Greenwich Council promoting folk & dance

Subject: Greenwich Council promoting folk & dance
From: GUEST,woodsie
Date: 03 Nov 08 - 09:26 AM

The folkmob have been invited by Jonathan Bangs directorate of culture and community services, to paticipate in a folk music and dance celebration at The Tudor Barn on Friday 21st November. There will be several morris sides also taking part including Motley Morris and The Kent Corkers. Well, we've all moaned in the past about how the local council does very little to support English Culture and Heritage. So make sure that you put this date in your diary and show them that there is a strong following for this stuff and hopefully there will be more in the future! We are meeting the council on thursday so hopefuly I can give some more setails of this event.

Subject: RE: Greenwich Council promoting folk & dance
From: GUEST,Reed Warbler
Date: 04 Nov 08 - 02:55 AM

Sounds like a good idea.

Subject: RE: Greenwich Council promoting folk & dance
From: romany man
Date: 04 Nov 08 - 06:12 AM

what other morris sides are being invited, as there are quite a few in the area

Subject: RE: Greenwich Council promoting folk & dance
From: Nigel Parsons
Date: 04 Nov 08 - 06:25 AM

I hope the DCMS have arranged the PEL!

Subject: RE: Greenwich Council promoting folk & dance
From: The Borchester Echo
Date: 04 Nov 08 - 06:28 AM

Don't suppose they need a licence since Morris is specifically exempted in the legislation.

Subject: RE: Greenwich Council promoting folk & dance
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 04 Nov 08 - 07:26 AM

But the exemption ends when the dancing stops, so there may not be much music apart from the dance - and also the exemption does not cover any amplification so if I were playing my mandoplank for any side it would not be legal.

Is there any better idea of whether this is dance only or wheter there is suposed to be a sing (or where we will be able to buy beer)?

Oh, and when it starts and finishes?

Subject: RE: Greenwich Council promoting folk & dance
From: GUEST,woodsie
Date: 04 Nov 08 - 08:21 AM

The landlord of the building "Greenwich Council" still holds the PEL over from when it was a pub in fact they still hold a liquor licence as well. That information was given to me at a meeting I attended at the town hall earlier in the year, which was also attended by about 4 coucillors and representatives from their legal department. This was when we were trying to secure the future of folkmob in the building.

Subject: RE: Greenwich Council promoting folk & dance
From: GUEST,Essex Girl
Date: 04 Nov 08 - 08:58 AM

Richard, there'll be singing & dancing plus the Greenwich traditional musicians. 7.30 pm - midnight. Folk Mob have been asked to do a spot for 90 minutes.As far as I know it's still bring your own beer.

Subject: RE: Greenwich Council promoting folk & dance
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 04 Nov 08 - 09:23 AM

Thank you.

Subject: RE: Greenwich Council promoting folk & dance
From: GUEST,woodsie
Date: 05 Nov 08 - 11:49 AM

There are three morris sides, I'm not sure what the 3rd side are.

Subject: RE: Greenwich Council promoting folk & dance
From: GUEST,woodsie
Date: 07 Nov 08 - 10:53 AM

We met Jonathan last night and had a chat about the 21st, the event is going to be free, there will be mince pies and mulled wine at some stage in the evening. He would like to get in two barrels of beer but he has to get the go ahead from the catering manager, he said they may just want to sell bottled beer and wine. Unfortunately Kent Korkers (sorry I spelt that wrong before) aren't able to make it but Wadard Morris Men are coming and will perform a Mummers play as well as dancing along with Motley Morris, and of course Folkmob will be doing their bit so It should be a good evening.

Subject: RE: Greenwich Council promoting folk & dance
From: Essex Girl
Date: 08 Nov 08 - 03:38 AM

Didn't see you there Woodsie!!!

Subject: RE: Greenwich Council promoting folk & dance
From: GUEST,woodsie
Date: 08 Nov 08 - 03:53 AM

I was wearing my invisibility cloak!

The post was a cut and paste from an email from Sue Forde. I suppose "we" means folkmob!

Subject: RE: Greenwich Council promoting folk & dance
From: GUEST,woodsie
Date: 19 Nov 08 - 01:50 PM

just a bit more information about this Friday at the Tudor Barn, there will be 72 pints of Dartford Wobbler 4.3% dark and strong, 72 pints Gravesend Guzzler 3.7% hop flavored and light, 36 pints Kentish gold 4.1% light and medium strength, it's being sold at £2.00 a pint, there will also be bottled lager and wine and in the interval free mulled wine and mince pies. Unfortunately it now has to end at 11pm instead of midnight. please support this eveny as it's not often that the local council bends to our demands even supplying real ale at reasonable prices. This could even become a regular event.