The Pearly Kings Harvest Festival, 29 September

For something like the third year, we joined the Pearly Kings and Queens, along with a couple of other Morris dieds(and sundry other people) at their Harvest Festival, starting in the Guildhall Square. 

There  was a Pearly Taxi

The Kings and Queens of course

Here's our new dancer, Ruchard!

And we met the drummers from the Olympics opening ceremony 

Wesley's Chapel, 11 September

We danced at Wesley's Chapel. This turned out to be for the World Methodist Council meeting. Delegates from more than 60 countries were being entertained with a "British" evening. We followed a piper, and entertained the delgates while they queued for  fish and chips in the churchyard.

We then moved inside for more of the same, with some of the delegates joining in. We also met the Mayor of Islington for the third time in the last fortnight.

No photos of us dancing as we were busy dancing. However, the Chapel does have a splendidly preserved Gentlemen's lavatory from 1899 by Thomas Crapper, so let's have a couple of photos of that... 

And finalllyl, our host, John Wesley himself. We danced close to his tomb, but we can assure you we were not actually dancing on his grave. 

Gillespie Park 8 September

As usual, a lovely day at Gillespie Park. We danced at the children's area, looked at the stalls, and then did our usual "pop up" spot in the windmill field.... 

Here are two more photos form a batch of four posted by Judith Hibbert on the Gillespie Park Facebook page: 

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Angel Canal Festival, 1 September

A fine day for the Canal Festival, with plenty of dancing through the day. 

Most of these pictures are by Kitty.

Croydon Night of Dance 21 August 2013

This year's Croydon Night of Dance was a bumper event, with five Morris clubs and Mummers. We drank all the ale in the Glamorgan, and witnessed (Mummers') gunfire on the streets of Croydon.

Here are some pictures...

Ravensbourne outside the Builder's Arms

Ravensbourne

Ravensbourne

London Pride

London Pride

Ravensbourne

The Hanmmermith Men

London Pride and Blackheath in Ring of Bells

London Pride and Blackheath

Insert Name Here Mummers

Insert Name Here Mummers

Is it wise to involve the audience, and give them sticks?

Ravensbourne

Ravensbourne

Ravensbourne mesmerise a maiden

Ravensbourne

Our hero, James Denny

King's Cross, 18 July

We danced at the Norfolk Arms and the Rugby Tavern

Chelsea - 2 July

No records exist of our visit to the Anglesea Arms and the Scarsdale Arms in Chelsea, except this picture of Myrtle... 

And this video of Jeremy and Peter Kanssen performing Jeremy's reconstruction of Kemp's Jig

Fitzrovia, 19 June

The Duke of York, and the Fitzroy Tavern, in Fitzrovia, for a pleasant evening's dancing... 

The Albert and the Spread Eagle - Camden - 11 Jun

Two pubs in Camden 

The Prince Albert

The Spread Eagle 

Notting Hill 16 June

Another two delightful pubs which we know well...

The Elephant and Castle

The Uxbridge Arms