2 weeks later on May 16th we were back at the seaside for the Brighton Morris Day of Dance, an invitation only day which we had attended several times in previous years, and which always features high quality dancing from the guest teams and of course the hosts. After doing a well received 3 by 3 in the first massed dance spot, we had excellent spots at the Brighton Tavern, the Pump House in the heart of the Lanes area, and at the Waggon on Horses, before finishing in bright sunshine with a massed stand at the Fishing Museum on the seafront where Fairies went down as well as usual. At the Brighton Tavern, tour leader John had determined we would do Coconuts. Jerry was responsible for bringing the coconuts, which he had placed in his car beforehand to ensure he wouldn’t forget them – only at the last minute to accept a lift from someone else, leaving the nuts well behind him in Fleet for the day. Undaunted, John carried on with the dance anyway, which it has to be said lost a certain something – coconuts mainly. But overall the BB dancing standard was good throughout, despite (because of?!) a not very good Thursday practice just a couple of days before. Hmmm – is there a link there?….
