Past Dance Out Calendar
2023 Dance Out Calendar
Please double check event are happening before travelling if specifically to see us
We usually post on Facebook the week before for an upcoming event and any last minute cancellations.
We’ll probably be doing similar events as last year but to be confirmed so look at past events page below for rough idea. Some have been pencilled in.
Assume even during day if not specified but will hopefully clarify nearer time
Some event can go in a short notice, especially the local FirstSite Dance outs.
Next Dance out in Grey
1 April 2023, Sat – Halesworth Day of Dance, Suffolk.
https://www.facebook.com/halesworthdayofdance
10 April 2023, Mon(Easter). Maldon – Guests of Alive and Kicking , Promenade/ Hythe? Essex. –
CANCELLED IN MORNING – Sorry Bad weather and PC Broke so Only notified via Facebook
22/23 April 2023, Sat Sun. Frost Vandoorn Fest 2023. Essex – Struggling for people available
Royal Liberty’s weekend on dance and merryment. I think we ususal do the Saturday.
Event on but our participation cancelled. Unfortunately not enough Dancers available (23rd dance out still on)
https://www.facebook.com/events/3381328802126444/?ref=newsfeed
23 April 2023, Sun. 1pm. St George’s Day at the Dickie…Royal Oak East Bergholt. CO7 6XA Essex
CANCELLED as the pub refurbishment is still ongoing.
https://www.theforestersarmscolchester.co.uk/the-dicky/
https://www.facebook.com/events/888974745583903/
30 April 2023, Sun, First Site Colchester at 11am. – CO1 1JH. Provisional
1 May 2023, Mon(Bank Hol ), During Day – St Osyth & Point Clear Rotary club, Essex
Cancelled – Lacked maypole dancers they wanted. Sorry
7 May 2023, Sun, Coronation Party – Layer De la Haye, Essex. 2pm Dancing
Arriving at 1:30pm. Village Hall, New Cut, Layer CO2 0EH.
14 May 2023, Sun, First Site Colchester at 11am. CO1 1JH. Provisional – PRACTICE session – Not in kit but in the wild.
4 June 2023, Sun , Colonia Court Care Home Colchester CO4 3AN. 11am till noon – ** For the Residents ** – Provisional
10 June 2023, Sat , Hadleigh , Guest of Boudicca, Suffolk. Starts 11am.
https://www.facebook.com/events/769643371242973
11:00-12:30 : Meet Market Place, IP7 5DL, for show dance and parade round St Mary’s Church.
13:00-13:40 : Kings Head, IP7 5EF, with Green Dragon
14:20 – 1500: The Cock, IP7 5BP, with Dancegled & Hells Bells
15:20-16:00: The George, IP7 5AL, with Little Egypt and Hells Bells
16:00 George Car Park, IP7 5AL, All meeet up for hellos and tunes, Rochdael Coconut, Speed the Plough, Captail pugwash, Mominette, Stop the Cavalry etc
11 June 2023, Sun , New Town Open Gardens, Colchester Essex, CO1 2JQ. 1pm to 6pm
http://anniemationclog.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/New_Town_2023.jpg
(Morris (rough) time, though start should be accurate. We may pick up other dance spots as we go)
1:00 pm Dancing at Opening Ceremony – The Artilleryman Pub, 54-56 Artillery St, Colchester CO1 2JQ
2:00pm Recreation Ground, at junction with Old Heath Rd and Wimpole Road. CO1 2ES (ish)
3:30pm St. Stephen’s Church, Canterbury Road.
????? Outside 3 Gladstone Road , CO1 2EB
18 June 2023, Sun , British Grenadier, Colchester. Noon – Provisional – Cancelled
67 Military Rd, Colchester CO1 2AP
21 June 2023, Wed Evening 7pm , Summer Solstice as guests of Little Egypt, Hawkedon, Suffolk
Queens Head, Rede Rd, Hawkedon, Bury Saint Edmunds IP29 4NN.
Lovely eveing burning a straw man. We alternate dance with all the side there, then there is the unveiling of the strawman (definietly a man) and then porocession to burn him as sun goes down.
