Les in Chorlton

While you were watching Jemmers etc last Saturday, I was watching KR 1-3 (Flowers of May, Whitethorn and Benskins) in Aylesbury, and remembering watching Jemmers dance there in 1974. I think Ann Mettam still has the postcard she got from Julian Pilling when she was researching dances for Poynton Jemmers and (somewhat naively, given that this was about 30 years ago)thought he might help. The postcard said something on the lines of "I do not believe that women should emulate men in either education or morris dancing". This was such a great incentive for Jemmers that they were booked to dance at Sidmouth the following year!

John Forrest has been invited to stage a presentation recreating early morris dancing at Sidmouth festival this (50th celebration)year. As far as I know, this is going ahead.

Kitty