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Centenary Of The Revival Of Morris Dancing

EDM number 239 in 1999-00, proposed by Bob Russell on 11/01/2000.

That this House pays tribute to Cecil Sharp for his unrivalled services to English folk dance and song; notes that it was on Boxing Day 1899 that he commenced saving morris dancing from oblivion through a chance encounter near Oxford with the Headington Quarry Morris Dancers; acknowledges that in the succeeding years Cecil Sharp was able to save for posterity many of England's native ceremonial dances; recognises that over the past 100 years morris dancing has grown in popularity and that today there are more participants than at any other time in its history; and on the occasion of the centenary of the event leading to the revival of morris dancing wishes all member clubs of The Morris Ring further success and enjoyment in the future.

This motion has been signed by a total of 26 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Bob Russell11/01/2000ColchesterLiberal DemocratProposed
Lindsay Hoyle12/01/2000ChorleyLabourSigned
John McDonnell12/01/2000Hayes & HarlingtonLabourSigned
Paul Keetch13/01/2000HerefordLiberal DemocratSigned
Kevin McNamara13/01/2000Kingston upon Hull NorthLabourSigned
Peter Brand13/01/2000Isle of WightLiberal DemocratSigned
Jeremy Corbyn13/01/2000Islington NorthLabourSigned
David Drew13/01/2000StroudLabour Co-operativeSigned
Harry Barnes13/01/2000North East DerbyshireLabourSigned
Harold Best13/01/2000Leeds North WestLabourSigned
Joan Walley13/01/2000Stoke-on-Trent NorthLabourSigned
Brian White13/01/2000North East Milton KeynesLabourSigned
Ann Cryer17/01/2000KeighleyLabourSigned
Ronnie Fearn17/01/2000SouthportLiberal DemocratSigned
Nigel Jones17/01/2000CheltenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Jim Dobbin18/01/2000Heywood & MiddletonLabour Co-operativeSigned
Tommy Graham18/01/2000West RenfrewshireIndependent LabourSigned
Andrew Rowe19/01/2000Faversham & Mid KentConservativeSigned
Rudi Vis19/01/2000Finchley & Golders GreenLabourSigned
Bill Etherington24/01/2000Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Neil Gerrard24/01/2000WalthamstowLabourSigned
Frank Cook27/01/2000Stockton NorthLabourSigned
Phil Sawford09/02/2000KetteringLabourSigned
Alan Simpson07/03/2000Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Tony McWalter15/03/2000Hemel HempsteadLabour Co-operativeSigned
Audrey WiseUnknownWithdrawn

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