Dancing usually starts 7:30pm
25 June 2023, Sun (Full Daytime), Leigh on Sea, Essex – Our participation cancelled
Event on but insufficent Dancers
1 & 2 Jul 2023 – Sat – Sun – Sheringham PottyFestival, North Norfolk.
https://www.pottyfestival.com/
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100070183060626
Map (old):
Sat – Sherringham
10:00am – Lifeboat Plain, East Cliff, NR26 8BQ – Procession with everyone
10:30am till11:30 – Co-Op Street (High street)- NR26 8JP – With Kings Morris and Slack Ma Girdle
11:45am-12:45 – Tesco – R26 8RS – With Black Gate Morris, Pig Dyke Molly, Dark Horse Morris.
2:00pm to 3pm – Crown Inn (in front of ) – NR26 8BQ (as Start procession) – With Bury Fair Women’s Morris, Boudicca Border
3:15pm to 4:15pm – Two Lifeboats – 2 High Street – NR26 8JR – With Manor Mill Morris, Bourne Borderers, Rumburgh Morris
4:30pm – Main arena NR26 8BG. With everyone
Probably music things on in evening
Sun – Sherringham
10:30am – 11:30am – Town Clock – NR26 8DS – With Misfit Molly, Fenstanton Morris.
11:45am – 12:45pm – Crown Inn (in front of ) – NR26 8BQ – With Wicket Brood, Holt Ridge Morris
12:45 – all in arena NR26 8BG
8 Jul 2023 – Sat – Margaretting Horticultural Village Fete .
Margaretting Village Hall, Wantz Road, Margaretting, CM3 0EP Dancing at 2:30pm and 4pm
14 Jul 2023 – Fri – East Bergholt High School – Closed Event for Pupil Demo and Chat
6 Aug 2023 – Sun – Wickham Festival. Wickham, Fareham, South Hampshire. PO17 5HD
11&12 Aug 2023 , Sat & Sun – Broadstairs Folk Week, Kent. To confirm if both days.
Our participation cancelled – Sorry not enough people can make it
2 Sept 2023, Sat, Stowmarket Day of Traditional Music (and Dance). Suffolk
9 Sept 2023, Sat, Green Dragon day of dance at Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
16 Sept Norwich Joint regional day of dance, Norfolk – Very Provisional
8 Oct 2023, Sat, Tenterden Folk Festival, Kent – Provisional – Our participation Cancelled – Insuficent people
https://www.tenterdenfolkfestival.com/
5 Nov 2023 – Sun – Harwich . New Bell Inn Harwich CO12 3EN, Essex. 12:30 till 2:30 ish
18 Nov 2023 – Sat – Red Lion Woodbridge, IP12 1AL, Suffolk. 10:00am till 12:00 ish. For Children in Need.
Guests of Danegeld from 10am until 12:00. 90 Thoroughfare, Woodbridge IP12 1AL
https://www.facebook.com/groups/82385077841/posts/10160028897882842/
2022 Dance Out Calendar
2 April 2022, Sat – Halesworth Day of Dance, Suffolk.
https://www.facebook.com/halesworthdayofdance/
We’re practicing Carr Lodge so could be interesting to see how that goes.
Provisonal Morris (rough) timing:
10:30am Annie’s meeting up at the White Hart to be ‘organised’
11:00 – Market Square – Opening Address and Joint Dances IP19 8JB
11:30 – Procession to High Street
11:50 – 12:40 – White Hart
13:30 – 14:20 – White Swan
14:20 – 15:10 – The Old Print Works
15:10 -16:00 – White Swan
16:00 – White Swan Garden – Join in dances
23 24 April 2022 – Frost Vandoorn Fest, Essex
The Lovely Royal Liberty morris gathering
Event still happening but unfortuately we don’t have enough dancers availble
1 May 2022 , Sun. Colchester Castle Park. Essex
Going to be fairly laid back day but we’ll be meeting at Firstsite at 11am and dancing there and at Castle Park.
FirstsiteLewis Gardens, High Street, Colchester CO1 1JH
Castle Park High St, Colchester CO1 1UG
10 May 2022 , Tue. Dementia Club Colchester, Essex
11am- 12am – Not open to public. Orchard View Baptist Church, Blackheath, Mersea Road. Client to join in. Take drum 🙂
Cancelled due to logisticall issues.
