Not the brightest of May Day’s on record, but never the less we had a fantastic turn-out of Morris Sides this year.
Once again Dead Horse Morris gave us some of the best interpretations of traditional dance outside the church just before they did a disappearing act with the Gong Scourers into The Ship (Quoted as the best pub in town).
The ladies from Kettle Bridge Clogs wowed the public by showing more than an ankle. The Rumwoth Morris musicians looked more like the Mormon Morris, but the dancers sure made up for the lack of colour their musicians sported by wearing the most outrageous hats I have ever seen a Morris Side turn up in. It looked more like the Bolton Allotment Owners Association than a Morris Side at times.
Things reached a climax outside the library when the props failed to meet Health & Safety standards for Kits Coty Morris, and one of the sticks broke on impact!
From outside the library, the Morris Sides procession moved onto the sea wall outside the Pearson's pub and into the town square (don’t make me laugh) where they once again gave a supportive crowd a rather cramped performance.
From there they processed along Harbour Street and were joined by Jack o’ the Green towards the harbour.
I still think it was a shame that Captain Sam (AKA Big Dick) was not in the May Day celebrations.
