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Harveys Old Ale Well the first Saturday in October brought forth a fine morning, perfect weather for a bit of Morris Dancing. What better than to do it in the Brewery yard of one of England's finest Breweries. Yes it was time for us to test out Harveys new winter ale. Each year they very generously invite a selected band of dancers to join with the good hearted folk of Lewes and sample the new brew of Old Ale. We in turn perform to our best. This year there was a suggestion that some of the men's clogs were not as clean as they ought to have been (was there a trace of Saddleworth mud still present?) However the tide and the river came to our aid, for as we were dancing the tide came in and slowly but decidedly rose up though the drain covers. By the time we finished dancing we all had nice clean boots.
Prior to this together with Sussex Harmony we celebrated the harvest at St Thomas a Becket Church and subsequent to our performance we were invited over to the new acquisition (see their web site for details) to partake in a Pig Roast and a further selection of fine ales.
It is indeed events like this that cheer the cockles of a Morris dancer and what better recruitment tool could one ask for. So now is the time to start learning and then you too can be ready for the next season.
Final praise to public transport, they got me safely there and back without any delays.
In response to all those of you desperate to see some pictures, I can announce that the first half dozen can now be seen by clicking on pictures at the appropriate place. Sound to follow.
