Priston Jubilee Morris wave in the dawn with hankies, sticks and bells on (Photo: Mark Swabey )
Bleary eyed we congregated in the darkness of Priston’s village green at around 5am, before setting off up Pressbarrow Hill for the ceremonial dance overlooking the village of Priston (amongst others).
The morning of 1 May 2011 was a rather dull and grey affair, but we didn’t let the weather dampen our intentions as fleet-of-foot we did our best to convey something that loosely resembled Morris dancing while ably dodging the tussocks and cowpats on the brow of the hill.
Five or six dances later and the dawn was well underway, with the sun just beginning to fight its way through the clouds. One last stop for a group photo to prove that we we’d made it and savour our annual event and then we staggered back down the hill to the village hall for a full english breakfast to really get the day started.
Will we do it all again next year? Of course we will!
