COME AND LEARN TO MOLLY DANCE
AND LEARN THE STORIES, HERITAGE AND TRADITIONS
OF THE OUSE WASHES AREA
at
Welney Village Hall.
ALL SESSIONS FREE FOR EVERYONE!!
(Refreshments will be available, with a modest donation requested to cover costs.)
Dates and times of sessions at Welney Village Hall:Friday 24th April '15, 6.30-8.00pm (door opens 6pm for coffee and chat);
Friday 1st May, times as above;
Saturday 9th May, 10.30am-2.30pm – incl. Lunch (door opens 10am);
Friday 15th May, 6.30-8.00pm (door opens 6pm);
Friday 22nd May, as above – Talk about the Old and New Bedford Rivers;
Friday 5th June, times as above;
Tuesday 9th June at THREE HOLES VILLAGE HALL, 7.00-8.30pm –
workshop on researching the history of the Bedford Rivers' communities;
Friday 19th June, 6.30-8.00pm (door opens 6pm);
Friday 26th June, as above – Talk about Bedford Rivers' communities, incl.
local people's input (following up from the Three Holes' workshop);
Saturday 4th July, 10.30am-2.30pm – incl. Lunch (door opens 10am);
Saturday 18th July, WELNEY WATER GALA (with Molly Dancing,
raft races, history displays and much more).
Molly Dancing was the form of dance used by the ploughboys of Norfolk and Cambridgeshire,
particularly in the Fens, but died out in the early 20 th Century. Molly Dancing is rather like Morris
Dancing – with attitude! Our leader will be Gordon Phillips of the Ouse Washes Mollys.
The illustrated history talks are by local historian, Mike Petty. Their full titles are:1) Reflections on the Ouse Washes: a history of the Old and New Bedford Rivers and their area;
2) Researching the story of the Ouse Washes: how to discover sources for the history of the
area in libraries, museums, archives or on your computer at home;
3) The Ouse Washes people and places: an exploration of the people and communities who live
alongside the Old and New Bedford Rivers.
COME AND LEARN TO MOLLY DANCE
AND LEARN THE STORIES, HERITAGE AND TRADITIONS
OF THE OUSE WASHES AREA
at
Welney Village Hall.
ALL SESSIONS FREE FOR EVERYONE!!
(Refreshments will be available, with a modest donation requested to cover costs.)
Dates and times of sessions at Welney Village Hall:Friday 24th April '15, 6.30-8.00pm (door opens 6pm for coffee and chat);
Friday 1st May, times as above;
Saturday 9th May, 10.30am-2.30pm – incl. Lunch (door opens 10am);
Friday 15th May, 6.30-8.00pm (door opens 6pm);
Friday 22nd May, as above – Talk about the Old and New Bedford Rivers;
Friday 5th June, times as above;
Tuesday 9th June at THREE HOLES VILLAGE HALL, 7.00-8.30pm –
workshop on researching the history of the Bedford Rivers' communities;
Friday 19th June, 6.30-8.00pm (door opens 6pm);
Friday 26th June, as above – Talk about Bedford Rivers' communities, incl.
local people's input (following up from the Three Holes' workshop);
Saturday 4th July, 10.30am-2.30pm – incl. Lunch (door opens 10am);
Saturday 18th July, WELNEY WATER GALA (with Molly Dancing,
raft races, history displays and much more).
Molly Dancing was the form of dance used by the ploughboys of Norfolk and Cambridgeshire,
particularly in the Fens, but died out in the early 20 th Century. Molly Dancing is rather like Morris
Dancing – with attitude! Our leader will be Gordon Phillips of the Ouse Washes Mollys.
The illustrated history talks are by local historian, Mike Petty. Their full titles are:Reflections on the Ouse Washes: a history of the Old and New Bedford Rivers and their area;
Researching the story of the Ouse Washes: how to discover sources for the history of the area in
libraries, museums, archives or on your computer at home;
The Ouse Washes people and places: an exploration of the people and communities who live alongside
the Old and New Bedford Rivers.