Leeds Morris Men

50th Anniversary

The Horsforth Mile 50

Successfully Completed!

Horsforth is an old township on the north western edge of the Leeds conurbation. The Horsforth Mile is a traditional bridegroom's stag night pub crawl, covering about 10 pubs and rather more than a mile. In the past, Leeds Morris Men have danced the Mile several times and raised money for Wheatfields Hospice in the process. Our practice was to present a short show at each of the pubs in turn, running through our repertoire of some 20 - 25 dances at least twice in the day.

The year 2000 marked the 50th anniversary of Leeds Morris Men. To mark the occasion, on Saturday May 6th we danced an extended version of the Horsforth Mile, presenting twelve shows in all. The challenge we set ourselves was to perform 50 different dances in the course of the day, one for each year of the club's existence. Not only did we succeed, we collected even more money (over £1000) for Wheatfields, several of the dancers also collecting through sponsorship.

The 50 different dances were as follows:

11.00	The Fox and Hounds, Tinshill Road	Highland Mary, Bampton Beaux of London City, Badby William and Nancy, Bledington Vandalls of Hammerwich, Lichfield
11.30	The Old Ball, Long Row	Shooting, Brackley Banks of the Dee, Field Town Balance the Straw, Field Town Trunkles, Headington Monks March, Sherborne
12.45	The Queen's Arms, Long Row	Princess Royal, Adderbury Bobbing Around, Bampton The Captain With His Whiskers, Brackley Rodney, Headington
13.30	The Grey Horse, Long Row (thanks for the sandwiches)	Saturday Night, Bucknell Cuckoos Nest, Badby Young Collins, Bledington Bumpus of Stretton, Ilmington Lively Dance, Ilmington Ring of Bells, Lichfield
14.45	Roo's Court, Long Row	Step and Fetch Her, Bampton Bean Setters, Brackley Dearest Dickie, Field Town Weeping Willow Tree, Headington
15.15	Pitchers, Town Street	Trunkles, Bledington The Gallant Hussar, Bledington Maid of the Mill, Ilmington Lads a Bunchum, Sherborne
	Town Street	Wheatley Processional Winster Processional
15.45	The Black Bull, The Green	Black Joke, Adderbury Banbury Bill, Bampton Queens Delight, Bucknell 29th of May, Headington Sheriff's Ride, Lichfield
16.15	The Old King's Arms, The Green	Shepherds Hey, Badby Jockey to the Fair, Brackley Shepherds' Hey, Field Town Getting Upstairs, Headington Cuckoo's Nest, Sherborne
17.00	The Eleventh Earl, Fink Hill (thanks for the sandwiches)	The Buffoon, Adderbury Old Black Joe, Bucknell Valentine, Field Town Blue Eyed Stranger, Headington
17.45	The Horsforth Hotel, Featherbank Lane	Lads a Bunchum, Adderbury Broad Cupid, Badby Constant Billy, Bampton
18.30	The Fleece, New Road Side	Room for the Cuckolds, Bucknell Cuckoos Nest, Ilmington Orange in Bloom, Sherborne Bonny Green Garters, Bampton

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Last updated 27 April 2001