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WEEKLY MEETINGS - EVERY THURSDAY
The Mockbeggar ladies practise and perfect their dance out routines every Thursday evening between September and May. Rehearsals take
place at Heswall Parish Hall, Heswall, Wirral, Merseyside.
From May to September, the Mockbeggar group dance out at various locations around the Wirral which will be advertised below in due course.
If you would like to book us to dance at your pub, to supply entertainment at your fete or to demonstrate our skills and discuss the history of North West Morris dance to your Group (WI, scouts etc) please do not hesitate to contact us at mockbeggarmorris@yahoo.com, or phone Gina on 0151 3471685
SUMMER PROGRAMME- 2011
The Mockbeggar ladies perform the dances they have learnt during the winter months at various location around the Wirral and Cheshire and occasionally further afield. Click on the calendar below to discover what the ladies' morris term are up to in the coming months. Please note, these events may be cancelled at short notice due to weather/unforeseen circumstances, Please check with Gina 0151 3471685 before making a special journey.
April
Saturday 30th April, Dancing at Speke Hall liverpool for their May day celebrations
May
Sunday 1st May dancing at dawn at Bidston hill
Saturday 14th May dancing in Chester with Earl of Stamford Morris
June
Thursday 9 June The Farmers Arms, Frankby, 8.15pm
Thursday 16 June The White Lion, Childer Thornton, 8.15pm
Thursday 23 June The Wheatsheaf, Raby, 8.15pm
We will be performing at Bromborough OC club for Wirral Folk on the Coast on Saturday 25th June 2011.
Thursday 30 June Ramblers Association, Oxton (private event)
July
Tuesday 5 July Ashton, Cheshire with Earl of Stamford Morris Side, 8pm
Saturday 9 July Outside the Kings Arms at Cartmel 2:30 pm
Thursday 14 July West Kirby Promenade, 8.15pm
Monday 18 July The The Harp,, Neston for an evening of dance with Mersey Morris Men, 8pm
August
12-17th August Dancing around the Isle of Man as the guests of the The Manx Folk Dance Society
Sunday 28 Aug- Food Festival, Clatterbridge 10.00-4.00pm
October
Saturday 1 October Apple day at Erddig, outside Wrexham
Saturday 15 October Dancing in Heswall as part of the arts festival
Thursday 20 October "taster session" at Church of Good Shepherd, Heswall
BOXING DAY - 2011
What are you doing on the 26th of December? If you are in the Wirral area, come down to the village green at Willaston, West Cheshire at 11am to see the Mersey Morris men and the Mockbeggar women dance off their Christmas puds opposite the `Nag's Head`.