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Thursday 5 November

Bonfire Night

• Thu 5 Nov 12:00 15:00

  Session

  London Inn Lunchtime Song Session

  The London Inn, Morchard Bishop, Devon

  • Song
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• Thu 5 Nov 12:00 15:00

  Session

  Folk of Gloucester Musicians Session

  The Folk of Gloucester, Bishop Hooper’s House, Gloucester, Gloucestershire

  • Tune
  • English
  • French
  • Scandi
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• Thu 5 Nov 16:00 00:00

  Custom

  Ottery St Mary Tar Barrels

  Sets off from The Square, Ottery St Mary, Devon

  • Fire
  • Procession
  • Bonfire Night
  • Fire Customs
  
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• Thu 5 Nov 19:00 23:00

  Session

  Cornish Folk Session

  The Halfway House, Rame Cross, Cornwall

  • Song
  • Cornish
  • Beginners welcome
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• Thu 5 Nov 19:00 21:00

  Morris Practice

  Blackpowder Morris practice

  Malling Community Centre, Lewes, East Sussex

  • Border
  • Open Morris
  • Mixed
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• Thu 5 Nov 19:00 21:00

  Morris Practice

  Frome Valley Morris practice

  Weymouth Old Town Hall, Weymouth, Dorset

  • Cotswold
  • The Morris Federation
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• Thu 5 Nov 19:30 22:00

  Session

  Albert Inn Singaround

  The Albert Inn, Totnes, Devon

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Thu 5 Nov 19:30 22:30

  Session

  East Lambrook Session

  Rose and Crown, East Lambrook, Somerset

  • Tune
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• Thu 5 Nov 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Keyhaven Acoustic Singaround

  The Gun Inn, Keyhaven, Hampshire

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Thu 5 Nov 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Town Folk

  The Fox and Goose, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire

  • Mixed
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• Thu 5 Nov 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Ossett Folk Club

  Ossett Cricket Club, Ossett, West Yorkshire

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Thu 5 Nov 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Gallowgate Singers Circle

  Tyneside Irish Centre, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear

  • Song
  • Irish
  • Traditional
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• Thu 5 Nov 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Much Marcle Village Hall Session

  Much Marcle Village Hall, Much Marcle, Herefordshire

  • Mixed
  • Traditional
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• Thu 5 Nov 19:30 22:30

  Session

  Loggerheads Folk Session

  The Loggerheads, Shrewsbury, Shropshire

  • Song
  • Americana
  • Irish
  • Traditional
  • Singaround
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• Thu 5 Nov 19:30 21:30

  Morris Practice

  Wreckers Border Morris practice

  St Dominick Parish Hall, Saltash, Cornwall

  • Border
  • The Morris Federation
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• Thu 5 Nov 19:30 21:30

  Morris Practice

  Sweyn’s Ey Morris and Sword Dancers practice

  The Sacred Heart Centre, Swansea, Swansea

  • Mummers
  • Rapper
  • Mixed
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• Thu 5 Nov 19:30 21:30

  Morris Practice

  Anonymous Morris practice

  St John’s Heatherlands, Poole, Dorset

  • Border
  • The Morris Federation
  • Mixed
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• Thu 5 Nov 19:30 21:30

  Morris Practice

  Manchester Morris practice

  St Matthews Church Hall, Stretford, Greater Manchester

  • Cotswold
  • North-West
  • The Morris Ring
  • Mixed
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• Thu 5 Nov 19:30 21:00

  Morris Practice

  Happenstance Border Morris practice

  Abbey Fields Community Centre, Winchcombe, Gloucestershire

  • Border
  • Mummers
  • Open Morris
  • Mixed
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• Thu 5 Nov 19:30 21:00

  Morris Practice

  Moulton Morris Men practice

  Moulton Primary School, Moulton, Northamptonshire

  • The Morris Ring
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• Thu 5 Nov 19:30 21:30

  Morris Practice

  Dark Horse Morris practice

  Maldon United Reformed Church Hall, Maldon, Essex

  • Border
  • The Morris Federation
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• Thu 5 Nov 19:30 21:30

  Morris Practice

  Three Spires Morris practice

  Wade Street Church Hall, Lichfield, Staffordshire

  • North-West
  • The Morris Federation
  • Female
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• Thu 5 Nov 19:30 21:30

  Morris Practice

  Kenninghall Morris practice

  Hinderclay Village Hall, Hinderclay, Suffolk

  • Border
  • Open Morris
  • Mixed
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• Thu 5 Nov 19:30 21:30

