Bristol Ring Meeting, 2002

Photographs of the Bristol Ring Meeting, July 2002

Saturday Morning, Tour Two, Shakespeare, North Wood & Bristol, at Nailsea shops
Bristol MM danced at Portishead Flower Show
Back in Bristol, our rapper sword side danced in Broadmead...
...and by the dockside
Green Man Morris from Sutton Coldfield
More sword dancing, this time from Green Man
The knot
Shakespeare Morris Men stuff their strut!
Northwood Morris Men from Surrey.
Outside The Bag, an MTV crew come to film with us.
30 seconds in a programme called No Sleep Til Lisbon. Fame at last for BMM!
A member of the audience decides to join in!
The Saturday evening Feast
Chris Harris, of "Kemp's jig" fame, was guest of honour.
Paul Rosser, Gerald Willey and Chris Harris
Gerald Willey relinquishes Squireship of The Ring to Cliff Marchant
Beer was served from watering cans at the feast; Martyn looks as if he's had a few pints of it!
Sunday: the start of the procession from the dockside to the Cathedral
Around 230 morris men walking through Bristol
Some people can't resist hamming it up whenever a photographer appears!l
Bristol musicians young and old (or at least middle-aged!) - Nick Cooke & Steve Bazire
Green Man in the procession
The Procession arrives at Bristol Cathedral - Green Man, Jockey, Chalice, Mersey,Shakespeare and Faithful City
Mike Whitehead doing the reading at the service in Bristol Cathedral
The Ring Squires lead the exit from the Cathedral
Bristol dancing after the service
A youthful set for Pepper in the Brandy
Ilott's Praise for five from the Bristol Bratpack.
Nick does a double leapfrog in the 5-man jig.
Then on to Milllenium Square for a massed display. Here are Wyvern Jubilee Morris Men...
...and Jockey as well
Northwood's Fool prominent in a massed dance.
Thelwall Morris Men from Cheshire
West Somerset doing their thAng!
Standon Morris Men from Hertfordshire
Mersey Morris Men ending their display dance.
The new Squire strides through a set of his own side - Chanctonbury Ring Morris Men.
Cliff Marchant dances in as Squire of the Ring in Millennium Square
Bristol's arena display - three sets for March Past, including dancing musicians
...and three maidens hoisted in the air
Bristol Musicians dance off at the end of March Past


For other pictures of Bristol Morris's activities in 2002, click here !



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