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Wednesday 28 July

Happy birthday to Iain MacDonald (67 today)

• Wed 28 Jul 18:45 20:30

  Morris Practice

  Northfields Morris practice

  Blondin Park Community Pavilion, Ealing, Greater London

  • Border
  • Cotswold
  • The Morris Federation
  • Mixed
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• Wed 28 Jul 19:00 21:00

  Morris Practice

  Glastonbury Border Morris practice

  St Edmund’s Community Hall, Glastonbury, Somerset

  • Border
  • The Morris Federation
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• Wed 28 Jul 19:00 21:00

  Morris Practice

  Anderida Border Morris practice

  Pevensey Memorial Hall, Pevensey, East Sussex

  • Border
  • Open Morris
  • Mixed
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• Wed 28 Jul 19:30 21:30

  Morris Practice

  Flagcrackers of Craven practice

  Kildwick and Farnhill Institute, Farnhill, North Yorkshire

  • Border
  • Open Morris
  • Mixed
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• Wed 28 Jul 19:30 21:30

  Morris Practice

  Alive and Kicking practice

  The Octagon, St Mary’s Church, Maldon, Essex

  • North-West
  • Mixed
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• Wed 28 Jul 19:30 21:30

  Morris Practice

  New Esperance Morris practice

  Queensborough Community Centre, London, Greater London

  • Cotswold
  • The Morris Federation
  • Female
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• Wed 28 Jul 19:30 21:30

  Morris Practice

  Wolf’s Head and Vixen practice

  The Eagle Tavern, Rochester, Kent

  • Border
  • The Morris Federation
  • Mixed
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• Wed 28 Jul 19:30 21:00

  Morris Practice

  Ryburn Longsword practice

  Hollins Mill, Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire

  • Longsword
  • Open Morris
  • Mixed
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• Wed 28 Jul 19:45 21:15

  Morris Practice

  Betty Lupton’s Ladle Laikers practice

  St John’s Church Hall, Harrogate, North Yorkshire

  • The Morris Federation
  • Female
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• Wed 28 Jul 19:45 21:45

  Morris Practice

  Aelfgythe Border Morris practice

  Alvechurch Baptist Church Hall, Alvechurch, Worcestershire

  • Border
  • The Morris Federation
  • Female
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• Wed 28 Jul 20:00 22:00

  Morris Practice

  Handsworth Traditional Sword Dancers practice

  Burton Street Foundation, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

  • Longsword
  • The Morris Ring
  • Mixed
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• Wed 28 Jul 20:00 22:00

  Morris Practice

  Leominster Morris practice

  Forbury Centre, Leominster, Herefordshire

  • Border
  • Cotswold
  • The Morris Ring
  • Male
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• Wed 28 Jul 20:00 22:00

  Morris Practice

  Rivington Morris practice

  Ladybridge Community Centre, Bolton, Greater Manchester

  • North-West
  • Female
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• Wed 28 Jul 20:00 22:00

  Morris Practice

  Bourne Borderers practice

  Edenham Village Hall, Edenham, Lincolnshire

  • Border
  • Mixed
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• Wed 28 Jul 20:00 22:00

  Morris Practice

  Thelwall Morris practice

  Thelwall Parish Hall, Warrington, Cheshire

  • Cotswold
  • Mixed
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• Wed 28 Jul 20:00 22:00

  Morris Practice

  Chinewrde Morris practice

  St John’s Church Hall, Kenilworth, Warwickshire

  • North-West
  • The Morris Federation
  • Female
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• Wed 28 Jul 20:00 22:00

  Morris Practice

  Poynton Jemmers practice

  The Centre, Poynton, Cheshire

  • North-West
  • The Morris Federation
  • Female
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• Wed 28 Jul 20:00 21:00

  Morris Practice

  Wolvercote Morris practice

  St Peter’s Church Rooms, Oxford, Oxfordshire

  • Cotswold
  • The Morris Federation
  • Mixed
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• Wed 28 Jul 20:00 22:00

  Morris Practice

  Anker Morris Men practice

  Chilvers Coton Heritage Centre, Nuneaton, Warwickshire

  • The Morris Ring
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• Wed 28 Jul 20:00 22:00

  Morris Practice

  Lassington Oak Morris Men practice

  Highnam Community Centre, Highnam, Gloucestershire

  • Cotswold
  • Mummers
  • The Morris Ring
  • Male
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• Wed 28 Jul 20:30 22:00

  Morris Practice

  Phoenix Morris practice

  Mill End Scout Hut, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire

  • Cotswold
  • Open Morris
  • The Morris Federation
  • The Morris Ring
  • Mixed
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• Wed 28 Jul 20:30 22:00

  Morris Practice

  Rose & Castle Morris practice

  Stoke Bruerne Village Hall, Stoke Bruerne, Northamptonshire

  • North-West
  • The Morris Ring
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• Wed 28 Jul 20:30 22:00