  Morris Practice

  Buttercross Belles practice

  Church Hall, St John Fisher and Thomas More, Burley in Wharfedale, West Yorkshire

  • North-West
  • Open Morris
  • Female
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• Thu 5 Nov 19:30 21:30

  Morris Practice

  Braybrooke Morris Dancers practice

  Braybrooke Village Hall, Braybrooke, Northamptonshire

  • Cotswold
  • Open Morris
  • Mixed
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• Thu 5 Nov 19:30 21:00

  Morris Practice

  Devils Jumps Clog practice

  North Hayling Recreation Hall, Hayling Island, Hampshire

  • Step Clog
  • Open Morris
  • Mixed
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• Thu 5 Nov 19:30 21:30

  Morris Practice

  Sarum Morris practice

  Wilton Community Centre, Wilton, Wiltshire

  • Cotswold
  • The Morris Federation
  • Mixed
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• Thu 5 Nov 19:30 21:30

  Morris Practice

  Carreg Las practice

  Abergwili Church Hall, Abergwili, Carmarthenshire

  • Border
  • The Morris Federation
  • Mixed
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• Thu 5 Nov 19:30 21:30

  Morris Practice

  Fylde Coast Cloggers practice

  Bryning with Warton Village Hall, Warton, Lancashire

  • North-West
  • The Morris Federation
  • Female
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• Thu 5 Nov 19:30 21:30

  Morris Practice

  Beverley Garland Dancers practice

  King’s Church Hall, Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire

  • North-West
  • The Morris Federation
  • Female
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• Thu 5 Nov 19:30 21:00

  Morris Practice

  Malmesbury Morris practice

  Malmesbury Town Hall, Malmesbury, Wiltshire

  • Border
  • Cotswold
  • The Morris Federation
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• Thu 5 Nov 19:45 21:45

  Morris Practice

  Leeds Morris Men practice

  St Michael and All Angels, Leeds, West Yorkshire

  • Cotswold
  • The Morris Federation
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• Thu 5 Nov 19:45 21:30

  Morris Practice

  Harthill Morris practice

  Harthill Village Hall, Harthill, South Yorkshire

  • Cotswold
  • The Morris Ring
  • Mixed
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• Thu 5 Nov 19:45 21:30

  Morris Practice

  Holt Morris practice

  Mount Pleasant Centre, Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire

  • Cotswold
  • The Morris Federation
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• Thu 5 Nov 20:00 23:00

  Session

  Shanty Night

  The Artillery Arms, Plymouth, Devon

  Maintained

  • Song
  • Shanties
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• Thu 5 Nov 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Globe Inn Session

  Globe Inn, Weymouth, Dorset

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• Thu 5 Nov 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Riflemans Arms Session

  Riflemans Arms, Glastonbury, Somerset

  • Tune
  • Irish
  • Scottish
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• Thu 5 Nov 20:00 22:00

  Session

  The Bell Session

  The Bell, Woodham Ferrers, Essex

  • Mixed
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• Thu 5 Nov 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Panton Arms Irish Session

  The Panton Arms, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Thu 5 Nov 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Puzzle Hall Folk Night

  Puzzle Hall Community Pub, Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire

  • Mixed
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• Thu 5 Nov 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Earby Station Folk & Acoustic Night

  The Station Hotel, Earby, Lancashire

  • Mixed
  • Traditional
  • Listeners Welcome
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• Thu 5 Nov 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Winster Old Time Session

  The Miner’s Standard, Winster, Derbyshire

  • Tune
  • Americana
  • Old Time
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• Thu 5 Nov 20:00 22:00

  Session

  The Swan Session

  The Swan & The Faringdon Brewery, Faringdon, Oxfordshire

  • Mixed
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• Thu 5 Nov 20:00 16:00

  Custom

  Shebbear Turning the Devil’s Stone

  St Michael’s Church, Shebbear, Devon

  • Blessing
  • Bonfire Night
  • Charms and Luck
  • Ghosts and the Supernatural
  
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• Thu 5 Nov 20:00 21:30

  Morris Practice

  Devil’s Dyke Morris Men practice

  Scout Hut, Bottisham, Cambridgeshire

  • Cotswold
  • The Morris Ring
  • Male
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• Thu 5 Nov 20:00 22:00

  Morris Practice

  Kits Coty Morris practice

  The Farleighs WI Hall, Maidstone, Kent

  • Cotswold
  • Mixed
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• Thu 5 Nov 20:00 22:00

  Morris Practice

  Mucky Mountains Morris practice

  Windle Social Club, St Helens, Merseyside

  • Border
  • Cotswold
  • Open Morris
  • Mixed
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• Thu 5 Nov 20:00 22:00

