Saddleworth Morris Men

Saddleworth Morris Men

Saddleworth Morris Men are a team of male Morris dancers based in and around the civil parish of Saddleworth in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. They dance a style of Morris known as North West Clog.

They were formed in 1974 and revived a tradition of Morris dancing in the area that dates back centuries Fact|date=February 2007.

Every August since 1975 the Saddleworth Morris Men have built a Rushcart which is paraded around the villages of Saddleworth on the second full weekend after August 12th accompanied by Morris dancers from all over England and occasionally from abroad.

External links

* [http://www.morrismen.saddleworth.org.uk/ Saddleworth Morris Men]


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