2024 : Great Alne Long Weekend : Maybe Fri 19 - Mon 22nd April, 2024
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HERE: The most skilfully entertaining of web folk videos !  cLICK  BELOW to PLAY -
An ace quiet, spontaneous moment. Sunday Eve LNE 2008. (Try then to stay on THIS website, without getting distracted within YouTube.)
Pete Grassby shows simultaneously his skills both as dancer AND Musician: whilst he waltzes with Linda Moon.
HOW brilliantly accomplished !
The melodeon & its straps are closely around Linda's back. Pete you hear entertainingly to remark "She can't get away".
Visit Pete Grassby's website - or that of Coventry based Aardvark Ceilidh Band which Pete leads (and founded).




A day you may cycle in the lanes.  Bring YOUR bike for Sunday 28th!
Our detailed programme for Sunday is - HERE - 2pages (view/print via your web-browser) & below.
Come to enjoy the variety on offer.
Jeanette Hull will lead Sunday's Scandinavian Workshop (after inspiring Saturday's Late Nite Extra).
SUNDAY:                                                                                if you have never visited before -
Interest for Season Tkt holders: and today for visitors most especially near lunchtime.

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Visitors: -  Molly is wild fun for all. Edmund leads the action in full regalia, accompanied by live music.
A lively rainbow branch of Morris dance. From 1.20pm Sunday. Great to drop into; easy to share in the fun.
Based in Cambridge, Edmund dances with Gog Magog Molly. View them at their website 1 & website 2.
Equally rewarding for an interest visit to us is the Maypole dancing before this, and the Handbells afterwards.
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Any visitor - especially with keen young children, is likely especially to find joy taking part in all these.
Watch your kids enjoy; YOU have a try too ! Whilst with us, you may eat‐out, should you wish !
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.
Sunday: Enjoy fun & also quality in daytime workshops & Evening Dances.
Click under for Fullscreen view.    mag-it bottom left.           Working Programme Edition. 2 pages                 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.     12.30pm - 2.10pm.  5pm - 8.10pm.      This  prevents any need to queue or wait.
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.