22 May 2022 , Sun. Colchester Firstsite. Essex
We’re doign it again! Going to be fairly laid back, almost practice in Kit, day but we’ll be meeting at Firstsite at 11am and dancing there probably staying there rather than go on to Castle park band stand.
Firstsite, Lewis Gardens, High Street, Colchester CO1 1JH
28 May 2020 – Sat – Hadleigh Day of Dance – Suffolk – as guests of Boudicca Morris Meeting at 10.30.
10:30am – Annies assemble at market place IP7 5DL
11am – Mass Dance – Market Square
12 to 1pm – The Kings Head, IP7 5EF
2 – 3pm – The George, IP7 5AL
3- 4pm – The Cock Inn, IP7 5BP
4 – 6pm – Tunes and perhaps a drink at The George
29 May 2022 – Sun – Open Gardens – Roman and Castle roads, Colchester – CO1 1UW
3pm-4pm
2 Jun 2022 – Thu – Jubilee Dance, Colchester Tollgate Sainsbury’s. Afternoon –
2:15pm Gathering and dancing a little while after. Dancing in the main entrance.
1 Western Approach, Stanway, Colchester CO3 8AA
5 Jun 2022 – Sun – Queen Elizabeth Platinum Jubilee Celetrate – Bradfield Maningtree. Essex
The Street, CO11 2UU
Dancing: 12.20 – 12.40, 1.40 – 2.00 and 2.40 – 3.00pm
12 Jun 2022 – Sun – Open Gardens West Bergholt, Essex. 12:30pm
12:30pm – 3 Albany close CO6 3LE
2:30pm – Tamarisk, by Queens Head Pub, queens Road, CO6 3HE
21 Jun 2022 – Tue – Evening – Solstice hosted by Little Egypt at Hawkedon, Suffolk
Danicing from 7:30pm
Queens Head, Rede Rd, Hawkedon, Bury Saint Edmunds IP29 4NN
26 Jun 2022 – Sun – Leigh Folk Festival, Essex
Dancing 11am to 12 and possible slots / busking later.
If you are comming note there a few changes this year including the venues.
Library Gardens on Broadway West, SS9 2DA
2 & 3 Jul 2022 – Potty Festival, Sheringham, Norfolk
https://www.pottyfestival.com/
The procession starts 10am Saturday at Esplanade car park NR26 8LE (ish) then schedule
Sat
10:30-11:30 Tesco (with Runsburgh Morris, Green Dragon Morris, Oxblood Molly) NR26 8RS
11:45-12:45 Warehouse (with Black Pig Border, Westrefields, Steampunk Border) NR26 8QR
2:00 – 3:00 Lobster (with Slack Magirdle, New Saint George ) NR26 8JP
3:15 – 4:15 Arena (with New St George, Witchmen, Oxblood Molly) NR26 8BG
Pub / beach / Ice cream
Sun
10:30 -11:30 Town Clock (with Steampunk Border, Misfit Molly, Black Gate Molly) NR26 8DS
11:45 Arena (Bourne Borders, Corsucopia(sp?)). NR26 8BG
12:30 All at Arena to dance. NR26 8BG
8 Jul 2020 – Fri – East Bergholt High School – Get there for 9am – Closed Pupil Demo and Chat
17 Jul 2020 – Sun – Little Bentley, Essex. With Rising Larks – 1 pm till 3pm ish
Bricklayers Arms, Rectory Rd, Little Bentley, Colchester CO7 8SL
24 July 2022 , Sun. 11am – 1pm Colchester Firstsite. Essex
We’re doing it a third time this year! Again going to be fairly laid back, almost practice in Kit, day but we’ll be meeting at Firstsite at 11am and dancing there and probably staying there rather than go on to Castle park band stand. We have the usual offer of parking.
Firstsite, Lewis Gardens, High Street, Colchester CO1 1JH
7 Aug 2022 – Sun Broadstairs Folk Festival, Kent.
Meetign at the Albion at 10:30 and dancing around the the lovely Kent town. https://www.albionbroadstairs.co.uk/
Royal Albion Hotel, 6-12 Albion Street,Broadstairs, Kent,CT10 1AN
20 Aug 2020 – Sat – FolkEast Festival – Glemham Hall, Suffolk
3 Sept 2022 , Sat. Colchester Eco Festival. Essex. Colchester Lower Castle Park. *Provisional*
10 Sept 2022 – Sat – Stowmarket – Suffolk – Traditional Day of Music – Was Cancelled
11:00am Asda
12:00 St Peter Church Doors
2:00 Market Place
3:00 Asda
4:00 Market place.
