Pre-Mayday Maypole. Our dancing traditionally plaits ribbons for visitors & kids on Sat & Sun.

Paul enables this.
He brings his own Maypole.

Installed on the green.

It's fun dancing around it amongst the daisies.

 (Or it's inside - maybe more briefly, if wet.)
C Paul Lindley 2012

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Also Border Morris Dance. More traditions. Around noon on Sat. Great fun for visitors & kids.
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At Great Alne Long Weekend: OK, there's Maypole: Morris: brilliant Dance & Music,  but:
What Else Goes on? - well there's
Handbells *** Part Song **** Walking *** Cycling *** Playing Panpipes *** Irish Set Dancing *** Chez Meg 4tea & scones.
REGULARS COME FOR THE BEST 4 DAY OPPORTUNITY OF INTERNATIONAL DANCE IN THE MIDLANDS.
AND: French petit Bal Sunday afternoon. EVENINGS: an American Contra Dance on Friday; late Cajun Fri & Sat.
Varied social dancing on Saturday & Sunday evenings.

Short evening presentation spot by a few who were at the daytime workshop.

        Handbells
Paul brings his lovely set of restored handbells.
Available each afternoon - outside under the Gazebo if weather is fine.
Usually you start ringing 1 or 2 bells (though with experience - 4, 6 or 8.)
Liked very much by all who have tried this guided teamwork.

Ringing using Paul's tunes is popular with children, seniors & all "between".

After just a little practise, their sound is particularly lovely !
C Lorraine 2008.

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Part Song    An opportunity to learn how to harmonise, usually in four parts;
to improve, or just to share this pleasure.
A friendly small group with a quality tutor - learn new songs and experiment with harmonies and parts.
Please email early, should you like to share any particular favourite material.

Initiated by one James - excellence is continued by another.

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Walking     A group leaves to walk on each afternoon.
Particularly lovely walking country surrounds Great Alne.
In April, our event sees wild flowers beside the lanes -
and carpeting the Woodlands. Bluebells and white stitchwort 
usually. In cooler late Springtimes; instead the white carpet of the earlier Wood Anemones.
Copyright; Tony Heaton 2004.       PIC. The group walking nearby encounter a challenging feature en route.   

The Map - train/bus - Walks page suggests a selection of varied routes that you may like to follow independently.
Use of an Explorer Series OS map is recommended for all but the shortest routes.

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Cycling
Most competently led along delightful country lanes around Great Alne by John Tozer
Do bring along your bike for Sunday afternoon.
Note that you are responsible for your safety.
And parents are responsible for safe conduct of their children at all times.

Chez Meg for tea & scones
Alcester's most favoured Sunday Afternoon destination.
The cyclists; those out walking, and even a few by car know where to find the very best hostess, delicious scones & afternoon tea with others from the Long Weekend.
To partake of this delight, ensure John Tozer has YOUR name "on the list" & your £1.

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