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:
Thursday at 19:20, The Club, Thornbury - Turnberrie Castle
Friday at 19:30, Marlwood School, Alveston - The Folk Companions.
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.]
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Date |
Venue |
Event |
Group(1) |
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2001 |
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20/01/01 |
Westbury on Trym Church of England School |
Folk Dance for the Parish Church |
FC |
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13/04/01 |
Cribbs Causeway |
Joint group non-dance social trip to see "Spy Kids" |
TC/FC |
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28/04/01 |
Thornbury (various venues) |
Dance displays with "England's Glory" Ladies Morris side. |
TC |
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07/05/01 |
Upton-on-Severn |
Dancing at the Upton-on-Severn Folk Festival |
TC |
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13/05/01 |
Blaise Castle Bristol |
Dancing as part of the Bristol Children's Day of Dance - organised by Folk Around Bristol |
TC |
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28/05/01 |
Chippenham |
Social visit to Chippenham Folk Festival |
TC |
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09/06/01 |
Woodhouse Down Scout Park, Rudgeway |
Training Course for Scout Leaders in Cotswold Morris Dances |
FC |
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09/06/01 |
Mangotsfield Village Green |
Dance displays at Mangotsfield Festival |
TC |
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23/06/01 |
St. Mary's Church of England School, Thornbury |
Folk Dance for the School PTA |
FC |
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13/07/01 |
Thornbury Castle School |
Folk Dance for St. Mary's Parish - for guests from Bfumbo |
FC |
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23/07/01 |
Frampton Cotterell (the Live and Let Live) |
Dance displays with Winterbourne Down Border Morris |
TC |
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28/07/01 |
Warwick School |
Social visit to Warwick Folk Festival |
TC |
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30/07/01 |
Iron Acton |
Dance displays with Winterbourne Down Border Morris |
TC |
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01/08/01 |
Sidmouth |
Dance busking at Sidmouth Folk Festival |
TC |
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05/08/01 |
Sidmouth (for the week) |
Dance displays at Sidmouth festival (to be confirmed) |
TC |
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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 |
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15/09/01 |
Thornbury |
Turnberrie Castle BBQ |
TC |
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11/10/01 |
Frampton Cotterell Church of England School |
Frampton Cotterell - Kelbra Twinning Association |
FC |
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12/10/01 |
Marlwood School PTA |
Folk Dance for Year 7 (New Intake) |
FC |
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24/11/01 |
Cribbs Causeway |
Joint group non-dance social trip to see "Harry Potter" films |
FC/TC |
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December or January |
Cribbs Causeway |
Joint group non-dance social trip to see "Lord of the Rings" film (to be confirmed) |
TC/FC |
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01/12/01 |
Yate Community Centre |
Yate Ramblers Christmas Dance |
FC |
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09/12/01 |
Henbury |
Dance for "Riding for the Disabled" |
FC |
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15/12/01 |
St. Mary's Centre, Thornbury |
Dance displays in aid of charity |
TC |
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2002 |
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19/01/02 |
Bolton (until 20th) |
North West Morris Workshop - TC attend |
TC |
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03/02/02 |
Thornbury |
Stave Dance Workshop |
TC/FC |
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22/02/02 |
Pilning |
Dance for St Peter's Church, Pilning |
FC |
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20/04/02 |
Cardiff |
Morris tour of the city |
TC |
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20/04/02 |
Patchway High School, Almondsbury |
Folk Dance for Patchway Twinning Association |
FC |
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03/05/02 |
Marlwood School Alveston (19:30) |
19:30 Practice night - former members especially welcome |
FC30 |
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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 |
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04/05/02 |
Marlwood School - reunion evening |
16:00 - Informal chat and videos - a change to catch-up. |
FC30 |
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04/05/02 |
Marlwood School - reunion evening |
17:30 - American Supper - please bring your own food and drinks. |
FC30 |
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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 |
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05/05/02 |
Upton-on-Severn - morning. |
North West and Border Morris displays at the Upton-on-Severn Folk Festival. (to be confirmed) |
TC |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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06/05/02 |
Ham, near Berkeley. |
12:00 - 15:00 Buffet Lunch at The Salutation. |
FC30 |
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12/05/02 |
Blaise Castle |
(morning) Dancing as part of the Bristol Children's Day of Dance |
TC |
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12/05/02 |
Blaise Hamlet - Riding for the Disabled Centre |
(afternoon) Dancing for the "Riding for the Disabled Association". |
FC |
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18/05/02 |
Scout Centre - Woodhouse Down, Almondsbury |
Running sessions on Morris Dancing at a training day for Scout Leaders |
FC/TC |
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25/05/02 |
Berkeley Castle |
Dancing in the castle courtyard |
TC |
