Dance Up The Sun
On the first day of May Morris dancers all over the country and further afield get up at a very silly time to dance up the sun. Members of Grimsby Morris will be at the Meridian Line in Cleethorpes dancing to encourage the sun to climb above the horizon and peep between the clouds.
For the past few years we have had a musician and two or three dancers so we danced a couple of jigs and sang a couple of songs. This year we may just manage to get six dancers out (!!!) so we will hopefully be able to dance a full set dance as well as a jig.
Be there or be ... asleep.
Greenwich Meridian Line, Cleethorpes
4 Meridian RoadCleethorpesNorth East LincolnshireUnited KingdomWhat 3 Words: gossip.bossy.mostlyDN35 0AR_________________________________________________________________Hemswell and Harpswell May Day
Grimsby Morris are off to Hemswell again to be part of their May bank holiday celebration. We'll be dancing in Maypole Street, outside the village hall. Children from the local school will be dancing around the Maypole.
The event runs from 1 pm to 4 pm.
Near the Village Hall, Hemswell
Church StreetMaypole StreetHemswellGainsboroughLincolnshireUnited KingdomWhat 3 Words: ///shred.swordfish.tradedDN21 5UL_________________________________________________________________Binbrook Pump Blessing
Pump blessing(s) to be arranged.
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In honour of the late, great David Bowie we're going from Station to Station. Sadly we can't afford a trip to Berlin so the stations are in Cleethorpes. But there are 3 of them.
We start, at 8 pm, at the Lakeside Station of Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway, specifically, the Signal Box Inn. After a few dances and some refreshment we'll move on to the Lifeboat Station where we'll do some more dancing. Some of us may sneak off to Willy's Pub for a cup of tea or something. Finally its on to Cleethorpes Railway Station where we'll dance outside the No.2.
8.00 pm The Signal Box Inn 8.45 pm The Lifeboat Station 9.30 pm The No. 2 Refreshment Room The Lifeboat Station, Cleethorpes
Central ParadeCleethorpesNorth East LincolnshireUnited KingdomWhat 3 Words: ///audio.slices.firstDN35 8RQThe No. 2 Refreshment Rooms (Under the Clock)
Cleethorpes Railway StationCleethorpesNorth East LincolnshireUnited KingdomWhat 3 Words: ///racing.rescue.groupsDN35 8AXThe Signal Box Inn, Cleethorpes
The Signal Box InnKings RoadCleethorpesNorth East LincolnshireUnited KingdomWhat 3 Words: ///studio.vase.pennyDN35 0AG_________________________________________________________________InSearch of John Barleycorn
Grimsby Morris will be visiting some of the region's breweries, sampling the wares and doing some dancing to celebrate John Barleycorn's finest. Details tbc.
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Our regular visit to Caistor to dance and bless the water pump. We will be collecting in support of Water Aid. Details tbc.
Caistor Pump
Market PlaceCaistorLincolnshireUnited KingdomWhat 3 Words: escapades.venue.succeedLN7 6GA_________________________________________________________________Barrow Carnival
We dance-out in Barrow market place every year around this date to commemorate the Barrow Carnival of old. The carnival may be gone but GM dance on.
We'll be arriving a bit before 8 pm aiming to do our first dance around that time. After a number of dances we'll take a short break for refreshment and then do some more. Finally we will adjourn to a nearby hostelry for further refreshment and some songs/tunes.
Barrow upon Humber Market Place
High StreetBarrow upon HumberNorth LincolnshireUnited KingdomWhat 3 Words: shock.froze.torchDN19 7AAThe Six Bells Inn, Barrow-upon-Humber
Lords LaneBarrow-upon-HumberNorth LincolnshireUnited KingdomWhat 3 Words: ///butter.heap.curvyDN19 7BX_________________________________________________________________North Kelsey Village Fair - Pump Blessing
North Kelsey Village Fair opens tonight with a dressing and blessing of the village water pump and Grimsby Morris will be dancing in front of the pump. A visit to the Butcher's Arms will also be on the cards. Details tbc.
