Apologies , I said I was going to bow out, but Reynards post above has caused me to add one final item.
I agree that if all new Border Morris teams were to leave off the painted faces black or otherwise, it would be more comfortable for everyone, and some of the histories I have read indicate that not all border Morris teams did black up, so its certainly not essential.
Reynard mentions current sides being replaced by a younger generation, but the sad truth is that most of the newer sides are in fact Border Morris Type Sides mostly with black faces, there are fewer and fewer Cotswold sides being Started, whilst the border teams continue to proliferate. With its simpler dance structures and looser more improvised form together with the exhibitionist nature of some teams it does seem to have captured the imagination of a largely younger membership so I fear what Reynard Hopes for will not come to pass.