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Isca Morrismen 2011 Events
The Isca Morrismen maintained a long-standing tradition of dancing out most Wednesday evenings during the summer period at a variety of real ale pubs where we brought entertainment to the community and provided the men themselves with the opportunity to enjoy good ale!. Outside of this period we were either busy practicing or travelling to a variety of outside events.
In February we again appeared at the Cheltenham Folk Festival and we danced throughout the old county of Gwent which is now spread across the City of Newport and the county boroughs of Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Monmouthshire and Torfaen.
We made a variety of trips to parts of England to dance with other sides and our programme for the year was as follows:-
January 2011
Saturday 8th - Wassail at the Ostrich Inn - Click Here for Full Details
| 8.00 p.m. onwards |
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A traditional cider wassail based on the Ostrich Inn at Newland, just to the south of Monmouth. The wassail begins at around 8.45 p.m. |
Saturday 29th - Ripley Morrismen Ale
February 2011
Saturday 12th - Performing at the Cheltenham Folk Festival
| 11.30 a.m. - 12.15 p.m. | Map | Marks & Spencer, High Street with Gloucestershire Morris Men, Happenstance Morris (Winchcombe) and Moulton Morrismen |
| 1.30 - 2.15 p.m. | Map |
Tailors, Cambray Place with Mr Wilkins' Shilling (Bath), Phoenix Morris (Rickmansworth) and Newcastle Kingsmen |
| 2.30 - 3.15 p.m. | Map | Beechwood Shopping Centre, High Street with Moulton Morrismen, Sciorr (Sheffield) and Phoenix Morris (Rickmansworth) |
Saturday 19th - Morris Ring Annual Representatives Meeting in Clevedon
Sunday 27th - Performing at a St David's Day Open Day
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| 1.15 p.m. 2.00 p.m. 2.30 p.m. |
Map | Caldicot Castle |
April 2011
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May 2011
Sun 1st - May Day Dancing at Dawn with Cardiff Ladies
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| 5.20 - 6.40 a.m. | Map | Caerleon Amphitheatre |
Mon 2nd - May Day Bank Holiday Tour
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| 9.15 a.m. 10.45 a.m. 11.45 a.m. 1.45 p.m. |
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Newport Cathedral Upper Boat Inn, Upper Boat Glantaff Inn, Quakers Yard Llancaiach Fawr Manor, Nelson |
Wed 11th - Archenfield Triangle Tour with Cwmni Gwerin Pont-y-Pŵl
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| 8.30 p.m. 9.30 p.m. |
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Hen and Chickens, Abergavenny Kings Arms Hotel, Abergavenny |
Wed 18th - Godfrey Morgan Joint Tour with Tiger Feet Appalachian Dancers
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| 8.30 p.m. | Map | Masons Arms, Marshfield |
Wed 25th - Cappers Joint Pub Tour with Lassington Oak Morrismen
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| 8.30 p.m. |
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Ostrich Inn, Newland |
June 2011
Wed 1st - Newport Levels Joint Tour with Cardiff Morris
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| 8.30 p.m. | Map | Golden Lion, Magor |
Sat 4th - Tredegar House Folk Festival, Newport
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| 11.00 a.m. 12.40 p.m. 1.35 p.m. 4.15 p.m. |
Map | Folk Marquee Workshop Dance Procession Courtyard Stage Main Marquee |
Wed 8th - Joint Pub Tour with Rag Morris
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| 8.00 p.m. | Map | The Anchor Inn, Oldbury on Severn |
Wed 15th - Cappers Reprise Joint Pub Tour with Gloucestershire Morris Men
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| 8.15 p.m. |
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Ostrich Inn, Newland |
Wed 22nd - Isca Silurum Joint Tour with Clocs Canton
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| 8.30 p.m. 9.30 p.m. |
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Red Lion Inn, Caerleon Bell Inn, Caerleon |
Wed 29th - Over the Waters Joint Tour with Bristol Morrismen
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| 8.15 p.m. 9.15 p.m. |
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The Plough Inn, Pilning Boars Head, Aust |
July 2011
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Sat 2nd Widders Dance Weekend Dancing in Chepstow Town Centre during the day. |
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Thu 7th - Clevedon Tour with Mendip Morrismen
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| 8.00 p.m. 9.00 p.m. |
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Bandstand, Sea Front, Clevedon Royal Oak, Clevedon |
Wed 13th - Otley Brewery Joint Pub Tour with Cardiff Ladies
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| 8.30 p.m. 9.30 p.m. |
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Otley Arms, Treforest Bunch of Grapes, Pontypridd |
Wed 20th - Joint Pub Tour with Forest of Dean Morrismen
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| 8.00 p.m. 9.00 p.m. |
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The Bell Inn, Redbrook Boat Inn, Penallt |
Wed 27th - Joint Pub Tour with Pigsty Morris
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| 8.30 p.m. |
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The Anchor, Tintern |
August 2011
Wed 20th - Joint Gower Tour with Sweyns Ey Morris
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| 1.00 p.m. 2.30 p.m. |
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The Gower Inn, Parkmill Private Wedding Reception in Cilibion, Llanrhidian |
Wed 31st - Usk Pub Tour
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| 8.30 p.m. 9.30 p.m. |
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Cross Keys Inn, Usk Nags Head Inn, Usk |
September 2011
Wed 7th - Chepstow Joint Pub Tour with The Widders
| 8.00 p.m. 8.45 p.m. 9.30 p.m. |
Map Map Map |
Coach and Horses, Chepstow White Lion, Chepstow Boat Inn, Chepstow |
Sun 25th - Harvest Festival and Rural Skills
A joint appearance with our friends from Cardiff Morris
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| 12.00 noon & 2.00 p.m. 3.30 p.m. |
Map Map |
Llancaiach Fawr Manor, Nelson Glantaff Inn, Quakers Yard |
October 2011
Wednesday Evening Practices from 12th October onwards until April 2012
| 8.00 p.m. onwards |
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St Gabriel's Church Hall, Old Cwmbran Our after practice session is held nearby in the Mount Pleasant Inn, Old Cwmbran. |
November 2011
Sat 12th - Recruitment Afternoon in Abergavenny - Dancing in the Main Street near the Hen and Chickens, Abergavenny
| 12.30 p.m. | Map | Hen and Chickens, Abergavenny |
Fri 25th - Cardiff Morris Winter Ale
| 7.30 p.m. onwards |
Map | Penarth Conservative Club - A convivial evening to be spent with the Cardiff Morris at their Winter Ale just outside Cardiff. |
December 2011
Fri 16th - Mendip Morrismen Ale
| 7.30 p.m. onwards |
Map | The side attended the Mendip Men's ale evening in Wrington in the countryside between Weston super Mare and Bristol. |
Mon 26th - Boxing Day at the Ostrich Inn
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| 12.15 p.m. onwards |
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Our traditional one pub outing for Boxing Day at the Ostrich Inn in Newland, just to the south of Monmouth. Performances were at 12.30 and again at 2.30 p.m., with a large and receptive audience. |
