Three films which show Morris dancing and entertaining troupes taking part in carnivals in the North West have recently been released by...

The Bensonian Morris Dancers, 1929 This postcard arrived in my inbox a couple of weeks ago courtesy of Dave Middlehurst who recently...

Gorse Hill Morris Dancers from Stretford, followed by the Ashfield Morris Dancers from Altrincham at Knutsford May Day 1936.   The...

This postcard appears in a book entitled ‘Altrincham’ in the ‘Britain in Old Photographs’ series published by Sutton Publications in...

The following three postcards of a Stretford Rose Queen event recently came into the author's posession. These were not dated, the Rose...

The Ashfield Morris Dancers and their associated entertaining troupes travelled considerable distances to attend carnivals and other...

Stanley Morton Harrop, Stretford Pageant Programme 1913, Trafford Local Studies, LHC 438 It is very pleasing to have located an image of...

The famous Stretford Pageant had its origins in a gala held at Gorse Hill Farm in 1907. This became the Stretford Open Air Fete and...

A post card showing Knutsford Prize Tambourine Dancers posing with their tambourines outside the Knutsford entrance to Tatton Park in...

Bollington Troupe, Sale Carnival 1926 Inevitably, additional results of morris and entertaining troupe competitions will be located in...

I was delighted to get my book 'Carnivals, Contests and Cornations' out and available this week at long last. It was tempting to think,...

Since sending 'Carnivals, Contests and Coronations' to press, further information has come to light on Gorse Hill Morris from the report...

This photograph was found on ebay. It shows a junior morris troupe dressed in the Cheshire style at Blackpool Carnival. My guess is that...