Diary 2025
Wed 8th January 2025 – no practice tonight due to the cold weather, brrr.
Wed 15th January 2025 – no evening practice tonight, as we’ll be out for our Christmas meal.
Wed 22nd January 2025 – weekly practices restart – all welcome at our Taster Session to have a go at morris dancing – no committment, just come along to have fun. 20:00-22:00 in Ladybridge near Horwich/Bolton! See Join Us and let us know you are coming along.
Fri 14th February 2025 – all welcome to dance the night away at a Valentine’s Ceilidh we are running as a fundraiser for Bolton Hospice, in memory of Louise and Mike Gott. At the Horwich RMI Club, Ramsbottom Road, Horwich, Bolton BL6 5NH, doors 19:30, dancing 20:00-23:00. STOP PRESS: Over £1,750 was raised by this event for this worthy charity.
Wed 26th February 2025 – all welcome at our second Taster Session to have a go at morris dancing – no committment, just come along to have fun. 20:00-22:00 in Ladybridge near Horwich/Bolton! See Join Us and let us know you are coming along.
Sat 15th March 2025 – Victoria Hall in Bolton town centre, at the event celebrating 125 years of Bolton culture. We’ll be performing on the main stage between 14:30-15:00. Part of Bolton’s Town of Culture Award. Free.
Sat 22nd March 2025 – a full day practice in Wheelton (not performing).
Sat 26th April 2025 – JMO Day of Dance in Stockport, dancing with over 50 other teams! Hosted by Adlington Morris on behalf of the Joint Morris Organisations.
Sat 3rd May 2025 – Todmorden Folk Festival, dancing with other teams around Todmorden, West Yorkshire
Sat 10th May 2025 – Horwich Prize Medal Morris Men‘s last ever dance out, they have invited several teams who dance with them and parade around Horwich, Greater Manchester, danceing at various locations aroud Horwich, finihsing at The Crown. 10:15-16:00.
Sat 14th June 2025 Longridge Field Day & Parade, Longridge, Lancashire. The parade starts at 12:30.
Wed 16th July 2025 midsummer dance out with Royal Preston Morris Men and Malkin Morris at The Continental pub, Preston, PR1 8JP from 19:00-21:00ish.
Thur 31st July 2025 – evening – The Crown pub, 1 Chorley New Road, Horwich BL6 7QJ, from 20:00.
Wed 20th – Fri 22nd August 2025 Whitby Folk Week, North Yorkshire.
Sat 6th September 2025 – Day of Dance in Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, as guests of Domesday Morris.
Sat 20th September 2025 – evening parade through Preston city centre, as part of Encounter Festival.
Wednesday evenings from October – From October onwards, do come along to one of our Wednesday evening practices as a dancer (female) or musician (any gender), just let us know first to expect you to make sure we are having a practice that evening! We will also be advertising Taster Sessions, but you are welcome any week. See Join Us for details.
More events coming soon!!
Diary 2024
Wed 3rd January 2024– first Wednesday evening practice after the Christmas and New Year break – welcome to new dancers and musicians! See Join Us
Wed 10th January 2024 – no evening practice, as we’ll be out for our Christmas meal.
Wed 17th January 2024 – Welcome to new dancers and musicians, every Wednesday, 20:00-22:00 in Ladybridge near Horwich/Bolton! See Join Us
Sat 24th February and Sat 23rd March 2024All Day Practices in Wheelton (not performing).
Sat 20th April 2024 ‘A Day for St George’, guests of Horwich Prize Medal Morris Men, with other teams dancing and processing around Horwich, Greater Manchester 10:15-16:00.
Sat 1st June 2024 Daytime tour of towns and villages in the north west, as guests of Old Speckled Hen North West Morris.
Sat 8th June 2024 Longridge Field Day & Parade, Longridge, Lancashire. The parade starts at 12:30.
Wed 10th July 2024 The Pack Horse pub, Church Lane, Culcheth, Warrington, Cheshire WA3 5ET from about 20:30, as guests of Thelwall Morris.
Sat 13th July 2024 Adlington Carnival, Jubilee Playing Fields, Park Road, Adlington, near Chorley, Lancashire. Parade is 12:00-14:00.
Wed 17th July 2024 midsummer dance out with Royal Preston Morris Men and Southport Swords at The Continental pub, Preston, PR1 8JP from 20:00-21:30.
