2024 : Great Alne Long Weekend : Maybe Fri 19 - Mon 22nd April, 2024
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The Maypole: Morris Dancing, & the Handbell Ringing make mid Saturday & mid Sunday ideal for brief visits -
Allows mum/dad or grandparents to bring along young people to celebrate folk traditions for a token payment only.

News.  Great Alne Long Weekend Fri 25th-Mon 28th April 

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Old friends returning ****  New activities **** New visitors from the Netherlands ****    
Ineke will be teaching us some dances of the Dansgroep Oostzaan.
on Friday afternoon - and again during Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
Should you like to visit their website here, next click on the 3rd phrase of their first line: "page in English"
Bob Morgan will be our ace youthful contra caller on Friday evening.
Those able to be at his October Alcester Contra, will have much appreciated Bob's talents.
Bob also offers us a contra technique workshop on Sat morning.
An International Singalong
It has been many years - but again the finale on Sunday evening for all who may wish to stay up to take part.
We will enquire whether the fireplace is for ornament only - or perhaps still functional as in previous years.
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In 2014, we continue Innovations on the Friday -
Introduced in 2013, our 30th Anniversary Year -
We will again BEGIN at 1pm with a walk - then an International Workshop - then a sit-down meal.

A full evening of brilliant American Contra follows -
And Late-Nite-Extra French with Julian.
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