  Morris Practice

  Waters Green Morris practice

  Macclesfield Community Artspace, Macclesfield, Cheshire

  • Cotswold
  • The Morris Federation
  • Female
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Thursday 29 July

• Thu 29 Jul 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 29 Jul 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 29 Jul 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 29 Jul 19:30 21:00

  Morris Practice

  Moulton Morris Men practice

  Moulton Primary School, Moulton, Northamptonshire

  • The Morris Ring
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• Thu 29 Jul 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 29 Jul 19:30 21:30

  Morris Practice

  Kenninghall Morris practice

  Hinderclay Village Hall, Hinderclay, Suffolk

  • Border
  • Open Morris
  • Mixed
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• Thu 29 Jul 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 29 Jul 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 29 Jul 19:30 21:30

  Morris Practice

  Carreg Las practice

  Abergwili Church Hall, Abergwili, Carmarthenshire

  • Border
  • The Morris Federation
  • Mixed
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• Thu 29 Jul 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 29 Jul 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 29 Jul 19:30 21:00

  Morris Practice

  Malmesbury Morris practice

  Malmesbury Town Hall, Malmesbury, Wiltshire

  • Border
  • Cotswold
  • The Morris Federation
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• Thu 29 Jul 19:30 21:30

  Morris Practice

  Coton Morris practice

  Milton Community Centre, Milton, Cambridgeshire

  • Cotswold
  • The Morris Federation
  • Mixed
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• Thu 29 Jul 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 29 Jul 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 29 Jul 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 29 Jul 20:00 22:00

  Morris Practice

  Berkshire Bedlam practice

  Evendons Lane Scout Hut, Wokingham, Berkshire

  • Cotswold
  • The Morris Federation
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• Thu 29 Jul 20:00 22:00

  Morris Practice

  Somerset Morris practice

  Marksbury Village Hall, Marksbury, Somerset

  • Cotswold
  • The Morris Federation
  • Female
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• Thu 29 Jul 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 29 Jul 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 29 Jul 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 29 Jul 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 29 Jul 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 29 Jul 20:00 22:00

  Morris Practice

  Gwerinwyr Gwent practice

  Graig Community Hall, Bassaleg, Newport

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• Thu 29 Jul 20:00 22:00

  Morris Practice

  Pretty Grim Border Morris practice

  Snape Village Hall, Snape, Suffolk

  • Border
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• Thu 29 Jul 20:00 22:00

  Morris Practice

  Mr Wilkins Shilling practice

  Bathampton Village Hall, Bathampton, Somerset

  • North-West
  • Mixed
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• Thu 29 Jul 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 29 Jul 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 29 Jul 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 29 Jul 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 29 Jul 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 29 Jul 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 29 Jul 20:00 22:00

  Morris Practice

  Cadi Ha Morris practice

  Bethel Memorial Hall, Bethel, Gwynedd

  • Cotswold
  • Open Morris
  • Mixed
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• Thu 29 Jul 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 29 Jul 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 29 Jul 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 30 July

Happy birthday to Pete Morton (63 today)

• Fri 30 Jul 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 30 Jul 19:30 21:00

  Morris Practice

  Leek Morris practice

  Westwood First School, Leek, Staffordshire

  • Border
  • Cotswold
  • The Morris Federation
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• Fri 30 Jul 20:00 22:00

  Morris Practice

  Hook Eagle Morris practice

  Elizabeth Hall, Hook, Hampshire

  • Border
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• Fri 30 Jul 20:00 22:00

  Morris Practice

  Jockey Morris practice

  Highgate Baptist Church, Birmingham, West Midlands

  • The Morris Ring
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Sunday 1 August

Born on this day: Kenneth Loveless (1911), Paddy Moloney (1938) and Seán Ó Riada (1931)

• Sun 1 Aug 11:00 13:00

  Morris Practice

  AnnieMation practice

  Colchester Roman Circus, Colchester, Essex

  • North-West
  • Open Morris
  • Mixed
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• Sun 1 Aug 13:30 15:30

  Morris Practice

  Ledbury Morris practice

  The Royal Oak, Much Marcle, Herefordshire

  • Border
  • Open Morris
  • Mixed
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• Sun 1 Aug 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 1 Aug 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 1 Aug 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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Monday 2 August🌑 New moon

• Mon 2 Aug 18:45 20:30

  Morris Practice

  Step This Way practice

  Nettlesworth Community Centre, Chester-le-Street, County Durham

  • Appalachian
  • Open Morris
  • Mixed
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• Mon 2 Aug 19:00 21:00

  Morris Practice

  Makara Morris practice

  Wansford Village Hall, Wansford, East Riding of Yorkshire

  • Border
  • The Morris Federation
  • Mixed
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• Mon 2 Aug 19:30 21:30

  Morris Practice

  Grimsby Morris practice

  Park Congregational Church Hall, Grimsby, Lincolnshire

  • Border
  • Cotswold
  • Mixed
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• Mon 2 Aug 19:30 21:30

