This has been a difficult decision but we have to change the date of our Day of Dance from 16th May to 2nd May 2026.

We know that there will be another Unite the Kingdom march on Saturday 16th May, our original date. While we have not been able to discover detailed information about their route, we have assumed that it will be similar to the route for their march last September and will take in Parliament Square, Whitehall and probably Trafalgar Square. There are likely to be a lot of people and it will be noisy.

Our main concern is for the safety of our guests and their enjoyment of the day but we are also worried about the reputational damage to morris if we are surrounded by the Unite the Kingdom march with all the possibilities of being connected with them and subsequent unwanted publicity in the media.

In addition it is the Cup Final on 16th May, so there will probably be a lot of football fans in Trafalgar Square as well.

We realise that dancing at Trafalgar Square is a highlight for many of our guests and fortunately the Greater London Authority are able to offer us another date, Saturday 2nd May. We plan to go ahead with that date although we realise that this may cause problems for those with other commitments, such as the Rochester or Hastings weekends.

We hope that you can join us on our new date and we look forward to hearing from you.