Wed 24th July 2024 dance out at The Crown pub, Horwich, BL6 7QJ, at about 20:30, then round the corner at the Blackedge Brewery, Horwich, BL6 7JH.
Sat 27th – Sun 28th July Lowther’s Folk, Roots & Maritime Festival, Lowther Pavilion Theatre & Gardens, Lytham St Annes, Lancashire FY8 5QQ.
Sat 21st September 19:00-21:30 Torchlight Parade for Lancashire Encounter in Preston
Diary 2023
Wed 25th January 2023 Christmas Meal, Horwich (eating, not dancing)
Sat 25th March 2023 All Day Practice, Wheelton Village Hall (not performing)
Sat 22nd April 2023 ‘A Day for St George’, guests of Horwich Prize Medal Morris Men, with other teams dancing and processing around Horwich, Greater Manchester 10:15-16:00
Sat 6th May 2023 Holmfirth Festival of Folk, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire
Sat 13th May 2023 day of dance as guests of Betty Lupton’s Laidle Lakers, dancing with various teams around Knaresborough, North Yorkshire
Thu 25th May 2023 performance at the evening ceilidh 19:30-22:30 run by the Chorley Cakes Folk Ceilidh Band at St Mary’s Community Centre, Broadfield Walk, Broadfield Drive, Leyland, PR25 1PD (final Thursday of the month)
Wed 7th June 2023 dance at Bay Horse Inn, Babylon Lane, Heath Charnock, Chorley PR6 9ER between about 20:00-21:30
Sat 10th June 2023 Longridge Field Day & Parade, Longridge, Lancashire. The parade starts at 12:30
Wed 14th June 2023 dance at Pack Horse pub, 55 Church Lane, Culcheth, Warrington WA3 5ET 20:00-21:30, with Thelwall Morris Men
Wed 21st June 2023 The Crown pub, Horwich, BL6 7QJ between about 20:00-21:30
Wed 28th June 2023 dance at Hare & Hounds pub, 125 Bolton Rd, Abbey Village, Chorley PR6 8DP, between about 20:00-21:30
Fri 30th June – Sun 2nd July 2023 guests of White Rose Morris Men, to celebrate their 70th Birthday, dancing around the Huddersfield area, West Yorkshire
Wed 19th July 2023 midsummer dance out with Royal Preston Morris Men at The Continental pub, Preston, PR1 8JP from 20:00 onwards
Wed 26th July 2023 Workshop for all ages outside Preston Covered Market, Earl Street, Preston PR1 2JA, part of The Harris museum’s summer events. Two sessions: 10:00-12:00 and 12:30-14:30: https://www.theharris.org.uk/product/dont-miss-the-harris-summer-events/. Book here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/cc/the-harris-summer-events-2387119
Sat 16th September 2023 19:00-21:30 Torchlight Parade for Lancashire Encounter in Preston
Sat 23rd September 2023 JMO 20th Anniversary Day of Dance in Chester 10:00-16:00 with many other morris teams #JMO20TH
Thu 19th October 2023 Workshop for 77th Bolton Guides (private event)
Wed 13th December 2023 Last practice before Christmas – see you in the New Year!
Diary 2022
Sat 23rd April 2022 ‘A Day for St George’, guests of Horwich Prize Medal Morris Men, with other teams dancing and processing around Horwich, Greater Manchester 10:15-16:00
Sun 1st May 2022 Todmorden Folk Festival, dancing with other teams around Todmorden, West Yorkshire
Sun 7th May 2022 The Crown pub, Horwich, BL6 7QJ at 11:00, then Rivington Spring Festival, Rivington Village, BL6 at 13:00-14:00
Sun 14th May 2022 dancing in Blackrod (near where we practice) with Mockbeggar Morris, followed by dancing with The Rumworth Morris at Astley Hall then Croston, Lancashire
Wed 9th June 2022 Guests of Stone the Crows Border Morris at The Crown pub, Horwich, BL6 7QJ from 20:00 onwards
Sat 11th June 2022 Longridge Field Day & Parade, Longridge, Lancashire
Sun 12th June 2022 Rochdale Folk Festival dancing with various teams around Rochdale, Greater Manchester
Wed 15th June 2022 Private performance at Mytham Primary School, Little Lever, Bolton. Then at the Sparking Clog pub in Radcliffe, Bury, M26 3WY
Wed 13th July 2022 Midsummer dance out with Royal Preston Morris Men, and Malkin Morris at The Continental pub, Preston, PR1 8JP from 20:00 onwards
Sat 1st – Sun 2nd October 2022 Hartlepool Folk Festival, County Durham
Diary 2021
We did not perform in the first half of 2021 due to the Coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic.
