Monthly Archives: March 2016

Cornucopia Winter Ale 2016

Monday’s not a usual evening for an ale, so it was a barely quorate Havoc – 4 dancers and 1 musician – that headed out to East Challow on Monday 21st March for what sounded like a low key Winter Ale hosted by Cornucopia Appachalatian Dance. Only a £1, snacks provided, bring your own drinks.

Our hosts, Cornucopia

Our hosts, Cornucopia

In fact, it was a very jolly evening. The promised snacks turned out to be considerably more substantial that we’d expected, and I have to mention a particularly fine ginger cake.

Unusually, dancing did not stop for food, so everyone ended up doing 5 dances. Luckily, we were joined by familiar faces from Icknield, Ridgeway Clog and , plus a side new to me at least, Garston Gallopers, so we got a fair break between dances.

With only four dancers, we had to adapt our dances down from the usual 6 or 8. In most cases this was straightforward, but a reduced Vandals of Hammerwich did require a careful run-through of the hay with coins on the table before we tried it. And, slightly surprisingly for all, it worked first time.

There being nobody spare from Havoc to hold a camera, you’ll just have make do with pictures of the other sides.

Ridgeway Clog at the Cornucopia Ale

Ridgeway Clog at the Cornucopia Ale

Garston Gallopers

Garston Gallopers

Masons Apron at the Cornucopia Ale

Masons Apron at the Cornucopia Ale

Vale Islanders Ale

Saturday March 12th, and it’s one of the highlights of the Havoc year for your correspondent. The Vale Islanders Ale.

Our hosts, the Vale Islanders

Our hosts, the Vale Islanders

The Vale Ale is always a good do. I have to confess that a major attraction is the 17th century dinner they provide!

Vale Ale menu. Yum.

Vale Ale menu. Yum.

Dinner!

Dinner!

We shared the evening with some familiar faces from Icknield Morris, Owlswick, Ridgeway Clog and Hazzaz Belly Dancers from Witney.

Ridgeway Clog at the Vale Ale

Ridgeway Clog at the Vale Ale

Hezzaz at the Vale Ale

Hezzaz at the Vale Ale

Owlswick (plus two substitutes) at the Vale Ale

Owlswick (plus two substitutes) at the Vale Ale