2024 : Great Alne Long Weekend : Maybe Fri 19 - Mon 22nd April, 2024
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For Saturday 27th PROGRAMME cLICK   - HERE - 2pages -  Got clogs to bring? -
Border Morris. This is fun for all. VISIT for this mischievous demo.
It's Elephant up a pole. Enjoy watching them - then join in as well.
Full regalia for this lively Coventry side comprise ragged tailcoats and blacked-up faces.
Visitors - especially with interested young children - find delight taking part in this.
Watch your kids enjoying. Then try more easy dancing around the Maypole - and ringing the handbells.
YOU have a try ! And you may eat‐out with us too; share our varied menu !
Should you or a supervised child make a short visit for Maypole / Morris Dance / Handbells -
Kindly make a very small contribution inside towards our Hall hire costs (& please sign to register this.) Thanks.
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- If you have some suitable dance Clogs - bring them to Gt Alne on Saturday - Expect an inspirational -
Clog workshop with Mandy Nayak from 5.45.
You may like to join a presentation later to show the skills and rhythmic "heel clicks" that you have learned.
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Avant deux Breton Sets. Julian Stanley will lead us in these also from 5.45.
Saturday: Fun with quality as well: daytime workshops & Evening Dances.
Click under for Fullscreen view.  mag-it bottom left.       This in 2 parts is our working programme.        Ham Radio contacts today! See below.
K indicates food is available ONLY at the Kitchen Door.    Eating times to obtain food today, shown in green.   12.10pm - 2.25=pm.  5.15pm - 8.00pm.    This  prevents any need to queue or wait.
Please remember that the Dance Teachers and many others give freely of their time.
Ham Radio Station  David H. expects to be operating the Special Station on both Saturday and Sunday !
David operates his new self-built Amateur Radio equipment, during the daytime.
This enables GB0 GAF (Great Britain 0[riginal] Great Alne Folk.   A Registered temporary Station)
- to make a variety of contacts each year.
A pleasant number of these (on those frequencies which will carry that far)
involve the chance to speak directly to Amateur Radio enthusiasts abroad.
Share David's contact interests in his Gazebo on the green.