Another brilliant evening at the Banningham Crown; no wonder we make a point of visiting twice each year!  Always a warm welcome, always an enthusiastic audience, always fantastic sandwiches and a contribution to the pot.  This particular visit also bolstered by the barrel of "Worth the Wait" shipped in from our sponsor, Beeston Brewery, for the occasion!

Weather was looking pretty foul for most of the day but brightened up into a lovely mellow evening.  Dancing got going at a fair ol' lick with enough of us there to give the great unfit a breather between dances.

What I like about this stand is the conversations you get into (first met Win here four years ago and look where that ended up); lots of people wanting to talk about the dance, the dancers and the music; lots of people with very long memories... "isn't that a different melodeon to the one you had last year?" - strange but true!

Dancing concluded with the obligatory "Bonny Green Garters" - extended to take in a circumnavigation of the rose garden - then on to an impromptu instructional for the benefit of two lads that fancied a go at being Morris Men!  Chips and sandwiches, more beer, a few tunes and home.  Back on Boxing Day.

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