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HEADLINES Last Update 10^th September 2024 - Neil Woodward
In early August 2024 Neil Woodward was diagnosed with inoperable pancreatic cancer. Given six months to live, in this cruel world by the end of August Neil was in the Kirkwood Hospice in Huddersfield. His wife Jean with him and his family around him.
Neil died on his birthday, which Trefor recalls as being the 4th of September. In his final days Neil was visited in hospital by friends from his time in Worcestshire. Neil wanted to visit Ireland and play in pub session before he died. When this became impossible his friends bought Ireland to Neil and Jean captured the memory of Neil sitting up in bed guitar in hand playing music with friends. Gone too soon, gone too quickly.

The foreign tours with Hanover Dansdeel are still to come. Anyone got photos of the visits from Greenwich Morris and Half Moon rapper; or even the trip to France in the 1980's? Must ask Aileen Martin when we see her next.

This site was primarily a repository for the history of Wakefield Morris over the first thirty years of existence i.e. when the editor was an active dancer and when the website came into existence. The diary and contacts will still be updated but day to day matters and developing repertoire will no longer be covered. But fear not, from the dusty back room video tapes (younger readers ask your parents) have been recovered and converted to modern DVD format. Details of the "tapes" are now on the "Galleries" page and details of how copies may be obtained. As of 2019 this content is now available in MP4 format. As of November 2016 I have finally completed the sometimes salacious potted biographies that form the "Roll of Honour" of all those who danced with the team in the first 30 years. Still some blanks to fill and always open to updates, the editor is always happy to hear from members or acquaintances.

For more information on the Morris dancers world, to find a team near you or to simply explore the delights of the tradition why not try the Morris Federation web page.