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Welcome to the Plymouth Morris Men Website! |
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Plymouth Morris Men are currently being supported by Summerskills Brewery |
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Each year we make a donation to a charity and have raised over £6,000 over the
last 10 years.
Our nominated charity for 2018 is Friends and Families of Special Children Ltd.
Friends and Families are a non-profit organisation unique to Plymouth, providing information, support and services for families with disabled children.
last 10 years.
Our nominated charity for 2018 is Friends and Families of Special Children Ltd.
Friends and Families are a non-profit organisation unique to Plymouth, providing information, support and services for families with disabled children.
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We were proud to present a cheque for £1,000.00 on May Day Morning 2017, on Plymouth Hoe, to the Mesothelioma UK asbestos cancer charity for whom we collected during 2016. Many of our former local dockyard workers have been affected by Mesothelioma.
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Our Mummers Play will be revived again this December. Venues will be arranged later in the year. Check our Mummers Play pages for more details.
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Members of the Mummers Play cast
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May Day Celebration
We had a great time celebrating May Day by dancing on Plymouth Hoe at Sunrise to welcome in the Summer in the company of Plymouth's Deputy Lord Mayor, Nick Kelly, and his wife.Helen.
Photos courtesy of Maria Cumming, Tim Ingram and Rosie Barnfield
We had a great time celebrating May Day by dancing on Plymouth Hoe at Sunrise to welcome in the Summer in the company of Plymouth's Deputy Lord Mayor, Nick Kelly, and his wife.Helen.
Photos courtesy of Maria Cumming, Tim Ingram and Rosie Barnfield
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Tamar Valley Rail Tour
On Saturday 26th May we joined Dartington Morris Men on a trip on the Tamar Valley line to Gunnislake. We danced and had lunch at The Rising Sun near Gunnislake before travelling on the train to Calstock where we danced on the Quay. Then it was back on the train to Bere Ferrers to enjoy the Cider and Sausage Festival. Photos courtesy of Debbie King
On Saturday 26th May we joined Dartington Morris Men on a trip on the Tamar Valley line to Gunnislake. We danced and had lunch at The Rising Sun near Gunnislake before travelling on the train to Calstock where we danced on the Quay. Then it was back on the train to Bere Ferrers to enjoy the Cider and Sausage Festival. Photos courtesy of Debbie King
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A Fond Farewell
On Friday 25th May, representatives of Plymouth Morris Men attended the funeral of Billy Holmes, former Landlord of The Dolphin Hotel on Plymouth Barbican. Billy was a great host to us on many occasions each year, for so many years and will be sadly missed. What's happening next?
Our programme for 2018 can be downloaded here. Please note all dates are provisional unless otherwise stated, and subject to change. On Wednesday 27th June we will be performing for our audience at The Royal Oak Inn, Meavy. Starting at 8pm.
On Friday 6th July we will be the guests of Dartington Morris Men at The Ship Inn, Noss Mayo, and at The Dolphin, Newton Ferrers. The action starts at 8pm. On Saturday 7th July we will be performing at the Annual Charity Beer Festival at The Horse and Groom, Bittaford, from 1pm.
Foreign Trips Plymouth Morris Men have had several foreign trips in recent years, including Holland in 2005, a trip to Hungary and Serbia in July 2006 and Jersey in May 2007. In August 2009 we went to south-western France for the 50th Annual International Folklore Festival at Montrejeau. We have had several trips to Brest in conjunction with the Plymouth-Brest Twinning Association, including the Maritime Festival held every 4 years. |
Some Summer Doings
Plymouth Morris Men at The Tolpuddle Martyrs Museum, Dorset, on
St George's Day,
23rd April 2017.
In April 2017 we were in Southampton for the annual Day of Dance hosted by our great friends of King John Morris Men.
On Sunday on our return home we stopped off to celebrate St. George's Day at Tolpuddle in Dorset to visit the Tolpuddle Martyrs Museum and to have lunch at The Martyrs Inn. On return to Plymouth we thought it only fit to have a photo taken where the plaque to commemorate the return from exile in Australia of 4 of the Martyrs on 18th March 1838 is situated, near the place where they came ashore, at Mayflower Steps on Plymouth Barbican. 
Plymouth Morris Men at the plaque at Mayflower Steps on Plymouth Barbican
On Saturday 1st July 2017 we performed at The Horse and Groom, Bittaford, for their annual Charity Fundraising weekend, and raised over £73.00 for the Brain Tumour Charity and Riding for the Disabled. We're about to do it all again this year at the Charity Beer Festival on Saturday 7th July 2018. We'll be there from 1pm.
On Friday 28th July 2017 we travelled to Kent for the 355th Morris Ring Meeting hosted by Ravensbourne Morris Men. They took us on a tour around London's South Bank where we performed at various famous landmarks culminating in a massed dance of all the invited Morris sides at the Tower of London.
Our display boards showing off what we do
Our practices are now held at The School of Creative Arts, 22 Millbay Road, Millbay, Plymouth, PL1 3EG (the big red building opposite the entrance to the Brittany Ferries port) from 7.30pm until 9.30pm on Wednesday evenings from October until the end of April.
We are looking for new recruits, male or female, either dancers or musicians, to train up ready for the Mayflower 400 celebrations in 2020, when we will also be celebrating our 50th anniversary. We would particularly love to start an 18 - 30 Morris Side to take part in the Mayflower 400 celebrations. Everyone is welcome at any time to come and have a look or maybe have a go. Check our programme for details and just turn up! Charity Each year we make a donation to a charity and have raised over £5,000 over the last 9 years. On Sunday 21st March 2010 members of Plymouth Morris Men danced their way around the Plymouth Mile course for Sport Relief. We raised over £900! Thank you for your support! We presented a cheque for £300 to Devon Freewheelers at our ceilidh on Saturday 27th February 2016. That makes £800 we have given them over the last 2 years. Our nominated charity for 2016 was Mesothelioma UK, an asbestos cancer charity. Many of our former local dockyard workers have been affected by Mesothelioma. We presented them with a cheque for £1000 on May Day Morning on Plymouth Hoe. At our 48th Annual Ceilidh on Saturday 24th February 2018 we presented HeartSWell South West with a cheque for £500 which will be used to provide defibrillators locally in Plymouth. More details of our charitable giving can be found on our 'Charitable Donations' page. If you've seen us recently, have found this site helpful or have any comments to make about the site, please e-mail us via the 'Contact Us' page. It would be great to hear from you. |
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