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2022 - A new year with less isolation...

Thursday dance-outs have recommenced

The Good folk of Pentewan haven't caught up with our change to a mixed side

Pentewan

But they did give us a warm welcome

even if we balance on one leg

There was the busy setting of Padstow and the Drang

We also saw St Columb and had fun it seems

And St Mawgan dancing on the slope (again)

We went as far East as we could to Tideford

and the people you meet there !

And also the Eliot Arms

St Kew Highway

Lostwithiel Monmouth Square & Royal Oak

And a special Retirement do at Sawles Arms

We went to the pub-free zone that is Pengover Green

and entertained people in our colourful manner

We then went on to Menheniot for more fun and dancing in the street

Outside the White Hart

I've seen that dance step on our posters Elaine !

Neil apparently in another dance altogether

With Malcolm - our own David Bailey

And an ever eager Terry

We had a big crowd in Fowey where we helped the Mayor light a Jubilee Beacon

And of course we had to light something ourselves - Sparklers !

We went to Lanlivery and Luxulian

At the first spot Trigg was down to earth

At Luxulian it was more star-struck

We went off-piste to Coombe

(no pub , but lots of people and fewer sticks than ideally necessary)

We took some beer

And the good folk of Coombe joined in

A smaller dance spot and crowd followed at Summercourt

We went to Altarnun and Five Lanes - meeting Lady Cyclists and a convenient hat stand

The Easter Tour happened

As well as posing in Launceston - we danced

and Trigger snuggled

But enough of that - on to Lewannick and the Archers Inn there

And to more posing at Jamaica Inn

And after that - there was Blisland and Lanivet - a blissful day

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We gathered at Tywardreath on April 9th to celebrate the passing of Phil Champion

- well loved dancer and erstwhile Squire

Thanks to Covid-19 we had to wait two years to do this

We processed to the New Inn where Tywardreath Morris joined us

And the day was rounded off with a lot of box playing

Many friends were there

We got on Radio Cornwall with Jack Murley

Very unusual photograph of Trigg practising with bells on (?)

Three sides : Trigg, Tywardreath and Plymouth joined together to celebrate Maurice Dart's 90th Birthday

Looking dapper as ever

And still he dances !

After Lichfield he went on to Fieldtown, and then a jig !

The Feast of St Hygenus was face-to-face

And then there is the question of Trig points

This is a concrete block on Helman Tor - not to be confused with Trigg Points

What's happened in 2021 ?

We danced out Lanivet and sparkled - and Trigger met his new friends

This was the same dances to Xmas tunes

We then went on to Tywardreath where it seemed appropriate to dance indoors

The nights were drawing in when we went to Tideford

and strange apparitions were seen

Après Morris involves a lot more milling around and chatting this year

A select band went to the Folk Festival at Wadebridge on August Bank Holiday and Anita White snapped us there

We went to the Merrymoor Inn and watched the sunset (and thankfully missed the crowds going to Boardmasters)

And Sherriff's Ride to finish - dodging the Car Park traffic

We went out to Pentewan & Polgooth (and drew the Raffle)

Most of us joined in

Other people snapped us (thanks to Buzzard LLP)

Neil is getting used to contactless cash collection with Trigger's help

There was Fowey ? (with a new dancer )

and there was Easter at Launceston (for a select few)

We practised during 2020 :

This shows us socially distanced as the sun went down outside our usual practice hall in Lanivet

Even Stanton Harcourt was attempted at 2m intervals

And then there was Zooming to try out - with a lot of Quiz sessions

Trigg Easter Tour 2019

- Photos by courtesy of Andy Dabrowski and Adam Dyer

Warming up

In the Square

Success !

The Winster Processional

Town Crying

Lewannick Trigger

Lanivet at the end of the day

Musicians

Rob, Peter and Alan

Blisland for Lunch

Plus a bit of sparkling : At the end of the dancing season in September and then Just before Christmas at Launceston

2016

Blisland 28 Mar 2016

Trevelmond 2 June 2106

Albert Quay Fowey 11 August 2016

Archers Arms Lewannick 28 Mar 2016

Box Hill 16 July 2016

Burlawn 12 May 2016

Caradon Inn Upton Cross 10 June 2016

Crown Inn St Kew 28 July 2016

Fisherman's Arms Golant 1 Sep 2016

Jamaica Inn Bolventor 5 May 2016

Lanhydrock 28 Mar 2016

Lanhydrock Stables 28 Mar 2016

Launceston 28 March 2016

London Inn St Neot 2016

Maltsters Arms Chaple Amble 23 June 2016

Pentewan 28 July 2016

Ponsanooth 4 June 2016 Port Gaverne 9 June 2016

Red Lion St Kew Highway 9 June 2016

Ship Inn Polmear 14 July 2016

Silver Ball St Columb 18 June 2016

St Kew 23 July 2016

Crown Inn 28 April 2016

The Plough Coldharbour Surrey 16 July 2016

Fowey Town Quay 11 August 2016

Albert Quay Fowey 11 August 2016

Westgate Launceston 28 March 2016

2012

We visited Pentewan (More photos here)

Music was played

Phil is checking on the next dance

2011

Fraddon 5 May

Latchley 19 May

We took our own beer as there wasn't a pub

Plymouth Maids

26 May Lanreath

Lewannick 25 April

Worthing 27 July 2011

2005

Xmas at Blisland

2006

2007

Polbathick 17 May Red Lion

Brewood School July

2008 More to follow....

Grass Valley California Tour 2003

Looking forwards to the transport Trigg came this close to Alcatraz

Meal with friends - Dutch Flats Pappa Roger , Bob & Alan

Holbrook Hotel Grass Valley CA

Sweden 5th to 9th June 2009

Boy Racer Ridley

Helsinki Morris Richard Kumbien Pete Marlow Session Ad

Eken Morris Eken MM On the Boat Again Ivor Vic & Bob

A Postcard from Lanhydrock

Trigg at Lostwithiel 1985 - thanks to Jonathan Barker (Cornish Memories)

(l to r )- Owain Bell, Dennis Cook, Ian Chanter, Pete Philp, Robert Chisman and John Webb.

In the background are Brian Palmer (and his wife Maureen, who was very ill and sadly died in September 85) and Dave Martin

Brian Palmer, on the left, stood next to Reg Ellis ( who was our Molly, but was not wearing kit that afternoon). John Tremaine is in kit on the right.

Trigg at Jamaica Inn 28 June 1984