MIDWINTER DANCE DATES 2019/20
Information taken from Rattle Up Me Boys with permission
| Date | Place and Time | Team | Get further information |
| 8/12/2019 | Dodworth Market 14:00 | Barnsley Longsword | Phone 07710058031 |
| 10/12/2019 | Rapper tour of Barnsley centre pubs ending at 21:00 in Old No 7 followed by carols | Barnsley Longsword | Phone 07710058031 |
| 16/12/2019 | Concert at the Merlin Theatre Sheffield 19:00. Sword dance, carols and more. | Handsworth Sword Dancers | See Solstice at the Merlin facebook page for details |
| 17/12/2019 | Dodworth Firewalk 17.30 Station Inn High Street | Barnsley Longsword | Phone 07710058031 |
| 20/12/2019 | Shields Road Tour, Byker | Sallyport Sword Dancers | Phone 07527329994 |
| 26/12/2019 | White Horse Bempton 11:30; Headlands Cafe Flamborough Lighthouse 12:15; Rose & Crown 13:00; Seabirds Tower St. 13:45; Victoria Club Chapel St. 14:30; Dog & Duck Square 15:00; The Junior team will be out this year. Please note - all times are approximate | Flamborough Longsword | richtraves@btinternet.com |
| 26/12/2019 | Main St Grenoside near the Old Harrow 11:00 - followed by carols | Grenoside Sword Dancers | Phone 07905955365 |
| 26/12/2019 | The Cross Market St. Wooodhouse (S13 7JX) 11:15; St Marys Parish Church Main Road Handsworth (S13 9BZ) 12:00; followed by carols in Antry Inn (Former Cross Keys) | Handsworth Sword Dancers | boz_spider@yahoo.co.uk |
| 26/12/2019 | Starting at the cross by the Queens Head in Kirby Malzeard and dancing round the village. 13:00 onwards | Highside Longsword | teddodsworth@gmail.com |
| 26/12/2019 | Greatham near Hartlepool, 12:00 | Redcar Sword Dancers | brianpearce.rsd@gmail.com |
| 26/12/2019 | Hesketh Arms Churchtown 12:30; Bold Hotel Churchtown 13:30; Guest House Union St. Southport 14:45. Please note that all times are approximate | Southport Swords | southport.swords@gmail.com |
| 26/12/2019 | Wickham Arms Cleckheaton - carols at 12:00 followed by dancing at 13:00; Spen Victoria cricket club 14:00; carols before and after | Spen Valley Longsword | parkin4man@outlook.com |
| 28/12/2019 | Dancing around Saddleworth - check their website for details | Saddleworth Lordsmerre | check website here |
| 29/12/2019 | Longcar Inn Racecommon Rd Barnsley 12:00; Spencer Arms Cawthorne 13:00 | Barnsley Sword Dancers | Phone 07885960374 |
| 01/01/2020 | Bedale and Masham afternoon Phone for further details | Brompton Scorpers | Phone 07527329994 |
| 01/01/2020 | The Ship Inn Monkseaton 12.00 - check website for details | Monkseaton Morris Men | check website here |
| 01/01/2020 | Skelton on Ure 11:00 mummers play followed by sword dance. Black Bull Boroughbridge 13:00 | Wakeman Mummers | teddodsworth@gmail.com |
| 06/01/2020 | Three Cranes st. Sampsons Square York. meeting at 18:00 to dance approx 18:30 | The York Gentlemen | robandgillian@gmail.com |
| 11/01/2020 | Grenoside Village Traipse | Grenoside Sword Dancers | ray@grenosword.co.uk |
| 12/01/2020 | St John's Church Knaresborough, Plough Blessing and service at 10:30 Afterwards in Knaresborogh Market Place | Claro Sword | barry_slaymaker@yahoo.co.uk |
| 12/01/2020 | Plough Blessing at St Mary's Chuch Goathland 18:00 | Goathland Plough Stots | chutchings.goaploughstots@gmail.com |
| 12/01/2020 |
Plough blessing service at St Andrew's Church Kirkby Malzeard 10:30, Plough blessing at Ripon Cathedral 14:00 |
Highside Longsword | teddodsworth@gmail.com |
| 12/01/2020 | Plough Blessing service at St. Denis' Church Morton-cum-Fiskerton 10:30 followed by a sword dance at the village hall. Dance displays and Plough Play from 12.15 featuring Sullivan Sword and other local dance sides starting at The Admiral Rodney (tbc), later at The Final Whistle, Station Road from 14:30 (tbc). Check facebook page for final details | Sullivan's Sword | www.facebook.com/SullivansSword |
| 13/01/2020 | Dance and Plough Play in the Royal Oak, Great Ayton 20:30 followed by a music and song session | Leven Sword | brian.pearce11@btinternet.com |
| 17-19/01/2020 | Whittelsey Straw Bear - Often have Sword Teams | Various dance teams | www.strawbear.org.uk |
| 18/01/2020 | From 10:00 Tour of Goathland, Darnholm and Beckhole | Goathland Plough Stots | chutchings.goaploughstots@gmail.com |
| 19/01/2020 | Masham Plough Blessing, phone or email to check times | Highside Longsword |
Phone 01765620441 or 07849638479 |
| 26/01/2020 | Plough Sunday service St Andrew's Church Aldborough York, Probably 10:30 but check by email | Claro Sword | barry_slaymaker@yahoo.com |