.

The tours on Saturday 15th July will be:

Cameron Tour Green Man and Greensleeves			Finzi Tour Anker and Trigg			Mrs Matthews Tour Faithful City, Monkseaton and Others
10:30	Harlequin Shopping Centre, Watford (Collection in aid of Peace Hospice)	map	10:00	Town Centre, Chesham	map	10:00	Marlowes, Hemel Hempstead	map
10:30		map	10:00	Town Centre, Chesham	map	10:30	Market, Hemel Hempstead	map
11:30	Red House, Croxley Green	map	11:00	Red Lion, Little Missenden	map	11:30	Three Horseshoes, Winkwell	map
12:30	Rose and Crown, Chorleywood	map	12:15	Squirrel, Penn Street	map	12:15	White Horse, Bourne End	map
1:30	Cock, Sarratt	map	1:15	Red Lion, Coleshill	map	1:15	Boat, Berkhamsted	map
3:30	Wyevale Garden Centre, Tower Hill	map	3:30	Bekonscot Model Village, Beaconsfield	map	3:00	Visitors’ Centre, Ashridge Forest	map
Trigg and Greensleeves			Anker and Monkseaton			Faithful City, Green Man and others
5:00	Boot, Tower Hill	map	5:00	Windmill, Chipperfield	map	5:00	Plough, Belsize	map

At 10:30 on Sunday 16th July there will be a short procession to the open air church service (held in the Church if wet). This will be followed at around 11:10 by a massed show including performances by all sides present.

Just before noon all sides will process through the village for a final show at the Windmill pub.

Additional information mainly of interest to Morris Men

The weekend will be based around the Village Hall where all meals apart from lunch will be taken. Outdoor camping in the adjacent school field is usually the most popular accommodation though some indoor camping will be available. Showers will be available in the nearby football club.

A hot supper will be served in the Village Hall from 7:30 pm on the Friday evening and latecomers will be fed until the early hours of the morning.

Details of the Saturday tours are shown above.

At 5:00 pm the tours will return to Chipperfield and, by a miracle of logistics, sides will be swapped between tours for an early evening spot at one of the local pubs. After this there will be time for rest and recuperation – watching the cricket is often popular – before a pre-feast sherry reception at 7:15 pm followed by the feast at 7:45 pm.

On Sunday morning there will be a short procession to the open air church service (held in the Church if wet). This will be followed by a massed show.

Just before noon all sides will process through the village for a final show at the Windmill pub. The weekend will conclude with a buffet lunch in the pub garden.

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Last updated 27 June 2006