FOLK IN THORNBURY - What's On and Calendar

This page shows details of where we are planning to dance for the coming months (or have danced this season).

This is a "joint" calendar for the groups on Folk in Thornbury - and doesn't include every regular practice night ! It covers the years 2001, 2002 and 2003. The regular practice nights are:

If you would like to know more about any of these events, please get in touch with us. The contact points are given on our Links page. [The special events for the Folk Companion's 30th anniversary are marked with "FC30" in blue below.]

Date

Venue

Event

Group(1)

2001

20/01/01

Westbury on Trym Church of England School

Folk Dance for the Parish Church

FC

13/04/01

Cribbs Causeway

Joint group non-dance social trip to see "Spy Kids"

TC/FC

28/04/01

Thornbury (various venues)

Dance displays with "England's Glory" Ladies Morris side.

TC

07/05/01

Upton-on-Severn

Dancing at the Upton-on-Severn Folk Festival

TC

13/05/01

Blaise Castle Bristol

Dancing as part of the Bristol Children's Day of Dance - organised by Folk Around Bristol

TC

28/05/01

Chippenham

Social visit to Chippenham Folk Festival

TC

09/06/01

Woodhouse Down Scout Park, Rudgeway

Training Course for Scout Leaders in Cotswold Morris Dances

FC

09/06/01

Mangotsfield Village Green

Dance displays at Mangotsfield Festival

TC

23/06/01

St. Mary's Church of England School, Thornbury

Folk Dance for the School PTA

FC

13/07/01

Thornbury Castle School

Folk Dance for St. Mary's Parish - for guests from Bfumbo

FC

23/07/01

Frampton Cotterell (the Live and Let Live)

Dance displays with Winterbourne Down Border Morris

TC

28/07/01

Warwick School

Social visit to Warwick Folk Festival

TC

30/07/01

Iron Acton

Dance displays with Winterbourne Down Border Morris

TC

01/08/01

Sidmouth

Dance busking at Sidmouth Folk Festival

TC

05/08/01

Sidmouth (for the week)

Dance displays at Sidmouth festival (to be confirmed)

TC

15/09/01

Aust (the Boars Head and the Parish Church)

Dance displays outside of the Boar's Head pub and procession to the Parish Church prior to a performance of Kemp's Jig

TC

15/09/01

Thornbury

Turnberrie Castle BBQ

TC

11/10/01

Frampton Cotterell Church of England School

Frampton Cotterell - Kelbra Twinning Association

FC

12/10/01

Marlwood School PTA

Folk Dance for Year 7 (New Intake)

FC

24/11/01

Ashton Gate

Dance for Bristol Guides Association (Cancelled)

FC

24/11/01

Cribbs Causeway

Joint group non-dance social trip to see "Harry Potter" films

FC/TC

December or January

Cribbs Causeway

Joint group non-dance social trip to see "Lord of the Rings" film (to be confirmed)

TC/FC

01/12/01

Yate Community Centre

Yate Ramblers Christmas Dance

FC

09/12/01

Henbury

Dance for "Riding for the Disabled"

FC

15/12/01

St. Mary's Centre, Thornbury

Dance displays in aid of charity

TC

2002

19/01/02

Bolton (until 20th)

North West Morris Workshop - TC attend

TC

03/02/02

Thornbury

Stave Dance Workshop

TC/FC

22/02/02

Pilning

Dance for St Peter's Church, Pilning

FC

20/04/02

Cardiff

Morris tour of the city

TC

20/04/02

Patchway High School, Almondsbury

Folk Dance for Patchway Twinning Association

FC

03/05/02

Marlwood School Alveston (19:30)

19:30 Practice night - former members especially welcome

FC30

04/05/02

Thornbury St Mary's Centre

10:30 (meet at 10:15) Dance and music for the public. All welcome, to play, dance, or just watch and listen

FC30

04/05/02

Marlwood School - reunion evening

16:00 - Informal chat and videos - a change to catch-up.

FC30

04/05/02

Marlwood School - reunion evening

17:30 - American Supper - please bring your own food and drinks.

FC30

04/05/02

Marlwood School - reunion evening

19:00 - Family Folk Dance - a variety of dances for both children and adults. Finishes at 22:00

FC30

05/05/02

Upton-on-Severn - morning.

North West and Border Morris displays at the Upton-on-Severn Folk Festival. (to be confirmed)

TC

05/05/02

Marlwood School

14:30 - Musicians session (A chance for old and new musicians to play together. Some of the tunes will be used for the dances in the evening but participation is optional. )

FC30

05/05/02

Marlwood School

17:30 - Formal 30th Anniversary meal (All welcome. Cold fork buffet by Val and Dave. Soft drinks provided, bring your own wine.)

FC30

05/05/02

Marlwood School

19:30 - Anniversary dance - a variety of dances, some slightly harder than those on Saturday night. Finishes at 22:00

FC30

06/05/02

Ham, near Berkeley.

10:30 - A Treasure Hunt with a staggered start from: The Salutation, Ham, near Berkeley. An easy stroll on foot for about 1 hour returning to the pub for lunch. This will be in the skittle alley which we can use if the weather is wet.

FC30

06/05/02

Ham, near Berkeley.

12:00 - 15:00 Buffet Lunch at The Salutation.