  Morris Practice

  Plymouth Clog practice

  Hyde Park Social Club, Plymouth, Devon

  • North-West
  • Step Clog
  • Open Morris
  • Mixed
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• Thu 5 Nov 20:00 22:00

  Morris Practice

  Ewell St Mary’s Morris Men practice

  Scout Hut, Ewell, Surrey

  • Cotswold
  • The Morris Ring
  • Male
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• Thu 5 Nov 20:00 22:00

  Morris Practice

  Letchworth Morris practice

  Wilbury Hall, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire

  • Cotswold
  • The Morris Ring
  • Mixed
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• Thu 5 Nov 20:00 22:00

  Morris Practice

  Bedcote Morris practice

  Gig Mill Methodist Church, Stourbridge, West Midlands

  • Cotswold
  • Open Morris
  • Mixed
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• Thu 5 Nov 20:00 22:00

  Morris Practice

  Great Western Morris practice

  The Mint Methodist Church Centre, Exeter, Devon

  • Cotswold
  • The Morris Federation
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• Thu 5 Nov 20:00 22:00

  Morris Practice

  Victory Morris Men practice

  Irish Centre, Southsea, Hampshire

  • Cotswold
  • The Morris Ring
  • Male
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• Thu 5 Nov 20:00 22:00

  Morris Practice

  Berkshire Bedlam practice

  Evendons Lane Scout Hut, Wokingham, Berkshire

  • Cotswold
  • The Morris Federation
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• Thu 5 Nov 20:00 22:00

  Morris Practice

  Chalice Morris Men practice

  Brent Knoll Parish Hall, Brent Knoll, Somerset

  • Border
  • Cotswold
  • The Morris Ring
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• Thu 5 Nov 20:00 22:00

  Morris Practice

  Somerset Morris practice

  Marksbury Village Hall, Marksbury, Somerset

  • Cotswold
  • The Morris Federation
  • Female
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• Thu 5 Nov 20:00 22:00

  Morris Practice

  Bourne River Morris practice

  The Coach and Horses, Wimborne, Dorset

  • Cotswold
  • The Morris Ring
  • Mixed
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• Thu 5 Nov 20:00 22:00

  Morris Practice

  Red Cuthbert Morris practice

  St Cuthbert’s Hall, Bedford, Bedfordshire

  • Border
  • Cotswold
  • The Morris Federation
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• Thu 5 Nov 20:00 22:00

  Morris Practice

  Ripley Morris practice

  Fritchley Village Hall, Fritchley, Derbyshire

  • Cotswold
  • The Morris Ring
  • Mixed
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• Thu 5 Nov 20:00 21:30

  Morris Practice

  Five Rivers Morris practice

  Burton Street Foundation, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

  • Cotswold
  • The Morris Federation
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• Thu 5 Nov 20:00 22:00

  Morris Practice

  Black Adder Clog Morris practice

  Selly Oak Quaker Meeting House, Birmingham, West Midlands

  • North-West
  • The Morris Federation
  • Mixed
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• Thu 5 Nov 20:00 22:00

  Morris Practice

  Black Annis practice

  Church of the Martyrs Community Hall, Leicester, Leicestershire

  • Cotswold
  • Molly
  • The Morris Federation
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• Thu 5 Nov 20:00 22:00

  Morris Practice

  Hertfordshire Holly practice

  High Cross Village Hall, High Cross, Hertfordshire

  • North-West
  • The Morris Federation
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• Thu 5 Nov 20:00 22:00

  Morris Practice

  Uttoxeter Heart of Oak Morris Dancers practice

  Uttoxeter United Reformed Church, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire

  • Cotswold
  • The Morris Ring
  • Mixed
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• Thu 5 Nov 20:00 21:30

  Morris Practice

  Wickham Morris practice

  Shedfield Reading Rooms, Shedfield, Hampshire

  • Border
  • Cotswold
  • The Morris Federation
  • Mixed
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• Thu 5 Nov 20:00 22:00

  Morris Practice

  Stone The Crows Border Morris practice

  Farington School, Leyland, Lancashire

  • Border
  • The Morris Federation
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• Thu 5 Nov 20:00 22:00

  Morris Practice

  Gwerinwyr Gwent practice

  Graig Community Hall, Bassaleg, Gwent

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• Thu 5 Nov 20:00 22:00

  Morris Practice

  Pretty Grim Border Morris practice

  Snape Village Hall, Snape, Suffolk

  • Border
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• Thu 5 Nov 20:00 22:00

