The Buttercross Belles 2004 Programme

2003 Programme
2005 Programme

January
February: Sun 1^st Workshop with Green Ginger Garland Dancers.; Sat 14^th Otley Maypole Project.
Procession and Ceremony to 'hoist' the new Otley Maypole.; Sat 28^th Ceilidh.
Belles Ceilidh.
March: Sun 21^st (Mothers Day).
1pm - 3pm Cavendish Pavilion, Bolton Abbey.; Sat 27^th Fund Raising.
8:30 - 12:30 Buttercross Stall in Otley Market place.
April
May: Sat 1^st (May Day)
Dancing at Dawn on Otley Chevin.
11:00am - 12:30pm Childrens Maypole Dancing, Otley Maypole.
2:00pm - 4:00pm With Wharefdale Wayzgoose & guests, The Bowling Green Inn, Otley.; Fri 7^th Otley Court House
7:45pm Dancing at the opening of the Court House Arts Centre; Sat 15^th With Saddleworth Clog & Garland on their Weekend of Dance.; Thu 20^th Evening Dancing.
7:45pm Chevin Top, Otley Chevin.
8:45pm Inges Pub, Guisley.; Thu 27^th Evening Dancing.
8:00pm The Star & Garter, Kirby Overblow.; Sat 29^th With Leeds Morrismen on their Annual Tour of the Yorkshire Dales.
June: Thu 10^th Evening Dancing.
7:45pm White Wells, Ilkley.
8.45pm The Bandstand, The Grove, Ilkley.; Sat 12^th Gate to Southwell
Dolphin Morrismens' day of dance, processing from Nottingham Market to Southwell Cathedral.; Thu 17^th Evening Dancing.
7:30pm Spring Gardens, Weston
8:30pm Gordon Larkin Court, Weston.; Thu 24^th Evening Dancing.
8:00pm The Priory, Bolton Abbey.
Celebration of Bolton Abbey's 850^th year.; W/e 26-27^th Scarborough Fayre Morris Dance Festival.
Yorkshire Coast Morris' weekend of dance.
July: Thu 1^st Evening Dancing.
8:00pm Knaresborough market place with Claro Sword & Dance & Leeds Morrismen.; Sat 3^rd Cleckheaton Folk Festival.; Thu 8^th Evening Dancing.
8:00pm Parcival Hall.; W/e 10-11^th Argarmeles Clog Team's Weekend of Dance, Southport.; Thu 15^th Belles' end of season night out.
8.00pm Korks Wine Bar, Otley.; Thu 22^th Evening Dancing with Claro Sword & Dance & Leeds Morrismen.
8:00pm The Star & Garter, Kirby Overblow.; W/e 29-1^st Lauterbrunnen Folk Festival, Switzerland
August
September: Sat 18^th Otley Folk Festival.
October: Sun 3^rd 2pm Benningborough Hall.; Sat 9^th 1pm Farnley C. of E. Primary School.; Sun 10^th 2pm Harewood House.; Wed 13^th 8:00pm Belles' AGM.; Sun 31^th 11am Otley Farmers Market.
November: Sat 27^th Grassington Dickensian Festival.
December: Fri 10^th Otley Victorian Fayre.; Thu 16th 8:00pm Belles' Xmas Party.; Sun 26^th (St. Stephen's Day)
12noon The Woolpack Inn, Otley.

Dancing 'Queen of the Wells' on the Schynige Platte, (above Interlaken) during the Buttercross Belles 2004 visit to Switzerland

Photo: Pauline Fearnley

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