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New Year, new girl, new bag

By Brenda Boyd on Jan 15, 10 04:25 PM

Last night Tyne Bridge Morris had our first practice of the New Year, and the new decade.
It should have been last week but the weather intervened.
There were two items of good news and/or interest ...

Chateau Midden: morning mayhem

By Brenda Boyd on Jan 12, 10 10:09 AM

The water board are replacing the storm drain in our street. This means digging a trench 8ft deep, 3ft with and anything between 6 and 12ft long. They started at the main road end in September and reached our house just before Christmas. They are digging, doing the work, backfilling and replacing the tarmac as they go. So this hole and surrounding cage gradually works its way along the street. The workmen are friendly, thoughtful and helpful and to be honest disruption has been kept to a minimum. Apart from understandable parking problems there has been no real disruption. Except on bin day ...

Weakest Link Feedback

By Brenda Boyd on Jan 9, 10 12:44 PM

I've been the recipient of loads of 'phone calls, emails, texts and other messages since appearing on the Weakest Link - not least one from a Journal journalist. They have been almost entirely positive ...

Weakest Link

By Brenda Boyd on Jan 6, 10 10:56 PM

Those of you who were watching BBC1 between 5.15 and 6pm this/yesterday evening
(6 January) now know what I sound and look like for, yes, that was me on The Weakest Link.

(I would have blogged about it before but the BBC don't like you to give the end away before broadcast)...

Chateau Midden Round Robin

By Brenda Boyd on Dec 24, 09 12:53 PM

I am one of those people broadsheet columnists are so snippy about.
I send a round robin letter with some of my Christmas cards.
I thought I'd share it with you too ...

It's here

By Brenda Boyd on Dec 3, 09 12:52 PM

I am pleased to announce that the latest issue of Dancing ON! The Open Morris Magazine Issue No.54 Autumn/Winter 2009 has arrived....

Sisters

By Brenda Boyd on Nov 23, 09 02:58 PM

One of the perks of being involved in a Parents Teachers Association is that you get your pick of stuff left over after the summer fayre or Christmas bazaar. This summer I picked up a copy of The Accidental Time Traveller at Woodlawn Summer Fayre and enjoyed it so much I passed it on to my Big Sister.

So that's why

By Brenda Boyd on Nov 21, 09 11:18 PM

This evening I've been to Mrs West's house for a Sandgate Morris 'bring and share'. Sandgate morris.jpg
Sandgate Morris ran from 1978 until 1998 when the remaining members decided to join forces with Tyne Bridge Morris. The Tyne Bridge kit and name was kept but the garlands and most of the dances were Sandgate's. About once a year we old Sandgaters manage to get together. We each bring a plate or dish of something, and possibly a bottle as well, and spend the evening eating, drinking, reminiscing, gossiping and catching up on the latest developments in our various parts of the forest.

"Do you know?" said Pearl "There's a women's team now that combines morris and belly dancing" ...

Morris: A life with bells on

By Brenda Boyd on Sep 27, 09 09:00 PM

A few weeks ago we received an email from Hexham Morrismen inviting us to dance with them , and as many other local teams as possible, before the premier of "Morris: A life with bells on" at the Forum Cinema Hexham. Sadly Tyne Bridge Morris couldn't get a team together. However this afternoon Mrs Quilt drove me over and we watched some dancing before heading off to the cinema with everyone else....

Holy Knickers!

By Brenda Boyd on Aug 26, 09 10:30 PM

I wore the wrong shoes to Tyne Bridge Morris practice a while ago. They were just that bit too big and moved around as I stepped. As this was both uncomfortable and slightly dangerous I took them off and danced in my socks ...

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