Island holds its first Morris dance festival
MORRIS dancers from all over the UK, including Hertfordshire, Lincoln, Yeovil and Devon, were in Guernsey this weekend for the first Festival d'Guernesi a Danserie Morris.
Local Morris side Belles & Broomsticks hosted the event, which saw them, plus the 10 visiting groups, performing at different locations over the island.
They all represent four traditions of Morris – Cotswold, North West, Border and Longsword.
The festival started on Saturday morning at Sausmarez Manor and finished yesterday afternoon at Castle Cornet.
After performing at Candie Gardens yesterday morning and various locations around Town, including at the Liberation Monument, Guernsey Information Centre, Market Square and outside the Golden Lion pub, there was a procession, along the Castle Emplacement, starting at Havelet Bay and ending at Castle Cornet.
Squire from Belles & Broomsticks and co-organiser Jamie Loughlin said the weekend had gone well.
'It is fantastic to see so many here in one go – it's unprecedented.'
