Berkshire Bedlam Morris
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Welcome to the Home Page of Berkshire Bedlam! |
BB - still rated amongst the top 99% of all Morris sides in the country..... |
Who are we ?
Berkshire
Bedlam,
renowned
Cotswold Morris dancers from Wokingham in Berkshire, were formed in
1977, and perform a wide range of dances. While some are based on the legendary
Leafield dances of Oxfordshire, the majority of today's repertoire is
original compositions put together in recent years. Whatever the dance, BB's aim is to perform
with gusto and spirit, and to present spectacular and original
performances. Do
we succeed? - come and see us to find out!
You can find out lots more about us through this site including
something of our history, and a guide to the dances in our past and
present repertoire. There are also various pictures of the side, latest
news of events, a guide to our media appearances, and you
can even find out what happens at a Berkshire Bedlam Bunfight ......
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What's going on - Summer 2009 |
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  ** 2009 EVENTS SO FAR.... ** We have already taken part in some great events in 2009 including festivals, Ales, days by the sea, a day following the Ox's horns round Abingdon, and a couple of Big Caper shows at the Chippenham Festival. Wow! How do they keep going! - read all about the year so far on the latest news page! |
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  ** ONWARDS AND UPWARDS IN 2009 ** Welcome to our new members in 2009, who are already keeping the old ones very much on their toes. We look forward to them all continuing to reach great heights with us! |
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2008 BUNFIGHT **After another stunning success in 2008 (who can forget the green tights?) thoughts are already turning to the 2009 Bunfight, with the fabulous Committee Band and caller Nick Walden - Sat 28th November, California Ratepayers Hall, Finchampstead - theme 'Circus'. Tickets will be limited this year - see the Bunfight page for more details! |
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** DID WE REALLY DO
THAT? ** In October 2008 we found ourselves performing at a private birthday party for Sting at his Georgian mansion in Wiltshire. Highlights included one dance with Sting and his wife Trudi singing at the feet of Sue and Bob, and a performance of Coconuts which included 4 of BB plus Sting, David Walliams, Kevin Spacey and Robert Downey Jr. They now join the (quite small) crowd of celebs who can proudly claim to have danced with BB ... |
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EGGHEADS -
"we wuz robbed" **In September 2007 BB were featured on the BBC2 quiz programme Eggheads, and so nearly won thanks to the heroic efforts of Andy and Jameson - but in the end narrowly missed out on the £59,000 prize, a lifetime's supply of coconuts. |
| You can read about all our recent happenings in the detailed latest news section, find out when we are coming to a town near you in our future event guide, see the gallery section for more pictures, or just wallow aimlessly in BB memorabilia throughout the site ... | |
| Latest Media News !! |
Yes, you can now have a little BB at home with you by ordering one of our DVDs - see the MEDIA PAGE for details, and also links to our various media appearances in print, in pop videos, and now on YouTube! |
Contact Us / Join Us
We're always delighted to welcome new members, dancers and musicians.
We practice on Thursday evenings at the Scout Hut in Evendons Lane, Wokingham,
RG41 4DX (click
here for map) and dance out at festivals, pubs and other events
throughout the summer. If you would like to come to any of our practice evenings to try
it for yourself, you will be very welcome any time, or come to one of our taster
evenings in October.
Phone or e-mail
if you would like more details or would like to contact us about anything
else as follows :
Main contact & Webmaster - Malcolm Major - Tel 0118 9771952 - e-mail
malcolmmajor at ntlworld dot com
You can also contact the following :
Squire - Jerry West - jerry dot
west at ntlworld dot com
Foreman -
Jameson Wooders - jameson dot wooders at lonza dot com
And finally, if you would
like to find out more about other Morris sides, or Morris
dancing in general, try these links :
Mainly
Morris Dancing
: an invaluable source of general information and the best links to
teams webpages
Morris
Side Finder : a UK wide guide to find
teams in all parts of the country
Morrisdancing.org
: Links to worldwide morris organisations and affiliated sides
SEFAN
: South East Folk Arts Network - what's going on in folk arts in the
South East
and
remember ....
....it never rains on Berkshire Bedlam