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Saturday 25th April 2020 Here: Saturday webpage. Scroll down for: All of Saturday 
NB MAYPOLE  will take place - ADDED on Sat afternoon - ONLY If a somewhat wet & cold Saturday is forecast !
SATURDAY PROGRAMME - STARTS 9.15am with - Dances from Brittany - Julian
Then Ring the Hand-chimes - Paul  -OR-  First option of joining part singing group - James H.
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James Hobro - Leads Part singing on Saturday
Then Her brilliant Dances from S. America with-Elsa -OR- Second option of joining a part singing group - James H. 
Sat after lunch has Drumming with Fredy with the style of his homeland of Chile
Then International Dance selection - Karin
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Karin
-OR- Option of "Joining the Band" - group of learning musicians & some helpers with skills to spare - Paul
Then Indoor Maypole ( ONLY if it's forecast to be wet / cold, ) - Paul
Then Walk  - Adrian  -OR-  Informal Music  - Karen Walford
Sat after Dinner Ring hand-chimes  - Paul  
After a busy day, enjoy an evening of excellent calling for dancing in a gentle style - Brian Stanton  
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Saturday Evening:    (Brian has our evening in his diary, but we will confirm later) 
A varied Evening: some Traditional dances written in Playford format -
Some Modern dances in the same idiom - Some in American Contra style:
All with Brian Stanton's precise and clear calling :  
​This will be your fairly gentle Evening Social Dance, after a busy dancing day  -

BELOW: SATURDAY'S 2020 PROV. PROGRAMME BIG Screen VIEW  below 
DOWNLOAD - THE SATURDAY PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME to see and/or carry on smartphone or print it - HERE -  Date SHOULD read  7 / 5 / 19     
VIEW ABOVE - (Sorry - NOT smartphones) SATURDAY's PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME -
or 
Download at the HERE above:
NB. PROVISIONAL means: initial contacts are made, but times / contributors may yet be CHANGED!
You may wish to REDIRECT HERE -  to VIEW/download ALL the  APRIL 2019  WORKING PROGRAMME  -  
It
's on two A4 sides and titled "PICK-UP a copy"
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"Cherry pickers" - BEWARE - The times on the programme are to give what is generally an accurate timing of events.
BUT - PARTICULARLY on cold / wet Saturdays & Sundays - especially around and after the EXTENDED lunchtime, 
there will be EXTENSIONS and ADDITIONS to the working programme. - Please feel free to drop by at ANY TIME -
Be aware though : your expectations may not have taken account of practical difficulties to fit all these activities into one Hall !