24 Sep 2022 – Sat – Copford, Colchester, Essex- Alma Pub.
Dancing with Romney March Morris
Alma Pub, Copford. (Outskirts of Colchester) Essex. CO6 1BZ
Ariving as 6pm to Dance at 6:30pm
2 Oct 2022 – Sun – Tenterden Folk Festival. Kent
http://www.tenterdenfolkfestival.com/TFF/
20 Nov 2022 – Sun – Firstsite Colchester CO1 1JH from 11am
26 Nov 2022 – Sat – Colchester Big City LightNight Festival – **Cancelled**
18 Dec 2022 – Sun – Firstsite Colchester CO1 1JH from 11am
****CANCELLED **** – ICY STOPS PLAY. Apologies
2021 Dance Out Calendar
Covid 19 impacted but a couple of events
20 June 2021 – Colchester New Town Front Garden Trail
Late Notice but we are Dancing out tomorrow Sunday 20 June 2021 as part of the Colchester New Town Front Garden Trail
Rough Schedule is
1:30 Arttilleryman Pub CO1 2JQ
2:15 Rec Car Park Port Lane. CO1 2HL (ish)
3:00 Junction Wimpole Road & Old Heath Road. CO1 2ES (ish)
4:15 St Stephen Church CO2 7RY
5:00 3 Gladstone Road. CO1 2EB
7 and 8 AUGUST – Broadstairs Folk Week, East Kent (https://broadstairsfolkweek.org.uk/)
Saturday 7th Meet 3:30pm ish at bandstand and dancing at about 5pm:
Sunday 8th Meeting 10:30 am at Bandstand. We will be dancing with Childrens Hobby Horse Club a little later. Anniesauraous is raring to go.
Sunday 8th pm : We will hopefully have a slot on the Bandstand
4th September – Colchester Eco Festival, Essex
We will be dancing during the day down by (hopefully not in ) the duck pond in lower Castle Park.
Provisional: Thur 23rd Sept. Equinox Festival Festival 2021 Hawkedon
(Hosted by http://www.little-egypt.org.uk/index.html
Details to follow. More events will be added (some at short notice) we are invited/ decide if can make it.
We attended about 18 events in 2019
We usually posted events on Facebook in more detail but only a week or two before they happen.
Sunday 3rd October Tenterden Folk Festival, Kent
http://tenterdenfolkfestival.com/
We are please to be invited to dance at this festival.
2020
Sat 18th January 2020 – Strawbear Festival Whittlesea, Cambridgeshire (east of Peterborough)
We will join the procession at 10:30 from the Manor Leisure Centre and dance at various spots round the town till 3:30
Program detail here at festival website:
http://www.strawbear.org.uk/?fbclid=IwAR3NtsSErjem_EVMvPxIaLsftXuwe-FlkuEA4e4tNnbPWTUy210seD-iIng
2020 – Cancelled due to Covid-19
28 March – Halesworth Day of Dance North East Suffolk (https://www.facebook.com/halesworthdayofdance/)
18 April – Frost Vandoorn at Takeley, Essex (Royal Liberty) (https://www.facebook.com/events/1117767988434235/ )
26 April – St George’s Day Celebration at Rose & Crown Hundon, Sudbury, Southc West Suffolk CO10 8ED
3 May – Flatford Mill, Suffolk Roughly 11.00 until 13.00 at the wooden bridge railed nr the kiosk https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/flatford
15 May – Offcumduns’ Weekend of Dance , East Kent https://www.facebook.com/events/407458940191191/
21st June – Summer Solstist, Queens Head , Hawkedon, North West Suffolk, (Hosted by http://www.little-egypt.org.uk/index.html )
28 JUNE – Leigh-on-Sea Folk Festival, South Essex (https://leighfolkfestival.com/)
4/5 JULY – Sheringham Lobster Potty Fest , North Norfolk (http://pottyfestival.com/)
2 AUGUST – 5 Parishes Show, Fingringhoe, Essex ( https://5parishesshow.org.uk/ )
8 & 9 AUGUST – Broadstairs Folk Week, East Kent (https://broadstairsfolkweek.org.uk/)
?5th Sept – Aylsham Festival of Dance, Music and Song , Norfolk ( https://www.facebook.com/pg/AylshamFestivalDMS/events/?ref=page_internal )
12 September – Green Dragon , Bury St Edmunds, West Suffolk
21 November (Sat) – Acorn Village Christmas Fair Dance Out – Mistley Hall, Maningtree. Dancing to support the charities event. https://www.acornvillages.com/
Details to follow. More events will be added (some at short notice) we are invited/ decide if can make it.
