After a wet start, the day soon improved. This is Leeds on the town gardens.

The Argarmeles Clogs.

John of Gaunt outside 'Britains Smallest Pub'.

Us dancing also outside 'Britains Smallest Pub'.

Us again with the '24hrs Yacht Race' going on in the background.

Newburgh also on the Prom.

Graham from Ryknyld Rabble. dancing a solo jig on the town gardens.

On Friday evening the camped provided a BBQ for us.

On Saturday evening the locals provided a meal for us. In the village square.

One of the local dishes was a mixture of Cheese, Garlic & Mash, called Aligote.

After dinner we danced for 1 1/2 hrs! mixing & matching teams.

The excellent local 'ceilidh band'.

The dancing started after we finished, at 11-15pm!

Saturday saw us dancing in the nearby town of Macillaic, where the campers were staying.

Those dancing were grateful for any shade. It was still 34C in the shade!

Red Rose Rapper are part of the Argarmeles. So this provided further interest to the locals.

In such heat, the local swimming pool provided much needed respite.

The two chaps that ran the B&B, had been too busy to get to see any dancing. So we did a private demo for them.

The new Anglo French team!

We started off in the wet at the Bandstand.

East Saxon Sword

Baden-Wuerttemburg

from Germany

Zerutxu (Markina) from The Czech Republic

Redcar Sword

From the U.S.A. The Gay Blades.

Lange Wapper from Belgium.

Brompton Scorpers.

Black Swan Rapper, in a pub in Goatland.

Ah! the exuberance of youth.

Wait until you see the whites of their eyes.

Back to us again. Our wedding rates are very reasonable.

A bit more sprightly this time

'Elgin' inside.

Just room for one more on the end.

East Saxon were out for a bit of a spin too.

It dried up later, in time to see Stevenage Sword.

In the showcase that evening Bagnasco (from Italy) did their colourful dance.

On the Monday those teams left, danced at Beck Hole, this is Sallyport.

John of Gaunt in action in Milnthorpe.

Ian 'two tankards' Ellis in uncharacteristic tea drinking mode.

Rivington on Arnside prom.

Our hosts having a good knees up.

Whittlesea is in the Fens, so there were plenty of 'Molly' sides.

Also there were quite a few 'Border' sides.

'Cotswold' was represented too.

Also 'Longsword' as here with Stevenage, and of course ourselves.

Also a few 'Rapper' sides such as Boojum.

Orion Longsword had come over from the U.S.A., with their own individual take on longsword dancing.

All the sword teams were grouped together at lunchtime so that Orion could get a look at the other swords teams.

Also there were Penguin Rapper.

The famous 'Straw Bear'. Take a look at the larger photo and tell me which is the one with straw for a brain?

Orion had a repertoire of dances created by themselves.

In this dance they had incorporated some appellation style stepping to reflect their own culture.

After an exhausting day we finished up in the 'Bricklayers Arms' (That's a pub not a friendly builder), and were treated to a mumming play.

Some were more exhausted than others.

In the evening we went on a dance tour of the local pubs and kept on bumping into Penguin who were doing the same.

In the last pub of the evening we stumbled upon Persephone having a quiet drink. So we thought a quiet drink sounded good but they had other ideas.

On occasions we have been known to raise the roof, but John takes this too literally.

And some were more exhausted than others.

On the Sunday those remaining go to a hall to watch and partake in a showcase. Here are the local Longsword team Wype Doles.

And White Rose Morris

Then it's all outside to burn the Bear.

I hope the guy inside got out first.

Roast chestnuts anyone?

Another nice day, Rivington dancing outside the Robert Peel in Bury.

Our hosts for the day 'Wrigley Head'.

The 'Argarmeles' outside the 'Robert Peel'.

We then traveled into Manchester on the 'Metro', stopping off several times to dance & drink, or was it the other way round? Rivington dancing on the weighbridge at the 'Papermakers'.

The 'Argarmeles'.

Our turn.

'Wrigley Head 'doing a very friendly dance, in a pub near Heaton Park.

The Argarmeles rapper side 'Red Rose Rapper', dancing in the same pub.

The weather was gorgeous for the weekend & here we are doing Elgin.

Addison were dancing some fine rapper.

The Lancaster pace eggers were doing their bit to entertain the crowds.

There was a team from Manchester dancing eastern european dances.

Mersey Morris were rubbing their sticks together trying to set fire to a boy scout!

The Argarmeles were with us for the weekend.

and we were still doing Elgin.

It was a fine and sunny weekend.

and hot work doing 'the loom' in Papa Stour.

Geoff decided he would be cooler with his shirt out.

Hot work for Horwich also.

Green Ginger Morris giving it some stick.

And then shooting, each other?

One of our ex members showing he has still got it, despite all that hankie waveing.

On Saturday night we went with North British Rapper on a pub tour. This was about the 7th or 8th pub & by then and they didn't know which way was up.(or care)

Sunday morning and some nice stepping with Mrs Kiplings Fancy, or whatever their identity was by then.

Back to us.

North British doing 'Elgin'.

A'local' Kurdish dance team.

And to finish off 4 photos taken by someone else for a change.

Identity parade?

Our new dance Southport 2.

I'm the 'Quivering Bloke' on top.

The Swords dancing in the sun for a change.

Fiddlers Fancy.

The Swords dancing Southport 1.

Green Ginger Clog with Ken Watson, who played for several teams over the weekend.

Local team Grimsby Morris Men.

Ryburn Longsword.

The Swords dancing Elgin.

Addison Clog.

and Addison Rapper.

Us again.

Dog Rose showing just what a difference youth makes.

Friday night was for relaxing & drying out, after the journey with a few! drinks.

Some were more relaxed than others.

Saturday started at the Crown in Hawes, with Sallyport dashing out in a small gap in the rain.

Five minutes later back inside with Stone Monkey.

Back outside with Brompton Scorpers.

Next pub, The Moorcock & we are back inside & it's our turn.

A nice little place, but not a lot of room for longswords.

The Cover Bridge Inn for lunch, & a short dry spell. So the Swords try Southport 1. Up the bank one way, down the steps the other, interesting.

Stone Monkey working their lunch off.

We brought our own Green Dragon to visit his ancestral home.

The Green Dragon trying to cadge some magic life giving elixer (beer) out of Mark.

Wait for me!

Take 2... Oooooo that hurts!

Kev & Thorston from Clydeside doing a step dance.

Some Goatland Plough Stots in mufti.

Pengwyn Rapper did some nice figures.

Southport Swords also in muftti, did Elgin with borrowed swords.

Sunday & we had a chance to see Wype Doles Longsword. Outside the Crown in Hawes.

Clydeside did some fine stepping.

And the sun finaly came out on Southport & Papa Stour.

We had a great weekend despite the weather and even did the world premier of Southport 2. But unfortunately have no photos yet. Are there any out there?