MayDay in London -- what's on?

Subject: MayDay in London -- what's on?
From: YorkshireYankee
Date: 28 Apr 05 - 11:36 AM

A friend of mine from the US has a lengthy stop-over at Heathrow the evening of Saturday, 30 April and leaving the next morning -- May 1st. I'm planning to head to London (by train) to get together with her. She's a folkie too, and I think she'd enjoy a proper English May Day celebration with Morris Dancers, etc. The tricky bit is, she'll have to be back at Heathrow by 10 am, so it would need to be one of those crack-of-sparrow-fart sunrise type celebrations.

Anyone know of any? If so, how gettable-to would they be using public transport? Is there anything easily accessible for someone taking the tube?

Many thanks!

Subject: RE: MayDay in London -- what's on?
From: GUEST
Date: 28 Apr 05 - 12:32 PM

http://www.tuc.org.uk/events/detail.cfm?event=2475
http://www.wombles.org.uk/news/article_2005_04_17_2450.php
http://www.spacehijackers.org/html/projects/mayday05/index.html
http://www.lmhr.org.uk/events/archives/000280.html

Subject: RE: MayDay in London -- what's on?
From: YorkshireYankee
Date: 28 Apr 05 - 04:46 PM

Thanks for the suggestions, Guest. Unfortunately, they all seem to be afternoon things (except for the one where you have to give your mobile no. so you can be alerted an hour before the event takes place).

I will confess I had Morris dancing in mind more than political demonstrations/events...

Subject: RE: MayDay in London -- what's on?
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 29 Apr 05 - 02:53 AM

There are plenty of dawn meets of morris dancers, but they are probably nowhere near London. You need to find a local side and find out what they are doing. I can tell you what East Saxon Sword are doing (East London)... they'll be tucked up in their respective pits and waiting til a sensible time to go to Rochester!

LTS

Subject: RE: MayDay in London -- what's on?
From: manitas_at_work
Date: 29 Apr 05 - 06:38 AM

There's a Jack in the Green at the Borough (southern end of London Bridge) on Sunday but it will be at a sensible time and probably too late for your friend but for anyone else interested here's a link http://www.gre.ac.uk/~cs02/deptfordjackinthegreen.html