Local Morris Sides
There are many excellent morris sides in our area, why not make a date to go and see some of them in action?
Here are a few of them:
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Moonshine Appalachian Dancers
website
tel: 01460 53619
email:jedjed+NOSPAM+hotmail.co.uk -
Treacle Eater Clog
website
email:secretary+NOSPAM+treacleeaterclog.org.uk -
No Mean Feet Appalachian Dancers
website
email:secretary+NOSPAM+nomeanfeet.org.uk -
Babylon Border Morris
website
email:secretary+NOSPAM+babylon.org.uk -
Taunton Deane Morris Men
website
email:tdmm+NOSPAM+talk21.com -
Sweet Coppin North West Morris Dancers
website
email:contact+NOSPAM+sweet-coppin.co.uk -
Frome Valley Morris
website
Tel: Chris Preece 01305 823013 or 07952 991870
Tel: Greg Rochfort 01305 813102
email: prog+NOSPAM+fromevalleymorris.co.uk -
Wessex Morris Men
website
Email:jamesgailer+NOSPAM+aol.com -
Wyvern Jubilee Morris Men
website
email:bagman+NOSPAM+wyvernjubileemorris.org.uk
Morris Sides in other Areas
A useful resource to help you find morris sides in any other part of the country is the "sidefinder" site. You just type in a postcode or click on a map, and the site will produce a list of the twenty closest sides.
A few of our friends follow:
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Sarum Morris
website
tel: 01305 269258
email: mary.sarum+NOSPAM+mypostoffice.co.uk -
Sidmouth Steppers
website
tel: Ruth Lewis 01404 44498
email: liz.clode1+NOSPAM+btinternet.com -
Bideford Phoenix Morris
website
tel: Neil & Carolyn Bennion 01237 473798
email: squire+NOSPAM+bidefordphoenix.co.uk -
Priston Jubilee Morris
website
tel: Colin 01761 471 209
email:pristonmorris+NOSPAM+hotmail.com -
Hobos Border Morris
website
tel: Su 01202 717232
email: postbox+NOSPAM+hobos-morris.org.uk
Morris Organisations and Related Links
Some national and regional links for morris dancing and wider interest are:
The Morris Federation WebsiteThe Morris Federation is one of the three umbrella organisations representing morris dancers in the UK (and there are some international members as well).
The Folk South West Website
The Somerset and Dorset Folk Newsletter
And, in case you missed them elsewhere, here are links to the Turbs blog where you can read about, and comment on, our latest bizarre musings...
The Dr Turberville's Blog... and the Dr Turberville's Group on Facebook, where there are more pictures than anyone could possibly want to look at, as well as some news about events.
The Dr Turberville's Morris Faceboook GroupPlease advise me by email if you would like a link added here
Other Local Links
Some other local organisations:
South Petherton BloggersSouth Petherton Bloggers provides a 'No holds barred' commentary and an off the wall explanation about what goes on in the locality. If they hit the mark, so much the better.
South Petherton Walking Group
South Petherton Walking Group is a friendly social group, walking throughout the year. It focuses on using walking to promote the local area, its pubs, businesses and its greatest asset of all, our fantastic countryside. SPWG walk twice each week in all weathers concentrating walks in the South Petherton area and the surrounding villages.