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Thursday 31 December

Happy birthday to June Tabor (79 today)

Born on this day: E. J. Moeran (1894)

• Thu 31 Dec 19:00 21:00

  Morris Practice

  Blackpowder Morris practice

  Malling Community Centre, Lewes, East Sussex

  • Border
  • Open Morris
  • Mixed
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• Thu 31 Dec 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 31 Dec 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 31 Dec 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 31 Dec 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 31 Dec 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 31 Dec 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 31 Dec 19:30 21:00

  Morris Practice

  Moulton Morris Men practice

  Moulton Primary School, Moulton, Northamptonshire

  • The Morris Ring
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• Thu 31 Dec 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 31 Dec 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 31 Dec 19:30 21:30

  Morris Practice

  Kenninghall Morris practice

  Hinderclay Village Hall, Hinderclay, Suffolk

  • Border
  • Open Morris
  • Mixed
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• Thu 31 Dec 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 31 Dec 19:30 21:30

  Morris Practice

  Braybrooke Morris Dancers practice

  Braybrooke Village Hall, Braybrooke, Northamptonshire

  • Cotswold
  • Open Morris
  • Mixed
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• Thu 31 Dec 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 31 Dec 19:30 21:30

  Morris Practice

  Sarum Morris practice

  Wilton Community Centre, Wilton, Wiltshire

  • Cotswold
  • The Morris Federation
  • Mixed
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• Thu 31 Dec 19:30 21:30

  Morris Practice

  Carreg Las practice

  Abergwili Church Hall, Abergwili, Carmarthenshire

  • Border
  • The Morris Federation
  • Mixed
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• Thu 31 Dec 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 31 Dec 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 31 Dec 19:30 21:00

  Morris Practice

  Malmesbury Morris practice

  Malmesbury Town Hall, Malmesbury, Wiltshire

  • Border
  • Cotswold
  • The Morris Federation
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• Thu 31 Dec 19:30 21:30

  Morris Practice

  Dolphin Morris Men practice

  Kingston on Soar Village Hall, Kingston on Soar, Nottinghamshire

  • Cotswold
  • The Morris Ring
  • Male
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• Thu 31 Dec 19:30 21:30

  Morris Practice

  West Somerset Morris practice

  St Audries Village Hall, West Quantoxhead, Somerset

  • Border
  • Cotswold
  • Open Morris
  • The Morris Ring
  • Mixed
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• Thu 31 Dec 19:30 21:30

  Morris Practice

  Coton Morris practice

  Milton Community Centre, Milton, Cambridgeshire

  • Cotswold
  • The Morris Federation
  • Mixed
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• Thu 31 Dec 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 31 Dec 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 31 Dec 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 31 Dec 19:45 21:45

  Morris Practice

  Beltane Border Morris practice

  Chudleigh CE Community Primary School, Chudleigh, Devon

  • Border
  • Open Morris
  • Mixed
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• Thu 31 Dec 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 31 Dec 20:00 22:00

  Morris Practice

  Kits Coty Morris practice

  The Farleighs WI Hall, Maidstone, Kent

  • Cotswold
  • Mixed
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• Thu 31 Dec 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 31 Dec 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 31 Dec 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 31 Dec 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 31 Dec 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 31 Dec 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 31 Dec 20:00 22:00

  Morris Practice

  Victory Morris Men practice

  Irish Centre, Southsea, Hampshire

  • Cotswold
  • The Morris Ring
  • Male
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• Thu 31 Dec 20:00 22:00

  Morris Practice

  Berkshire Bedlam practice

  Evendons Lane Scout Hut, Wokingham, Berkshire

  • Cotswold
  • The Morris Federation
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• Thu 31 Dec 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 31 Dec 20:00 22:00

  Morris Practice

  Somerset Morris practice

  Marksbury Village Hall, Marksbury, Somerset

  • Cotswold
  • The Morris Federation
  • Female
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• Thu 31 Dec 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 31 Dec 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 31 Dec 20:00 22:00

  Morris Practice

  Ripley Morris practice

  Fritchley Village Hall, Fritchley, Derbyshire

  • Cotswold
  • The Morris Ring
  • Mixed
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• Thu 31 Dec 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 31 Dec 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 31 Dec 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 31 Dec 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 31 Dec 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 31 Dec 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 31 Dec 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 31 Dec 20:00 22:00

  Morris Practice

  Gwerinwyr Gwent practice

  Graig Community Hall, Bassaleg, Newport

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• Thu 31 Dec 20:00 22:00

  Morris Practice

  Pretty Grim Border Morris practice

  Snape Village Hall, Snape, Suffolk

  • Border
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• Thu 31 Dec 20:00 22:00