  Morris Practice

  Mr Wilkins Shilling practice

  Bathampton Village Hall, Bathampton, Somerset

  • North-West
  • Mixed
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• Thu 5 Nov 20:00 22:00

  Morris Practice

  Silkstone Greens practice

  Green Road Methodist Church, Dodworth, South Yorkshire

  • North-West
  • The Morris Federation
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• Thu 5 Nov 20:00 22:00

  Morris Practice

  Richmond on Swale Morris practice

  Cleasby Village Hall, Cleasby, North Yorkshire

  • Cotswold
  • The Morris Ring
  • Mixed
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• Thu 5 Nov 20:00 21:30

  Morris Practice

  Pateley Longsword practice

  Studley Roger Village Hall, Ripon, North Yorkshire

  • Longsword
  • The Morris Federation
  • Mixed
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• Thu 5 Nov 20:00 22:00

  Morris Practice

  Red Stags Morris practice

  29th Portswood Immaculata Scout Hut, Southampton, Hampshire

  • Border
  • The Morris Federation
  • Mixed
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• Thu 5 Nov 20:00 22:00

  Morris Practice

  Whitethorn Morris practice

  St Matthews Church Hall, Watford, Hertfordshire

  • North-West
  • The Morris Federation
  • Mixed
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• Thu 5 Nov 20:00 22:00

  Morris Practice

  The Brackley Morris Dancers practice

  Brackley Town Hall, Brackley, Northamptonshire

  • Cotswold
  • The Morris Ring
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• Thu 5 Nov 20:15 22:15

  Session

  The Pilot Session

  The Pilot, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland

  • Tune
  • Traditional
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• Thu 5 Nov 20:15 22:00

  Morris Practice

  Bristol Morris practice

  Queen Elizabeth’s Hospital School, Bristol, Bristol

  • Cotswold
  • The Morris Ring
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• Thu 5 Nov 20:30 22:30

  Session

  Denbury Folk

  Union Inn, Denbury, Devon

  • Song
  • Round the Room
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• Thu 5 Nov 20:30 22:30

  Session

  Paulton Song and Tune Session

  Red Lion, Paulton, Somerset

  • Mixed
  • Beginners welcome
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• Thu 5 Nov 20:30 22:30

  Session

  The Angel Singaround

  The Angel & Blue Pig, Lymington, Hampshire

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Thu 5 Nov 20:30 22:30

  Session

  The Golden Slipper Performers Club

  The Crabtree, Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex

  • Mixed
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• Thu 5 Nov 20:30 22:30

  Session

  Completely Scuppered Shanty Session

  The Jenny Lind Inn, Hastings, East Sussex

  • Song
  • Shanties
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• Thu 5 Nov 20:30 22:30

  Session

  The Welly Folk Club

  The Wellington Inn, Wolviston, County Durham

  • Mixed
  • Traditional
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• Thu 5 Nov 20:30 22:30

  Session

  Fleetwood Folk Club

  The Strawberry Gardens, Fleetwood, Lancashire

  • Mixed
  • Traditional
  • Beginners welcome
  • Singaround
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• Thu 5 Nov 20:30 22:30

  Session

  Union Vaults Informal Session

  Union Vaults, Chester, Cheshire

  • Mixed
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• Thu 5 Nov 20:30 22:30

  Session

  Bedford Folk Music Club

  Bowls Pavilion, Kempston Hammers Club, Kempston, Bedfordshire

  • Song
  • Beginners welcome
  • Singaround
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• Thu 5 Nov 20:30 22:30

  Session

  Hertford Session

  The Great Eastern, Hertford, Hertfordshire

  • Mixed
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• Thu 5 Nov 20:30 22:30

  Morris Practice

  Hartley Morris Men practice

  St George’s Hall, Wrotham, Kent

  • Cotswold
  • The Morris Ring
  • Male
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• Thu 5 Nov 20:30 22:00

  Morris Practice

  Blackheath Morris Men practice

  St Mark’s Hall, London, Greater London

  • Cotswold
  • The Morris Ring
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• Thu 5 Nov 20:30 22:00

  Morris Practice

  North Wood Morris practice

  1st Purley Scout Hut, Purley, Greater London

  • Cotswold
  • The Morris Ring
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• Thu 5 Nov 20:30 22:00

  Morris Practice

  Bakanalia Border Morris practice

  Glenfield Scout Hall, Glenfield, Leicestershire

  • Border
  • The Morris Federation
  • Mixed
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• Thu 5 Nov 21:00 23:00

  Session

  Black Horse Acoustic Session

  The Black Horse, Luton, Bedfordshire

  • Mixed
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