OBJ Morris - 2001 Scrapbook

OBJs End-of-Term Bash in Henley
24th July 2001

We invited Pheonix Morris and Rockhopper Morris to join us for a night out in Henley on July 24th - mainly to prove to ourselves that we could dance in Henley without getting soaked (and because Pheonix and Rockhopper are such nice people).

We started in front of the Town Hall and had a considerable audience that evening, including at least 3 Australians, 3 Portuguese, 2 Poles (who didn't know one another - poles apart?), 2 Columbians, 4 Spanish, some Germans, and a few English. After this, it was "off to the pub" - the excellent Horse & Groom where Martin made us all most welcome and put in a guest appearance in a set. A night to remember.

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We assembled in the High Street for an hour or so of dancing.

Here are Pheonix getting started.

The big-band sound of the OBJ orchestra in full swing - well most of them!

Front row - L to R are Jenny, Judy, Doug, Anne and Gill. Behind them are DaveK, IanF, MikeS, IanO, JimJ, Chris and Lynne

Dancing Sheepskins around three "children" from Pheonix - did their mummies give them permission?

Passers-by are passing by as JimM, Pam, DaveD, Colin, Jill and Diane do their bit. I'm pretty sure the second "child" is Mike.

Dancing Brimfield. A mystified audience wonders why we're doing something that appears to be very lewd.

In the picture are Colin, JimJ, Louise, Jenny, Nikki, DaveK and DaveD.

The last dance in the town centre was an East Acton, with all 3 sides and many of the audience performing admirably.

Here are DaveD (rear view) and Steve.

Because piano-accordian players feel a bit lonely in the morris world, they gather together for security.

Gill and Anne posing!