Abram 2009 - 25 Years Dancing for the Revival Team
27th June 2009
 
Wigan Observer Press Cutting
 
The Friday before the last Saturday in June(1) - at dusk - Erection of the Maypole

Only one man can bolt up - the rest can only watch

The erecting party:
L-R: Geoff, Ian, John, Andrew, Sam, Henry/Sam, Ged and Jim
The Last Saturday in June

Team photo at The Dover Lock

Procession for the last 100yds to the Morris dancers Ground (MDG)

This year's band

The team dance "Wigan St John" (WSJ) in the garden at Brookside

Tony shows the intense concentration required to dance WSJ

A photo --------> showing all those present 25 years ago.---->

A photo showing those present today

A silver jubilee rose presented to celebrate 25yrs

Folks mill around eating and drinking

King Jameson enjoys a pint of mild 
(instead of his usual TLC)
.
...meals on wheels for the team

Very civilised, though - bar provided

The King inspects his troops

Queen and King of Abram

Elaine re-enters the village of Abram
The first Sunday after the last Saturday in June(2) - Disassembly...

Always good to see the maypole still intact 

Geoff set to disassemble the upper maypole

Plenty of spare end to hold up the maypole

All cleared up for another year

Time to consider re-landscaping the area

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© 2009 Text and Photographs:
Julie Young took the photographs at the Dover Lock, The Morris Dancers Ground and in Maypole Park.
Another lady took the "Team Photos" at Brookside House.
Andrew White took the rest.
Notes:
1. The pedants among you will no doubt point out that any Friday from January to the last Saturday in June is the Friday before - I would contest that they are only A Friday before and not THE Friday before - SO THERE!!
2. No pedant fodder here.