2005 - 2006 Season

Below is a selection of photographs from our 2005 - 2006 Scrapbook, hopefully giving a few examples of what we get up to. Most of the photos were taken by team members or friends for which we thank them for allowing t be used on tis website - not that we've asked them!

2005 -2006 Season was, for us anyway, a busy year hence the number of photographs. Don't forget - this IS just a selection!.
Annual Dinner - November 2005
Our Annual Dinner is usually the first social event that a new elected Squire recieves the "Staff of Office" from the retiring Squire. It includes a formal meal followed by various club traditions and a "come all ye" of informal singing and dancing or whatever!
Incoming Squire Stuart Cummins look apprehensive and John Crabb looks even happier when the moment arrives.
Outgoing Squire John Crabb looking happy as the moment approaches.
Border Day - December 2005 Border Day (apart from lunchtime New Years Day) is the only time we dance border morris, a style from the Welsh borders. We dance around Taunton centre and collect for a local charity.
Mysterious Musicians - the music was weird as well! The annual Border Day group photo at Eastgate Gardens
John Crabb in dance mode.
Mysterious Dancers! Possibly Simon John and Mike.
Upton Stick Dance outside Boots - well you've got to do it somewhere.
New Years Day 2006 - Bradford on Tone
As usual at th White Horse Inn at Bradford on Tone....
Mike does a 45 degree in a sheepskin hey. Stuart and Jed look on in amazement.
Jim rings his bell!
Alex and Stuart make a blur.
Upton Stick Dance - Stuart, Simon and Don reely go for it! Finally - Upton Stick Dance yet again.
Annual Easter Monday Tour Each year we start our summer dancing season with tour of Taunton Deane. At our first stop of the season at Vivary Park, Taunton we distribute Simnel Cake to the audience.
First stop first dance - probably Banbury Bill in the Bampton tradition.
Most of the team are present for the group photo at Vivary Park
Ben Crabb gets a piece of Simnel cake from cakebearer Sutters
More Bampton at Halse An appeciative audiance studying Sweet Coppin's programme - hmmm! Yet another Bampton dance at Hestercombe House.
Bookings and Events
Each year there are a number of events we attend on a booking basis. Some are regular, others just one off.
Kingsbury Episcopi. Hands Around during Bean Setters
Kingsbury Episcopi. Turn Around during Bean Setters
Kingsbury Episcopi. Amble Around after Bean Setters
North Curry. It's The Incredible Shrinking Morris Man! North Curry. Alex considers where morris sticks actually come from!
Langport Cultural Festival. Alex dancing Bacca Pipes Jig
Facing the Wall at Langport Cultural Festival:- don't ask!
Halsway Open Day. Jed and Alex beating around the Bush
Halsway Open Day. Jed goes for it!
Club Night Tours On our usual meeting night from about the end of April to the Sidmouth Festival Week we dance out in and around Taunton Deane.
Windowsill Lineup. The Maypole Inn,Thurloxton.
Holman Clavel. The TDMM "Wall of Sound"
Holman Clavel. Alex and Simon
Instruments Ancient and Modern
The Phone Box, Sampford Arundel. Being very silly.
Two teams at Beercrocombe. It must be something to do with the name!
Two of our older members discussing the finer points of Morris dancing - or something. A dance resembling Vandals of Hammerwich from Lichfield or something similar!
Polperro Weekend
In 2004 we visited Polperro Festival in Cornwall. This year we paid a return visit.
Group photo with Carne Brea Morris
Mike turns out into a hey in pose mode
Going rapidly downhill in Polperro
It needs two melodeons to get a fiddle in tune (or is it the other way round?) Jerry, Alex (hungry as usual) and Simon at the bar Sunday morning in the campsite car park
The music was a bit ruff this weekend Imitation is the greatest form of flattery Badby hey in (sorry) near Polperro harbour
Dancing Up the Sun On the dawn of "the longest day" we usually meet at "The Seven Sisters" on Cothelstone Hill in the Quantock Hills to dance the sun up.
Double-speed Vandalls of Hamerwich just before sunrise! ....nearly ....here....
.... made it! Simon and Mike seem relieved! "Well it was there a minute ago!"
Annual Cycle Tour
It's still a mystery to other morris teams(and sometimes to us!) in the area that we actually choose to run a day tour where we cycle between dance spots.
Alex, bells and bike Tony - cheating! Ready for the off - Burrow Mump (not Glastonbury Tor) in the backbground
Hot Morris! JC - Hot Morris Man! Jerry takes the lead
Weekend with Village Green Morris Men from Canada
At the end of July we hosted a weekend with Village Green Morris Men from Winnipeg, Canada. Sweet Coppin Ladies Clog joined us on the Sunday. We made lots of new friends over the weekend and a great time was had by all.
Hecks Cider - Street. Village Green kick off the weekend ...followed by us! ...ending with a joint Not for Joe
Glastonbury - Graham Mike and Alex Glastonbury - Group posing for photos Wells, Bishops Palace - Village Green step out.
Wells - All in Wells - Arty over the shoulder shot! Wells - Heading Down from Lichfield
Wells - Alex and Jed strut their stuff (again) Wells - The old morris tradition of not telling the musician what dance it is!
Taunton - Jim early on Sunday morning
Taunton - Village Green and Taunton Deane (in the background) dance a double Ian Fillingham of Village Green snapping away Final massed dance with Village Green and Sweet Coppin before moving on to.......
The Maypole Inn Thurloxton - Village Green prepare for The Hockey Dance! Group photo outside the front door Tony presents his present from Village Green
Sarah instructs; we listen Hands around at Maunsell Lock - don't let go Lots of Sweet Coppin musicians - and friends!
Sidmouth Festival Sidmouth seafront during festival week is usually our usual last dancing spot of the season, but this year see below......
Vandals of Hammerwich in the light - but it soon got darker... The Abnalls - and darker... and too dark to see what dance it is!
Bromyard Festival Bromyard is a town in Herefordshire which hosts a Folk Festival in mid-September. Those of us that went had a great time and we look forward to a return visit.
Don and Jerry - Packed up and ready to face whatever the day may throw at you - like Morris dancing Very rare photo of Graham actually dancing. Wall of Sound at The Rose and Lion
Flowers of Edinburgh outside The Hop Pole
Dancing a Bampton dance at The Crown and Septre
Alex hovers during Bacca Pipes at the Sunday afternoon Ceilidh