FC30

12/05/02

Blaise Castle

(morning) Dancing as part of the Bristol Children's Day of Dance

TC

12/05/02

Blaise Hamlet - Riding for the Disabled Centre

(afternoon) Dancing for the "Riding for the Disabled Association".

FC

18/05/02

Scout Centre - Woodhouse Down, Almondsbury

Running sessions on Morris Dancing at a training day for Scout Leaders

FC/TC

25/05/02

Berkeley Castle

Dancing in the castle courtyard

TC

26/05/02

Cribbs Causeway

NW Morris Dance displays

TC

03/06/02

Chippenham

Dancing at the Chippenham Folk Festival - on the stage and out and about in the town

TC

10/06/02

Stroud and Nibley

Dancing out with Stroud Ladies Morris - Nibley and Waterley

TC

15/06/02

Mangotsfield

Dancing at the Mangotsfield festival

TC

17/06/02

Frampton-on-Severn (to be confirmed)

Dancing with England's Glory

TC

22/06/02

Cribbs Causeway

Joint group non-dance social trip to see "Star Wars 2"

TC/FC

11/07/02

Ostfildern, Stuttgart, Germany (until 16th)

Dance displays at the Landesgartenschau Baden-Württemburg in Stuttgart. Part of the Folklorewochenende “Freunde über Grenzen”.

FC

22/07/02

Thornbury

Dance displays in the afternoon for the children of New Siblands School in Thornbury

TC

July

Cribbs Causeway

Joint group non-dance social trip to see "Spiderman"

TC/FC

04/08/02

Sidmouth Folk Festival

Dancing at the Sidmouth Folk Festival – probably on the sea front !

TC

24/08/02

Bridgenorth

Dancing as part of the Bridgenorth Folk Festival

TC

07/09/02

Latteridge

Dancing displays at Latteridge

FC

14/09/02

Tockington

Dancing displays at the Village fete

TC

September

Cribbs Causeway

Joint group non-dance social trip to see "Men in Black II" and “Spy Kids II”

TC/FC

04/10/02

Marlwood School, Alveston

Marlwood School PTA folk-dance

FC

05/10/02

Thornbury, The Club

A workshop on Border Morris dance – open to all.

TC

16/11/02

St. Peter's Church Hall, Henleaze.

Bristol Playford Ball - this year being run under the general auspices of the Folk Companions as part of their 30th anniversary celebrations.

FC

23/11/02

Cribbs Causeway

Joint group non-dance social trip to see “Harry Potter”

FC/TC

14/12/01

St Mary's Centre, Thornbury

Dance displays in aid of charity in St Mary's Shopping Centre in Thornbury

TC

2003

02/01/03

Thornbury

TC New Years Party – after morris of course !

TC

03/01/03

Cribbs Causeway

Joint group non-dance social trip to see "Lord of the Rings – The Two Towers”

FC/TC

01/02/03

Armstrong Hall, Thornbury

“Burns Night” dance for Thornbury Round Table

FC

15/02/03

Filton High School, Bristol

Dance spots at Folk Around Bristol Ceilidh

TC

21/04/03

Cribbs Causeway

Joint group non-dance social trip to see "Johnny English”

FC/TC

04/05/03

Upton on Severn

Performances at the Upton on Severn Folk Festival

TC

17/05/03

Tredegar House, Newport, South Wales

Dancing at the Gŵyl Werin Tŷ Tredegar 2003 (Tredegar House Folk Festival) near Newport.

TC

17/05/03

Almondsbury, Bristol

Displays and organising dances for party-goers at a 40th birthday celebration

FC

24/05/03

Chippenham

Dancing at the Chippenham Folk Festival (24 – 26) - on the arena stage and out and about in the town.

TC

29/05/03

The Club, Thornbury

A special “beginners evening” during school half-term break for those who have never done any North West Morris (or indeed any dancing) before. Contact Denise for further details

TC

31/05/03

Bath

Dancing out with Sarum Morris - cancelled

TC

07/06/03

Mangotsfield, near Bristol

Dance displays as part of the Mangotsfield village festival

TC

16/06/03

Nibley and Waterley, Gloucestershire

Dancing out with Stroud Morris; meeting at the Black Horse, North Nibley

TC

21/06/03

Patchway, Bristol

Dancing at an evening fete

FC

26/06/03

Westerleigh – Codrington Arms

Dancing with Somerset Morris (starting 20:00)

TC

17/07/03

Venue tbc

Dancing with Englands Glory Morris

TC

19/07/03

Pontypool

Performing as part of “Dance in the Park” - tbc

TC

19/07/03

Caoley

An evening performance as part of a Ceilidh in Coaley Village Hall – tbc

TC

03/08/03

Sidmouth Folk Festival

Dancing on the seafront (between 1200 and 1400) at Sidmouth

TC

24/08/03

Alveston, South Gloucestershire

Dancing for the Alveston Twinning Association – folk dance and picnic

FC

06/09/03

Cromhall, South Gloucestershire

Dance displays at Cromhall Flower Show

TC

13/09/03

Cardiff

Dancing with “Clocs Canton” in a walking tour of Cardiff

TC

27/09/03

Thornbury Baptist Church

Folk dance for Thornbury Baptist Church

FC

2004

August

Toronto, Canada

Visit to the Toronto Morris Ale (to be confirmed)

TC



(1) In the "Group" table, FC refers to the "Folk Companions" and TC to "Turnberrie Castle".

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