I’ve left it too late tonight, sorry. We had a walk in to Gosport this morning, well nearer midday really. The hight street was Pretty busy. We were surprised to see a number of Morris Dancer groups around the town. weatherspoons was particularly busy.
When we reached the waterfront, we stopped and asked one of the dancers what was going on. He told us that it was Gosport Morris dancers day of music, and that they always invited groups to join them. The groups were done in Gosport, and were making their way over to Portsmouth to carry on for the afternoon.
Now, I have no particular desire to get involved in Morris dancing, although it does look like a healthy (although, I suspect there’s a good drinking aspect) activity. It is I suspect similar to bowls in that the social aspect is very demanding – there were groups from as far afield as Yorkshire for todays event. Having said all that, they are very entertaining to watch, although I do wonder how many might end up with either a good bruise, or possibly a broken thumb if they accidentally get whacked with their rather substantial sticks.
It was a real pity that we missed the dancing, I would really have liked to have seen that. Now that reminds me about the Sam a band – Gosport has a very good one. I really must try and find out when they are playing next.
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