CELEBRATIONS for the 40th anniversary of the Treacle Eater Clog morris dancing team have already started.

The season ‘clogged off’ proper at 5.30am on May 1, at Ham Hill, south of Yeovil, where the Yeovil-based Treacle Eaters were joined by Wyvern Jubilee Morris and Enigma Border Dancers to perform at dawn and welcome in the summer.

You can catch them in action around West Dorset in the coming weeks:

Wednesday, May 31
7.45pm Rose and Crown, Bradford Abbas DT9 6RF
8.45pm Kings Arms, Thornford DT9 6QD

Monday, June 5 (with the Wessex Morris Men)
7.45pm Rose and Crown, Longburton DT9 5PD
8.45pm Hunter’s Moon, Middlemarsh DT9 5QN

Monday, June 19
8.45pm The Camelot, South Cadbury BA22 7EX

Monday, June 26
7.45pm Cerne Abbas, outside Royal Oak DT2 7JG
8.45pm Greyhound, Sydling St Nicholas DT2 9PD

Monday, July 10
7.45pm Halstock Village Shop BA22 9RJ
8.45pm Fox Inn, Corscombe DT2 0NS

Monday, July 17 (with the Knights of King Ina)
7.45pm White Horse, South Cheriton BA8 0BL
8.45pm Bird in Hand, Henstridge BA8 0QD

Tuesday, August 29
7.45pm Gaggle of Geese, Buckland Newton DT2 7BS

Performances are free of charge, however it is a Morris Tradition to pass around a hat. At the end of the evening the company usually retreats inside for refreshment and a music session.

Do come along and view this traditional pastime and say hello. If you’d like to know more about Treacle Eater Clog, call 07974 590927, email secretary@treacleeaterclog.org,
visit www.treacleeaterclog.org.uk or find the group on Facebook.