We attended about 18 events in 2019
We usually posted events on Facebook in more detail but only a week or two before they happen.
2019
30th MARCH …Halesworth Day of Dance (https://www.facebook.com/halesworthdayofdance/)
20th APRIL …THREE HORSESHOES PUB, MOLE HILL GREEN, TAKELY , CM22 6PQ (Frost Vandoorn Fest)
5th MAY…Rochester Sweeps festival (https://www.medway.gov.uk/sweepsfestival)
19th MAY…Morning dance-out at NT Flatford from 11.00 until 13.00 ( or thereabouts!)https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/flatford)
26th MAY…Warm and Toasty Club, Colchester Arts Centre https://www.colchesterartscentre.com/events/gigs/the-warm-toasty-club/
2nd JUNE…Roman Circus House, Colchester – we will have a formal (i.e. in our kit and with clogs on!) practice outside from 12 noon before the Martin Newell Gig (doors open at 2 pm, gig starts 2.30) – WEATHER PERMITTING!
21st JUNE…an evening to mark the summer solstice at the Queens Head, Hawkedon, (https://www.hawkedonqueen.co.uk/gallery/imagegallery/gallery.php?cat=14) hosted by The Morris Men of Little Egypt (http://www.little-egypt.org.uk/newmor.html)
23rd JUNE…Mount Bures Flower Festival (http://www.mount-bures.co.uk/)
30th JUNE…Leigh-on-Sea Folk Festival (https://leighfolkfestival.com/)
6th-7th JULY – Sheringham Lobster Potty Fest (http://pottyfestival.com/)
17th JULY…Tesco Highwoods Community Charity event. 11.30 – 13.30 Dancing and hoping to get others to join in and also to donate to Diabetes UK, British Heart Foundation and Cancer Research UK
11th AUGUST …Broadstairs Folk Week (https://broadstairsfolkweek.org.uk/)
25th AUGUST…IWA Festival of Water, Waltham Abbey (https://www.waterways.org.uk/events_festivals/festival_water/IWA_festival_water0)
26th AUGUST…Colchester Panto Horse Derby…we’ll take our Dobbina to meet some ‘thoroughbred’ friends at this event in aid of Age Concern. We’re dancing from 11.00 – but I don’t think we’re racing(?) https://www.ageconcerncolchester.org.uk/panto-horse-race-2019/
1st SEPTEMBER…Morning dance-out at NT Flatford from 11.00 until 13.00 ( or thereabouts!) https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/flatford
7th SEPTEMBER- Aylsham Festival of Dance, Music and Song https://www.facebook.com/AylshamFestivalDMS/
14th SEPTEMBER – Colchester Rice and Spice Festival at Firstsite https://firstsite.uk/whats-on/colchester-festival-rice-spice/ (we’ll be there from about 1100 until 1300 )
22nd SEPTEMBER – It’s Heritage Day at Roman Circus House (https://www.romancircus.co.uk/) – so we will be dancing outside from 10.30 until 11.45 WEATHER PERMITTING!
23rd NOVEMBER (Sat) – Acorn Village Christmas Fair Dance Out – Mistley Hall, Maningtree. Dancing to support the charities event.
6th DECEMBER (Fri) – Christmas at Brightlingsea YMCA Craft Fair and Late Night Shopping from 17.30 dancing in various places in the town.
That’s it so far, but check back regularly as hopefully we will add more dates…looks like a great year ahead for AnnieMation!
( NB…If it isn’t on this list, we wont be there!)