  Morris Practice

  Mr Wilkins Shilling practice

  Bathampton Village Hall, Bathampton, Somerset

  • North-West
  • Mixed
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• Thu 31 Dec 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 31 Dec 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 31 Dec 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 31 Dec 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 31 Dec 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 31 Dec 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 31 Dec 20:00 22:00

  Morris Practice

  Cadi Ha Morris practice

  Bethel Memorial Hall, Bethel, Gwynedd

  • Cotswold
  • Open Morris
  • Mixed
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• Thu 31 Dec 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 31 Dec 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 31 Dec 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 31 Dec 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 31 Dec 20:30 22:00

  Morris Practice

  Bakanalia Border Morris practice

  Glenfield Scout Hall, Glenfield, Leicestershire

  • Border
  • The Morris Federation
  • Mixed
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Friday 1 January

Born on this day: George Petrie (1790) and Margaret Barry (1917)

• Fri 1 Jan 19:30 21:30

  Morris Practice

  Dartington Morris practice

  Dartington Primary School, Totnes, Devon

  • Cotswold
  • Longsword
  • Mummers
  • The Morris Ring
  • Mixed
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• Fri 1 Jan 19:30 21:30

  Morris Practice

  Pigsty Morris practice

  Kelvin Players Hall, Bristol, Bristol

  • Cotswold
  • The Morris Federation
  • Mixed
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• Fri 1 Jan 19:30 21:00

  Morris Practice

  Leek Morris practice

  Westwood First School, Leek, Staffordshire

  • Border
  • Cotswold
  • The Morris Federation
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• Fri 1 Jan 19:30 21:30

  Morris Practice

  Bradninch Millers Morris practice

  Bradninch Youth Centre West End Hall, Bradninch, Devon

  Maintained

  • Border
  • Cotswold
  • Molly
  • The Morris Federation
  • Mixed
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• Fri 1 Jan 19:30 21:30

  Morris Practice

  Furness Morris practice

  Swarthmoor Reading Room, Swarthmoor, Cumbria

  • Border
  • Cotswold
  • Longsword
  • Mummers
  • North-West
  • The Morris Federation
  • Mixed
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• Fri 1 Jan 20:00 22:00

  Morris Practice

  Greensleeves Morris Men practice

  South Wimbledon Community Centre, London, Greater London

  • Cotswold
  • The Morris Ring
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• Fri 1 Jan 20:00 22:00

  Morris Practice

  Long Man Morris practice

  Willingdon Church Hall, Willingdon, East Sussex

  • Cotswold
  • The Morris Ring
  • Mixed
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• Fri 1 Jan 20:00 22:00

  Morris Practice

  Hook Eagle Morris practice

  Elizabeth Hall, Hook, Hampshire

  • Border
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• Fri 1 Jan 20:00 22:00

  Morris Practice

  Jockey Morris practice

  Highgate Baptist Church, Birmingham, West Midlands

  • The Morris Ring
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• Fri 1 Jan 20:00 21:30

  Morris Practice

  Ely and Littleport Riot practice

  Centre E, Ely, Cambridgeshire

  • Border
  • Open Morris
  • Mixed
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Sunday 3 January

• Sun 3 Jan 11:00 13:00

  Morris Practice

  Wantsum Morris Men practice

  Old Schools Hall, Minster, Kent

  • Cotswold
  • The Morris Ring
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• Sun 3 Jan 11:00 13:00

  Morris Practice

  AnnieMation practice

  Colchester Roman Circus, Colchester, Essex

  • North-West
  • Open Morris
  • Mixed
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• Sun 3 Jan 13:30 15:30

  Morris Practice

  Ledbury Morris practice

  The Royal Oak, Much Marcle, Herefordshire

  • Border
  • Open Morris
  • Mixed
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• Sun 3 Jan 18:45 21:15

  Morris Practice

  Mortimer’s Morris practice

  St John’s Church Community Centre, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

  • North-West
  • The Morris Federation
  • Female
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• Sun 3 Jan 19:00 21:00

  Morris Practice

  Golden Star Morris practice

  St Catherine’s Church Hall, Norwich, Norfolk

  • Cotswold
  • The Morris Ring
  • Mixed
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• Sun 3 Jan 19:00 21:00

  Morris Practice

  Way of the Wyrd practice

  Thorpe Acre Church Hall, Loughborough, Leicestershire

  • Border
  • The Morris Federation
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• Sun 3 Jan 20:00 21:30

  Morris Practice

  Flag and Bone Gang practice

  St John’s Church Hall, Harrogate, North Yorkshire

  • The Morris Federation
  • Mixed
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