NEXT APPEARANCE: 27th September at the Morris Federation 50th Anniversary AGM

HEADLINES Last Update 24^th September 2025.
The teams appearance at the Morris Federation AGM is a second as far as I recall. The first was when Persephone hosted the event many years ago. The federation is now in it's 50th year and the president is Pauline Woods Wilson, a one time dancer with Wakefield. Pauline is the second Wakefield member to take the president position, Wakefield founder Trefor Owen being the first. Pauline is still an active dancer and has been energetic over the years and will be awarded an EFDSS gold badge for her contributions to the world of dance at the AGM. Actually I can remember when the MF was the Womens Morris Federation and Wakefield had the womens team,the Ring O'Belles, in the Federation and the mens team, The Horberie Shrogys, in Open Morris,

The foreign tours with Hanover Dansdeel update pages are still to come. Anyone got photos of the visits from Greenwich Morris and Half Moon rapper; or even the trip to France in the 1980's? Must ask Aileen Martin when we see her next.

This site was created back in the 1990's as the online presence of Wakefield Morris. For much of the first thirty years the editor was an active dancer and when advancing age and receding energy put an end to dancing, the web site continued as a history. The contacts are still be updated but day to day matters and developing repertoire are no longer be covered. But fear not, from the dusty back room video tapes (younger readers ask your parents) have been recovered and converted to modern DVD format. Details of the "tapes" are now on the "Galleries" page and details of how copies may be obtained. As of 2019 this content is now available in MP4 format and links on the repertoire pages will take you to YouTube videos of individual dances.
In 2016 I finally completed the sometimes salacious potted biographies that form the "Roll of Honour" of all those who danced with the team in the first 30 years. Still some blanks to fill and always open to updates, the editor is always happy to hear from members or acquaintances.

For more information on the Morris dancers world, to find a team near you or to simply explore the delights of the tradition why not try the Morris Federation web page.