The Abram Morris 2016
25th June 2016

Programme and Route

Friday Night - Maypole Erection Party


Up it goes

The lads who did it

The Last Saturday in June

Meet at the Bucks Head, Abram at 10.00 to kit up


Tony photo-bombs the scene setting view


Drinking, getting sashes right...

...just catching up on stuff

The Morris Dancers Ground at 11.00


The Abram King and Queen are escorted onto the Ground ahead of the Dancers


The Abram Morris Dancers


Musicians

The King and Queen


The start of the Dance


Back to Back

The team then begin their walking tour around the area
A selection of photos shown here

    The mobile Maypole with Derek our maypole carrier

The annual woodland trail - providing some shelter from the rain


JK bringing up the rear (though more accurately its the photographer doing that - me)

Keats Avenue

More than a few spots of rain meant taking shelter under nearby trees


Macho men (without brollies) and the rest


The waves before some roundy bits


King and Queen unaffected by any rain

Abram Park


Abram Park sign
(Nothing like stating the obvious, eh)

Dancers in circle
K and Q eager for the action to start


The music men and women
(L-R: Eric, Andrew, Denise, Jane)

John the Clown

 
Moving in

Ansford Avenue


Moved in, and hankie flick before moving back out

Corner of Lee Lane and (Abram) Park View


Geoff

Andrew

Pilotman and Steve

En route to the next location


L-R: ..sorry not even gonna try

Opposite Bickershaw Lane


Our least favourite dancing surface - grass

Wigan St John, performed at Verda Street


Spacious car park

The Sunday after the Saturday - The Maypole is taken down for 'till next year


A man walking his dog(s) stopped to assist

Once again returned to green field site

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Photos mostly © 2016 Hanneke van-Dijk 
and some  © 2016 Andrew J White