Havocs senior squad dance Jenny Lind!

A great evening of song, beer, food, good company and of course dancing!

OK, so it’s not exactly The Times, but we’ve made a front page. The Buckinghamshire Advertiser wrote up the recent All Saints Beer Festival and there are pictures to go with it. You can read their coverage and see the photos on their website. The story and pictures took up the top half of page 4 in the print edition. And featured on the front page!

Well, Pete and Mick manage an inset photo.

There was a larger writeup with some different pictures in the local parish magazine too.

Beer festival coverage with Havoc pics.

Last week, we handed over a donation to the Oxfordshire Association for the Blind. Today, we received a very nice letter of thanks!

Letter of thanks from Oxfordshire Association for the Blind.

One of the people we met on our trip to Gerrards Cross was Douglas Gray. Douglas is a photographer, and is currently working on a photographic book entitled “Other People’s Trades”. He’s chosen two pictures from that day that he’d like to include in the book.

I think they’re both rather good. I’ve scaled them down slightly for the website, but I have the full versions if anyone wants them. Click on the small pictures below for my intermediate larger version.

Pete, Barbara and Mick play. Dancers out of shot!

A study of Mick and his fiddle.

Jim’s Mum is one of those people who Organises at her local church, All Saints in Gerrards Cross. The Church Committee heard somewhere that running a small beer festival was the latest natty fundraising idea, so they decided to try. And booked Havoc as entertainment.

Mercifully, we got a sunny September Saturday. We were given free beer – always the way to attract a Morris side – and lunch too! We also got distracted while dancing Jenny Lind by a Spitfire and a Hurricane circling overhead.

All Saints Beer Festival attracts Havocs – a bunch of ‘Vandals’

We had an unexpected guest from Chippenham Town Morris – try and spot which one he is!

And a ‘guest’ from Foxwhelp – less easy!’

We even managed to capture a video of ‘Hunt the Squirrel’.

Tuesday September 2nd, and a last evening dance out for the season at The Swan, Faringdon, as guests of Eynsham Morris, along with Oxford Border Morris Armaleggan.

Eynsham Morris at The Swan, Faringdon.

As you can see, the evenings are starting to draw in, my phone camera isn’t good in low light, and I didn’t remember to ask other Havocs to take pictures.

Armaleggan musicians at Eynsham.

A jolly evening nevertheless, with much singing during the session in the pub afterwards. Armaleggan know some, umm, unusual songs.

A glorious sunny day on 6th September saw the Havocs at an annual event on their home territory in North Hinksey/Botley – a street party – with beer and cake – what else do you need to attract a Morris side?

Audience participation!