North Kelsey Pump
Halls LaneNorth KelseyUnited KingdomWhat 3 Words: rewriting.outdone.warnsLN7 6EBThe Butcher's Arms, North Kelsey
Middle StreetNorth KelseyLincolnshireUnited KingdomWhat 3 Words: liner.person.haircutsLN7 6EH_________________________________________________________________North Kelsey Village Fair
The North Kelsey Village Fair starts on Friday night with the pump blessing and continues over the weekend. Grimsby Morris will be there for the pump blessing and during the day on Saturday. Details.tbc
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-Several members of GM will be at the festival to enjoy the music but we also hope to get a side out to dance for the first time in a few years. To be confirmed.
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GM News
Cheque Presentation
On Tuesday 31st March four members of Grimsby Morris undertook the long trek to Sunny Scunny. Our destination was Lindsey Lodge Hospice.
In 2024 Lindsey Lodge looked after our great friend and fellow dancer Jackie Denman so we decided that our annual charity collection during the winter of 2025/26 would be in aid of the Hospice. Thanks to our audiences on Boxing Day and at our waes-hals at Green Futures, North Thoresby and Grimsby in Bloom, we raised £500.
The picture shows Martin Campbell, Ian Riley, Nick Booth and John Ide of Grimsby Morris with our banner presenting the cheque at Lindsey Lodge.
_______________________________________________Grimsby Morris Going Strong
Well. We've reached the end of January after a bit of a dicey year in 2024.
We struggled to get enough dancers for several dance-outs due to a rash of illnesses (or was it an illness of rashes?) and moved into the Boarder season fearing that the Boxing Day Tour of Cleethorpes and the Lincolnshire Waes-hal may not take place. Fortunately our fears were unfounded thanks to .... NEW RECRUITS!
Mike and Vikki joined us in mid 2024 and were doing okay and then we switched to Boarder. Fortunately they're both dead keen and picked up several of the dances really well. They also made superb efforts to get their Boarder kit ready. They actually danced-out on Boxing Day and at the Waes-hal.
Beth and Sam joined us a little later but were making good progress on the Boarder dances, so we changed to Cotswold. They are back on the steep part of the learning curve again but doing very well. They were joined in January by Kirsty who will do her second practice tomorrow.
Despite having a number of poorly dancers the end of 2024 and start of 2025 has been better than we could have hoped. The Boxing Day tour went ahead (thanks to Mike and Vikki) and we did two waes-hals. The Lincolnshire Waes-hal moved to a new home at Green Futures, our first visit there in over a decade and good time was had by all. We also waes-haled in North Thoresby where a new Community orchard has been planted and we came to toast the trees and all that jazz. We'll be back at both places in January next year.
With a total of five new recruits we are looking forward to a great summer.
_______________________________________________Saint George's Day
Despite the weather Grimsby Morris were out this evening celebrating our patron saint's day. It was just a short tour. We started with a few dances outside the No. 2 Refreshment Room where it was pretty chilly but at least the station buildings provided some shelter from the Northerly wind.
GM dancing "Bobbin' a Joe"
Shooting the musician at the end of "Beaux of London City"
Then it was on to the Notts where the aforementioned Northerly blasted its way down Sea View Street so it was b***** freezing and we cut our spot short to take refreshment in the Notts along with a great song session in the back room.
The highlight of the tour was Jackie Denman dancing out in her brand new GM hat! She really looked the part and danced very well. Top marks Jackie.
Here we are dancing a half gyp in some dance or other. Jackie front and centre.
_______________________________________________Stan has a re-boar
Over the last fortnight or so Stanley the Boar has been having intensive surgery at a secret facility in the mountains of Waltham. In a gruelling series of operations Stan has had a new cape attached, some cosmetic surgery on his head (a new coat of black paint) and gold leaf (fool's gold) applied to his now gleaming tusks. Internally there have been major structural changes (a new, lighter hard hat supporting the head) to make Stan a bit more comfortable for his driver, currently John Ide. Finally, he has had a complete upgrade on all of his weapons systems (water spray).
After a suitable time recovering the renewed Stan made his first public appearance at the JMO Day of Dance in Newark on 13th April. Here is a small selection of pictures:
Here he is menacing the audience.
And this time gathered together with some other dubious characters
Finally, after much searching, he found his way home.
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