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.

Oh no, not again! Our first practice of 2024 should have been next Wednesday 10th January but we are having to cancel that because of the underground strike. We will be meeting on 17th January. New dancers always welcome. Here is a photo of Lewis and James with Letchworth at the Etcetera Morris New Year’s Day dance at the Wonder.

Westminster Morris Dancers are sad to report that Mike died on Saturday, 4th March. He was 78 and had been on purely palliative care for his various cancers for some months. He had a peaceful death in a very civilised nursing home.

He will be remembered for his many years at Westminster MM, more recently with Martlet MM and in the dim and distant with Winchester MM. In the wider folk world, he did a stint as Hon Treasurer of the EFDSS and in the 70s and 80s directed both London Folk and the Albert Hall festivals. He was also in the RSCDS London demonstration team. Quite a CV!

Mike was adamant that there should be no funeral or commemorative event. Those who knew him are asked to find an appropriate time to raise a glass in his memory.