John,

Are you only interested in starting a new side, or joining an existing one?

If the latter is the case, this site of Morris links (including sides in the Cheshire / Manchester) areas may be a good starting point.

Another good starting point may be to contact Derek Schofield (He lives in Crewe, is a keen dancer, has a pile of contacts and is very much in the know about all things EFDSS)

If you send me a personal message, I'll forward his contact details.

Sorry, I know very little about the morris scene myself, but I hope these provide a good starting point.

Ed