Winter and spring is practice season, and we are looking for new recruits. Whether you areĀ an experienced Morris dancer, a ceilidh dancer, or a complete beginner, we’d love to hear […]
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Chinley & Buxworth WI
As we practice in the Chinley and Buxworth WI Hall, we wondered if the WI members would like us to go along to one of their meetings to talk about […]
Cracken Gets a Logo
Thanks to the talented Kerri, we now have a logo. Now we all want it on a T-shirt, on a beer glass, … and there was some talk of a […]
Collecting Hazel Sticks
Thanks to the Peak Park Conservation Volunteers team, specifically Dave Cramp for arranging things and Nick Baker for being our host for the day, Jason, Beth, Lucy, and Adam spent […]
Post-Practice Pub
Our post-practice pub is usually the nearby Old Hall Inn, or sometimes at the Paper Mill Inn. We’re there from around 9:45pm on most practice nights, comparing the beers, planning […]
Kit
As a newly-formed side in 2017, the question “what to wear” kept us busy over several pub sessions. We agreed quite quickly about the avoidance of white trousers and that […]
Why Cracken Morris?
We called ourselves “Cracken Morris” mostly because we liked the sound of it, but the name works for us because of multiple associations. Firstly, Cracken Edge is a geographical feature […]
Bollington Folk and Boat
Our first ever dance-out was at Clarence Mill as part of the Bollington Folk and Boat day on Sept 9th. Cracken concluded the day’s dancing after various of its members […]
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