After last year’s successful trip to Somerset the under 30’s got together in Leeds, by kind invitation from Ali and Sarah, for their now traditional New Year Tour.
The mystery train journey took us to Keighley for a trip on the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway
Waiting for the train at Leeds station, Saturday morning
Session in the train
Our Loco for the afternoon
Wave to the camera!
The bar was well stocked
Young Collins on the platform
Vandalls outside the station
Outside The Fleece, Howorth
Purv’s Corner!
Mark’s Princess Royal
Then inside the pub for a sing song, more dancing and free chips
Emma
Then it was time to get the train back to Leeds with plenty of singing and playing on the way
Jo
Ali trying to remember the words
The Beer Towel Duo
On the Saturday night the landlord of the Fox and Newt let us play with fire in the pub!
On Sunday Leeds Morris Men and Briggate Morris (Sarah’s new side) came out to play at the Rodley Barge
Sarah in her new kit
Massed band
Lighting up
Leeds giving it their all
Boing!
Briggate Morris
Lizzie & Laura
Briggate again
Grahams Jig
Ben, Graham & Ali
We ended with another session supported by some more local folkies and at the end of the weekend Leeds Morris Men presented us with a commemorative badge.
To find out about more events supported by the younger members of the Side,
see our Morris 18-30 and Phosphorus web sites.