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26/05/02 |
Cribbs Causeway |
NW Morris Dance displays |
TC |
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03/06/02 |
Chippenham |
Dancing at the Chippenham Folk Festival - on the stage and out and about in the town |
TC |
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10/06/02 |
Stroud and Nibley |
Dancing out with Stroud Ladies Morris - Nibley and Waterley |
TC |
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15/06/02 |
Mangotsfield |
Dancing at the Mangotsfield festival |
TC |
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17/06/02 |
Frampton-on-Severn (to be confirmed) |
Dancing with England's Glory |
TC |
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22/06/02 |
Cribbs Causeway |
Joint group non-dance social trip to see "Star Wars 2" |
TC/FC |
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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 |
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22/07/02 |
Thornbury |
Dance displays in the afternoon for the children of New Siblands School in Thornbury |
TC |
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July |
Cribbs Causeway |
Joint group non-dance social trip to see "Spiderman" |
TC/FC |
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04/08/02 |
Sidmouth Folk Festival |
Dancing at the Sidmouth Folk Festival – probably on the sea front ! |
TC |
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24/08/02 |
Bridgenorth |
Dancing as part of the Bridgenorth Folk Festival |
TC |
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07/09/02 |
Latteridge |
Dancing displays at Latteridge |
FC |
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14/09/02 |
Tockington |
Dancing displays at the Village fete |
TC |
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September |
Cribbs Causeway |
Joint group non-dance social trip to see "Men in Black II" and “Spy Kids II” |
TC/FC |
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04/10/02 |
Marlwood School, Alveston |
Marlwood School PTA folk-dance |
FC |
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05/10/02 |
Thornbury, The Club |
A workshop on Border Morris dance – open to all. |
TC |
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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 |
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23/11/02 |
Cribbs Causeway |
Joint group non-dance social trip to see “Harry Potter” |
FC/TC |
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14/12/01 |
St Mary's Centre, Thornbury |
Dance displays in aid of charity in St Mary's Shopping Centre in Thornbury |
TC |
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2003 |
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02/01/03 |
Thornbury |
TC New Years Party – after morris of course ! |
TC |
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03/01/03 |
Cribbs Causeway |
Joint group non-dance social trip to see "Lord of the Rings – The Two Towers” |
FC/TC |
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01/02/03 |
Armstrong Hall, Thornbury |
“Burns Night” dance for Thornbury Round Table |
FC |
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15/02/03 |
Filton High School, Bristol |
Dance spots at Folk Around Bristol Ceilidh |
TC |
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21/04/03 |
Cribbs Causeway |
Joint group non-dance social trip to see "Johnny English” |
FC/TC |
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04/05/03 |
Upton on Severn |
Performances at the Upton on Severn Folk Festival |
TC |
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17/05/03 |
Tredegar House, Newport, South Wales |
Dancing at the Gŵyl Werin Tŷ Tredegar 2003 (Tredegar House Folk Festival) near Newport. |
TC |
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17/05/03 |
Almondsbury, Bristol |
Displays and organising dances for party-goers at a 40th birthday celebration |
FC |
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24/05/03 |
Chippenham |
Dancing at the Chippenham Folk Festival (24 – 26) - on the arena stage and out and about in the town. |
TC |
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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 |
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07/06/03 |
Mangotsfield, near Bristol |
Dance displays as part of the Mangotsfield village festival |
TC |
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16/06/03 |
Nibley and Waterley, Gloucestershire |
Dancing out with Stroud Morris; meeting at the Black Horse, North Nibley |
TC |
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21/06/03 |
Patchway, Bristol |
Dancing at an evening fete |
FC |
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26/06/03 |
Westerleigh – Codrington Arms |
Dancing with Somerset Morris (starting 20:00) |
TC |
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17/07/03 |
Venue tbc |
Dancing with Englands Glory Morris |
TC |
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19/07/03 |
Pontypool |
Performing as part of “Dance in the Park” - tbc |
TC |
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19/07/03 |
Caoley |
An evening performance as part of a Ceilidh in Coaley Village Hall – tbc |
TC |
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03/08/03 |
Sidmouth Folk Festival |
Dancing on the seafront (between 1200 and 1400) at Sidmouth |
TC |
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24/08/03 |
Alveston, South Gloucestershire |
Dancing for the Alveston Twinning Association – folk dance and picnic |
FC |
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06/09/03 |
Cromhall, South Gloucestershire |
Dance displays at Cromhall Flower Show |
TC |
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13/09/03 |
Cardiff |
Dancing with “Clocs Canton” in a walking tour of Cardiff |
TC |
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27/09/03 |
Thornbury Baptist Church |
Folk dance for Thornbury Baptist Church |
FC |
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2004 |
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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".
[Folk in Thornbury HOME PAGE] and the links to the clubs [Folk Companions] . [Turnberrie Castle] .