Midhopestones Chapel, the venue for Wath Morris’s victorian film debut last year, needs some renovations and the congregation are trying to raise funds. Wath morris are to record a CD in the chapel on Tuesday 18th November and sell the disc to help the venture. Hopefully a large number of local people will be pleased to find the CD in their Christmas stockings this year.
Wath’s Christmas mumming tours this year will take place in Wath on Tuesday 9th December and Wentworth on Friday 12th December. We are very grateful to the hosting households in the villages since without their generous hospitality the event would lose most of it’s appeal. Any monies collected will be donated to the Bluebell Wood Hospice.
This year the event will finish at the Rugby Club on Moor Road with fireworks and an evening of traditional songs, music and mumming. As usual the evening begins with the Carol Concert in the Parish Church at 6.30pm followed by dancing outside the church and a procession to the Rugby Club. Times will vary with the finishing time in church but dancing outside church should be around 7.30pm and the fireworks at the Rugby Club around 8.45pm. All the evening is open to all and pies and peas will be on sale at the Club. Please feel free to join us.
The tradition tour will begin in Wath outside the HSBC bank at 10.30am. Then to Wentworth Post Office around 11.00 am, Rockingham Arms around 11.45am to 12.30pm , George and Dragon around 12.45pm. The next stop will be The Station Hotel in Darfield around 2.00pm before returning to Wath about 4.15pm. The venue in Wath has still to be arranged - details later. The team will again provide a coach for the tour which will leave Wath at 10.45am returning around 16.15pm and anyone who would like to travel with us will be most welcome.
A contingent of Wath Morris were called back to Wath Comprehensive School during April this year - not to complete outstanding homework or detentions- but to teach a Morris dance to a group of Performing Arts students. The students proved excellent subjects, apart from being rather extravagant with the sticks, and hopefully they will use their new skills to improve their forthcoming examinations results. Good Luck and perhaps one day they may even join the team on a dance - out!
