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Following on from the bumper Autumn 2019 Brixton thread, here's the one for winter 2019-2020, and I've got the ball rolling with some suitably wintry scenes:
I'm no expert, but I have noticed a few sides wearing masks of varying descriptions in recent years. I guess to address the "blacking up" problem.Are there any Morris Dancing connoisseurs out there who can answer this:
in the display yesterday there were a couple of dancers dressed with what appeared to be plague doctor's beaks. Is this the Morris Dancing equivalent of going to a disco in a gas mask?
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Are there any Morris Dancing connoisseurs out there who can answer this:
in the display yesterday there were a couple of dancers dressed with what appeared to be plague doctor's beaks. Is this the Morris Dancing equivalent of going to a disco in a gas mask?
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Similar to this, no?Are there any Morris Dancing connoisseurs out there who can answer this:
in the display yesterday there were a couple of dancers dressed with what appeared to be plague doctor's beaks. Is this the Morris Dancing equivalent of going to a disco in a gas mask?
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Our Pungent History: Sweat, Perfume, and the Scent of Death | Collectors WeeklyDoctors tending patients with the plague adopted a gas-mask style facial covering with a curved beak over the nose and mouth containing sweet-smelling substances to ward off the disease. Small bouquets of herbs and flowers called posies, nosegays, or tussie-mussies became popular accessories carried to overcome the stench of death.
It’s nothing to do with blacking up,I’m pretty sure they’re doing the ragged crow dance. Most villages in rural parts of England had their own varriations on Morris dancing. Competition at village fairs was fierce as the cash prizes were quite lucrative. When workers were faced with destitution through unemployment as mines or quarries closed, men would form dance troupes to compete for the cash prizes. So as not to risk losing their meagre early-20th century welfare payments, they would often adopt costumes with masks to avoid being identified and thus losing their benefits, I only know this because I watched a documentary on one such group who were formed when a local salt mine closed. That particular group of crow dancers formed from redundant salt miners were so successful Thayer used to clean up In The local competitions, so eventually the organisers would pay them an appearance fee to give other dancers a chance.I'm no expert, but I have noticed a few sides wearing masks of varying descriptions in recent years. I guess to address the "blacking up" problem.
Are there any Morris Dancing connoisseurs out there who can answer this:
in the display yesterday there were a couple of dancers dressed with what appeared to be plague doctor's beaks. Is this the Morris Dancing equivalent of going to a disco in a gas mask?
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Here's your pics!My knowledge of morris dancing on the day increased from zero to negligible, but they perfom as huginn and muninn, and it's raven masks. their farcebook page has a bit more.
I couldn't agree more. Can I publish this post on Buzz? Be good to let more people know about the council's hypocrisy? Or do you want to expand a bit more about the topic> No problem if it's a no.View attachment 194522 I rarely waste my time whingeing about Lambeth Council, as anyone who has lived here long enough knows, it's fair to say whoever has been in charge it's always been a bit shit. However, this makes me angry. I walk by Olive Morris house several times a day. It has been closed for about a year. It was the office of the housing department, goddammit and the building has still got electricity and there is 24hr security. Why cannot they open it up for the homeless? Full demolition work has not started yet and even if they opened it up as temporary shelter just for a few months it would make a real difference. There are people in sleeping bags and tents literally sleeping on its doorstep most nights in this bitter weather. And the council has the gall to display this poster outside...
View attachment 194522 I rarely waste my time whingeing about Lambeth Council, as anyone who has lived here long enough knows, it's fair to say whoever has been in charge it's always been a bit shit. However, this makes me angry. I walk by Olive Morris house several times a day. It has been closed for about a year. It was the office of the housing department, goddammit and the building has still got electricity and there is 24hr security. Why cannot they open it up for the homeless? Full demolition work has not started yet and even if they opened it up as temporary shelter just for a few months it would make a real difference. There are people in sleeping bags and tents literally sleeping on its doorstep most nights in this bitter weather. And the council has the gall to display this poster outside...
Be my guest and feel free to use the pic. I don't think there is anything more I need to add to itI couldn't agree more. Can I publish this post on Buzz? Be good to let more people know about the council's hypocrisy? Or do you want to expand a bit more about the topic> No problem if it's a no.
A couple of months ago they demolished the connecting bridge to the property round the corner on Sudbourne Rd, but that's been the limit of the activityIt has all gone very quiet on when Muse (Lambeth's development partner) are supposed to be starting demolition of the existing building since a Brixton Hill councillor blogged at the start of May...
Olive Morris House redevelopment to begin soon
Thanks again - posted here Lambeth Council’s homeless campaign is advertised right outside their own empty officesBe my guest and feel free to use the pic. I don't think there is anything more I need to add to it
EDIT: I don't even want to get into a whole debate about the merits about the redevelopment of the New Town Hall / Connexions building / Olive Morris House. All the council needs to answer is why it can't use a currently unused asset - however temporarily - to help shelter the homeless during the cold winter?
I've FB'd and tweeted it, taThanks again - posted here Lambeth Council’s homeless campaign is advertised right outside their own empty offices
Over a thousand page views so far!Be my guest and feel free to use the pic. I don't think there is anything more I need to add to it
EDIT: I don't even want to get into a whole debate about the merits about the redevelopment of the New Town Hall / Connexions building / Olive Morris House. All the council needs to answer is why it can't use a currently unused asset - however temporarily - to help shelter the homeless during the cold winter?
In 2019, this LSOA is ranked 4,378 out of 32,844 LSOAs in England; where 1 is the most deprived LSOA. This is amongst the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in the country.
Lambeth 011B is one of 178 LSOAs in Lambeth local authority district. Using the IMD rank of average summary measure, this local authority ranked 22 in 2015 and 42 in 2019, out of 317 local authorities.
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