  Morris Practice

  Stroud Morris Dancers practice

  Rodborough Tabernacle Church Hall, Stroud, Gloucestershire

  • The Morris Federation
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• Mon 2 Aug 19:30 21:30

  Morris Practice

  Sheffield City Morris practice

  Burton Street Foundation, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

  • Cotswold
  • The Morris Federation
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• Mon 2 Aug 19:30 21:00

  Morris Practice

  Wakefield Morris Dancers practice

  Kingsway Methodist Church Hall, Ossett, West Yorkshire

  • North-West
  • The Morris Federation
  • The Morris Ring
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• Mon 2 Aug 19:30 21:30

  Morris Practice

  Chapel-en-le-Frith Morris practice

  Chapel-en-le-Frith Playhouse, Chapel-en-le-Frith, Derbyshire

  • The Morris Ring
  • Mixed
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• Mon 2 Aug 19:30 21:30

  Morris Practice

  Jackstraws Morris practice

  Hale Institute Hall, Farnham, Surrey

  • Cotswold
  • The Morris Federation
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• Mon 2 Aug 19:30 21:30

  Morris Practice

  Rutland Morris practice

  Ashwell Village Hall, Ashwell, Rutland

  • The Morris Ring
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• Mon 2 Aug 19:30 21:30

  Morris Practice

  Star & Shadow practice

  The Cumberland Arms, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear

  • Rapper
  • Step Clog
  • The Morris Federation
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• Mon 2 Aug 19:30 21:30

  Morris Practice

  Black Swan Border Morris practice

  5th Sutton Scout Hall, Sutton, Greater London

  • Border
  • The Morris Federation
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• Mon 2 Aug 19:45 21:45

  Morris Practice

  Moonrakers Morris practice

  Mount Pleasant Centre, Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire

  • Border
  • The Morris Federation
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• Mon 2 Aug 19:45 21:45

  Morris Practice

  Ripon City Morris Dancers practice

  Bishop Monkton Village Hall, Bishop Monkton, North Yorkshire

  • North-West
  • The Morris Federation
  • Mixed
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• Mon 2 Aug 20:00 21:30

  Morris Practice

  Pig Dyke Molly practice

  Fletton Club, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire

  • Molly
  • Open Morris
  • Mixed
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• Mon 2 Aug 20:00 22:00

  Morris Practice

  Ouse Washes Molly Dancers practice

  Wimbotsham Village Hall, Wimbotsham, Norfolk

  • Molly
  • Open Morris
  • Mixed
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• Mon 2 Aug 20:00 22:00

  Morris Practice

  Silurian Border Morris Men practice

  Lyttleton Rooms, Malvern, Worcestershire

  • Border
  • The Morris Ring
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• Mon 2 Aug 20:00 22:00

  Morris Practice

  Hastings RX Morris practice

  Ore Community Centre, Hastings, East Sussex

  • Cotswold
  • The Morris Federation
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• Mon 2 Aug 20:00 22:00

  Morris Practice

  Earlsdon Morris practice

  Broomfield Tavern, Coventry, West Midlands

  • North-West
  • The Morris Ring
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• Mon 2 Aug 20:00 22:00

  Morris Practice

  Plum Jerkum Border Morris practice

  Northgate Methodist Church Hall, Warwick, Warwickshire

  • Border
  • The Morris Federation
  • Mixed
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• Mon 2 Aug 20:00 21:45

  Morris Practice

  Etcetera Morris Men practice

  St Michael and All Angels Church Hall, Enfield, Greater London

  • Cotswold
  • The Morris Ring
  • Male
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• Mon 2 Aug 20:00 22:00

  Morris Practice

  Winterbourne Down Border Morris practice

  All Saints Church Hall, Winterbourne Down, Gloucestershire

  • Border
  • Mixed
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• Mon 2 Aug 20:00 21:30

  Morris Practice

  Garston Gallopers practice

  Hungerford Youth and Community Centre, Hungerford, Berkshire

  • The Morris Federation
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• Mon 2 Aug 20:00 22:00

  Morris Practice

  Stafford Morris practice

  North End Community Centre, Stafford, Staffordshire

  • Cotswold
  • The Morris Ring
  • Mixed
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• Mon 2 Aug 20:30 22:00

  Morris Practice

  Adlington Morris Men practice

  1st Bramhall Scout HQ, Bramhall, Cheshire

  • Cotswold
  • The Morris Ring
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• Mon 2 Aug 20:30 22:30

  Morris Practice

  Alvechurch Morris practice

  Alvechurch Baptist Church Hall, Alvechurch, Worcestershire

  • Border
  • The Morris Ring
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• Mon 2 Aug 20:30 22:30

  Morris Practice

  Belchamp Morris practice

  Belchamp St Paul Community House, Belchamp St Paul, Essex

  • Border
  • The Morris Ring
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