Welcome to the MMM Web-site

Manchester Morris Men have been dancing since 1930 and dance both North-west Clog Morris and Cotswold Dances.  Over the years, we have danced in many places and at all sorts of events.  On Thursday evenings in summer you may see us dancing outside one of the pubs in the local area, and at weekends we may be away in other parts of the UK or Europe.

The North-west Dances we perform are from Oldham, Mossley, New Mills, Godley Hill, Colne, Medlock, and Abram. And the Cotswold Dances, selected each year by the squire, are from various villages in Oxfordshire and neighbouring counties. These currently include dances from Bampton, Bledington, Bucknall, Fieldtown and Lichfield.

There are currently around 15 active members, and the music for the team normally consists of a melodeon (or two), whistle, concertina and accordion, with the addition of a drum for the North-west dances.

MMM at Chorlton Green, June 2011
The photo above shows MMM dancing at Chorlton Green, in June 2011

There are other photos of the MMM in the Photos & Events section ; and photos from 2010 & 2011 are on our Flickr site. All the photos, show our costume of red and yellow sashes, blue cummerbund, black breeches with yellow piping and red stockings.   For the Cotswold morris we wear blue and yellow bell pads below our knees; but for the North-west dances we swap these for clogs and flowered bowler hats.

To contact MMM, or ask if we can perform at your event, please Keith Ashman, the Bagman (Secretary) for MMM.     Alternatively, if you do not have email, phone Keith on 01565 653970

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A figure from the Oldham dance, at the Hare & Hounds, Werneth Low, in June 2010
taken from a video kindly supplied by Derek Lynas

Programme for 2012

Our Thursday evening 'pub tours' are still being arranged, and will be added here shortly.

Sat 21 April . . provisional
11:00 - 1:30pm St.George Festival, Manchester
Sat 5 May
10:30-11:45am Altrincham Market
2:00 - 3:30pm Knutsford May Day
Sat 19 May
all day Southport Swords Day of Dance, Liverpool city centre
Sat 30 June
all day Joint Morris Organisations Day of Dance, Stratford on Avon
Thur 12 July . . provisional
12:00-2:00pm lunchtime display in the piazza of Piccadilly Place (across footbridge from P'dilly Station Approach)
Sat 14 & Sun 15 July
weekend dancing with other Morris Ring teams, Letchworth, Herts.
Sat 6 October . . provisional
all day Bedford MM Day of Dance


Last Modified 20 January 2012