The 293rd Meeting of the Morris Ring of England

Hartley Morris 2002

HURRAH, HURRAH, HERE COMES THE JUBILEE!

Well, it’s here at last, the long-awaited glorious Golden Jubilee. No, not hers,ours! For it was
exactly 50 years ago that the Hartley Morris Men were formed out of the tattered remains
of the pre-war Stansted side, coincidentally at about the same time that our present Queen
came to the throne – which is why we wear the colours red, white and blue and occasionally
do a dance called “Queens Delight”.

Mind you, we have always had a very good working relationship with H.M,and on this joint
special occasion we have come to an amicable agreement. She will hold the majority of her
celebrations during the summer months and we will hold ours in the Autumn.

Yes the Hartley Ring Meeting will be held in
Wrotham, Kent, over the weekend

30th August - 1st September 2002.

We will be host to 160ish Morris men from all over the country, who will be joining us to tour
the towns and villages of West Kent during the weekend.

Guest of honour
As we will be touring through several Boroughs in the County, rather than invite a local dignitary
we went to the top. Chris Capon, Chairman of Kent County Council has accepted our invitation
to join us at the feast and welcome our guests to our illustrious County.

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Sides attending so far are - Click on those with borders to see larger versions

Hartley in Gravesend

Hartley at Ightam Mote

Bourne River

Broadwood

Chanctonbury Ring

Colchester

Exeter

Kennet

Martlets

Mayflower

Ravensbourne

Rumford

Victory

Wantsum

Wadard

Woodchurch

and several past
Officers of the Ring

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Friday 30th August is for arriving and meeting people. Beer will be available in the school for attendees and buses will be running a shuttle service to the local pubs for a drink and a sing
The Saturday Tours have been planned as follows Where to see us
Saturday 31st August
A fleet of vintage buses will transport the dancers to various towns and villages to dance and sing in the vicinity of friendly hostelries.
	Tour No1 Darenth Valley		Tour No 4 North West Kent
10.00am	Bligh's Meadow, Sevenoaks	10.00am	Swanley town centre
11.00	King's Arms - Shoreham	11.00	Anchor & Hope - Ash
12.noon	Lion Hotel, - Farningham	12. noon	Black Lion - Southfleet
1.00pm	Rising Sun - Fawkham Green	1.00pm	Leather Bottle & Darnley Arms - Cobham
		plus	for energetic sides
3.30	Robert Pocock, Gravesend (pre procession)	2.30	The Ship - Cobham

	Tour No 2 Medway Valley		Tour No 3 Hoo Peninsular
10.00am 10.20	Chequers Centre followed by Town Hall - Maidstone	10.00am	Rochester High Street
11.15	Little Gem - Aylesford	11.00	Stonehorse, Higham:
12.15	Golden Lion - Luddesdown	12 noon	Horseshoe & Castle - Cooling
1.00pm	Cock - Luddesdown	1.00pm	King's Arms - Upper Upnor

Tour 5 Ring Officer's Bus - Sevenoaks,- Ash,- Golden Lion, Luddesdown,- Upper Upnor.

All tours meet in Gravesend for 3.45 for a procession to Fort Gardens,
4.15 p.m. Massed Display by all sides

and then back to Wrotham for the feast.
Buses will also be available Friday & Saturday evenings to take dancers to local pubs

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Sunday 1st September Buses will be available on Sunday morning taking non-churchgoers to Ightham Mote, a local NT property. A final massed display will take place in Wrotham Square after Church and before lunch.
11.00 a.m	Ightham Mote
12 30 p.m.	Massed Display Wrotham Village Square

Terry Heaslip
for Hartley Morris Men

15 Henham Gardens, East Peckham, Tonbridge, Kent, TN12 5PD

Tel: 01622 871167 Email: Terry@heaslip.fsnet.co.uk

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