NEXT APPEARANCE: TBA

HEADLINES Last Update 27^th December 2025.
Boxing Day 2025. Clear skies, sun shine and a wonderful crowd what more could you want? Steve Ollerton and Liam Parker doing a great job of being informative whilst the team were being entertaining, so that's two of the mission objectives ticked off then. Those in search of education are referred to the contacts page where details of practice nights and taster sessions can be found.
Wonderful to see a full set of teenaged dancers out performing and having the rewards of crowd appreciation. The, dare I say more mature members of the team, still carrying the torch of Wakefield's reputation for accurate stepping and straight lines forward. Several former dancers out in the crowd including Dave Johnson one of the founder members. Long time musician Chris Walker was out but looking very frail and needing the support of daughter Sally.Gary and Caroline Stead, Barbara Quine, SDue Mawby and Ruth Flint who had a photo to prove daughter Heather once danced out with the team.
If the appeal of dancing out on Boxing Day 2026 seems good, make a New Year resolution to get out to Ossett Kingsway Methodist Hall early in 2026 it's fun it's healthy and it's social.

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.