Sun 19th September Bolton Harriers Autumn Fayre, Bolton Arena, Horwich, Greater Manchester
Diary 2020
We did not perform in 2020 due to the Coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic.
Diary 2019
Sat 30th March 2019 JMO National Day of Dance, Manchester
Sun 14th April 2019 Blackrod Spring Fair, Blackrod Sports and Community Centre, Blackrod, Lancashire
Sat 20th April 2019 St George’s Day Celebration organised by Horwich Morris Men, on a walking tour of Horwich, Greater Manchester
Sat 11th May 2019 Holmfirth Festival of Folk, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire
Sat 18th – Sun 19th May 2019 Shepley Spring Festival, West Yorkshire
Sat 8th June 2019 Longridge Field Day & Parade, Longridge, Lancashire
Fri 14th – Sun 16th June 2019 Guests of Kirtlington Morris at Kirtlington Lamb Ale, Oxfordshire
Wed 19th June 2019 Evening Pub dance out with White Rose Morris Men and Oakenhoof, at the Medicine Tap, The Esplanade, Rochdale, Greater Manchester, OL16 1AQ
Sat 22nd June 2019 Lytham Club Day & Rose Queen Festival, Lytham, Lancashire
Sun 7th July 2019 Rawtenstall Annual Fair, Rawtenstall, Lancashire
Wed 17th July 2019 Evening Pub dance out with Royal Preston Morris Men, The Continental, Preston, PR1 8JP
Sat 20th – Sun 21st July 2019 Littleborough Rushcart, Littleborough, Rochdale, Greater Manchester
Sat 3rd – Fri 9th August 2019 Sidmouth Folk Week, Devon
Sun 1st September 2019 Guests of Whitworth Morris Men at Whitworth Rushcart, The Riverside, Market Street, Whitworth, Lancashire, OL12 8DP
Sat 7th – Sun 8th September 2019 York Festival of Traditional Dance, guests of Ebor Morris, York
Wed 30th October 2019 Morris evening dance display with other morris teams at the Ye Olde Man & Scythe, 6-8 Churchgate, Bolton, BL1 1HL
Sat 23rd November 2019 Lancashire Weekend at the East Lancashire Railway, Bolton
Diary 2018
Sat 21st April 2018 St George’s Day dance out organised by Horwich Prize Medal Morris Men, starting at The Crown in Horwich, Greater Manchester
Sat 28th – Sun 29th April 2018 Day of Dance in Newark, Nottinghamshire and ‘Mastering Performance’ Workshop for The Morris Federation
Sat 12th May 2018 Holmfirth Festival of Folk, West Yorkshire
Sun 20th May 2018 East Lancashire Railway fundraiser, Bolton
Sat 2nd – Sun 3rd June 2018 Osset Beercart organised by Wakefield Morris, West Yorkshire
Sat 9th June 2018 Longridge Field Day & Parade, Longridge, Lancashire.
Thu 21st June 2018 Guests of Stone the Crows Border Morris at the Lord Nelson pub, Croston, Lancashire, with other guest teams
Fri 20th – Sun 22nd July 2018 White Rose Morris Men – 65th Anniversary dance weekend, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
Sat 28th – Sun 29th July 2018 Warwick Folk Festival, Warwickshire
Sat 25th – Fri 31st August 2018 Whitby Folk Week, North Yorkshire
Sat 15th September 2018 Day of Dance as guests of Southport Swords to celebrate their 50th year, dancing around Southport, Merseyside
Fri 5th October 2018 Evening ceilidh at Edgworth Folk Festival at The Barlow, Edgworth, Bolton
Sat 13th October 2018 Day of Dance in Bolton with guest teams Perspehone Women’s North West Morris, Stone the Crows Border Morris and Horwich Prize Medal Morris Men
Sat 17th November 2018 A celebration of Lancashire Day at East Lancashire Railway Bolton, Greater Manchester