Scallyrag! Local Border Morris

Dancing side seeks Wairarapa dancers and musicians

Alison Clements

What is Border Morris, you might ask? There are several English folk dance traditions. Everyone recognises the white-clad hanky-waving Cotswold Morris dance.

Border Morris by contrast is a tradition from the Welsh borders. Performers usually wear rags, face paint, feathers in their hats and dance with sticks. It’s a stompy, explosive, gothic kind of dance: imagine a barn dance or ceilidh but with added sticks and noise. Rough and ready, less elegance, more a mêlée!

A new mixed-gender side, Scallyrag Border Morris, started in Greytown in January. We practice weekly on Tuesday evenings, 7-8 pm at Kuranui College. We are always delighted to hear from people keen to dance or play in the band or a mixture of both.

On the dancing side, this isn’t a dainty kind of dancing. Stomping and noise is good, we’re not ballerinas. If you can keep time, have a reasonable level of fitness, and can be noisy and energetic, you can do it.

On the band side, traditionally an instrument with bellows (melodeon, accordion, concertina) leads the band, and beyond that anything goes: fiddle, guitar, percussion, recorder, trombone, spoons etc. If you can play it, we’ll dance to it. Expertise isn’t as important as keenness.

So if you think you might like dancing to/playing traditional English folk tunes, or you want to release your inner grrrr!, or you have a burning need to exorcise your frustrations by hitting your friends with sticks, then we would love to hear from you. Contact scallyragmorris@gmail.com or 021 111 1894 to find out more.

School holiday activity at Fareham Creative Space.

Pūrakau and waiata; Fri 14 July 3pm; In conjunction with Featherston Matariki group - Fareham Creative Space hosts a session of storytelling with local actor Ricky Day and waiata accompanied by ukulele for the whole whānau to enjoy Lantern walk - 5pm From Fareham Creative Space, Fareham to Clifford Square at 5pm

Make your own lantern for the lantern walk - Wednesday 5 and 12 July 10am Made from tissue paper and bamboo Light the lantern with a teelight to show the way M

Two Day Creative Glass Workshop 22/23 July 10am to 4pm $130.00

HEATHER’S GLASS CREATIONS Introduction to Microwave

Kiln Glass Art Workshop

Heather is from the Hawkes Bay and well known at local Fairs and Markets selling her glass creations She has developed her art of cutting glass from recycled bottles and repurposed glassware, crafting glass creations for jewellery and garden ornaments

In her two-day workshop you will learn - Safe practices for workshop - How to use a microwave kiln - How to cut glass and deconstruct a bottle - Create a bottle charmMake a pendant piece – and make your own creations registrations@farehamcreativespace nz registrations@farehamcreativespace nz www farehamcreativespace nz

Connect with us on 80 Underhill Road, Featherston

What we offer:

Open Studio Tuesday and Friday 10am to 3.pm

Drop-in art sessions Bring your own projects or learn from our Tutors A range of crafts and materials on offer Koha

Workshops

Sat 8 July – Felted Scarf with Diane Coe 10am – 4pm $60pp Learn how to make your own felted scarf by matting together layers of wool roving

Sat 15 July - Sewing Workshop with Anne Benson 10am - 1pm $20

Basic sewing techniques - Make a sampler book E g different seams, button holes, inserting a zip, pleating, mitred corners etc

Sat 22 July – Intro to Sashiko – with Anne Benson 10am- 1pm $40pp Part of our 'Japanese Craft Series' learn the basics of Japanese Shashiko embroidery

Plus The Art of visible Mending with Anne Benson –1 30pm – 4 30pm $40pp Visible mending embodies the values of slow fashion Inspired by the Japanese ($75 for both workshops)

Sat 29 July - Cyanotype Workshop with Justine Kingdon – 10am to 1pm $50pp Using flowers and leaves and stencils, create small artworks to treasure

Continual Hobby and Art Groups –

Intermediate Crochet with Taralee – Sunday 10am -1pm, fortnightly 2,16 July $20pp. Step up from beginners, meet as a group, crochet and chat.

Intro to Painting Series with Joanne Ridley McBeth - Sunday twice a month 1pm to 5pm $50pp - next series of six starts 9 July

Life Drawing Class with Joanne Ridley McBeth – Last Sunday of the Month. $40pp

Pottery Workshops

Pottery Open sessions Tuesday & Friday- 1pm to 3pm We now offer space for amateur potters to come to the studio to pot with own clay Clay is available to purchase, plus cost of firing and glazing

Please note that there is no tutor at these sessions and standard requirements of experience and code of conduct are to be met Koha

Pottery Basic - Beginner four-week workshop which covers hand building, coil, slab - $80pp block –Saturday 1,8,15,22 July 11am to 1pm with Joanne Ridley-McBeth –Next workshop starting Wednesday 9 August with Diane Coe Induction Course – Saturday 22, 28 July, 5,12,19,26 Aug 2pm-5pm with Joanne Ridley-McBeth and Marshall Owen $120pp

Fareham Creative Space Pottery Membership

Membership which offers studio time, reduced courses, use of equipment and companionship of fellow potters

Complete an induction course and apply for membership, $100 per annum Conditions apply

Holiday Programme

Purakau and waiata Fri 14 3pm and Lantern walk 5pm Make your own lantern Wed 5,12 July 1pm

Matariki Harakeke Whetu with Edith Thursday 6,13 July 10 30am

Family fun Handprint keepsake Mon 3 July 1pm $25 pf

Community Centre Activities & Education JULY

Many rōpū, clubs, committees, boards, private gatherings and whānau meetings are held at your Community Centre. To book your space contact Jo or Peter.

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