ABOUT THE SIDE
Jenny Pipes Morris is an inclusive, friendly Cotswold and Border side based in Herefordshire.

We are named after Jenny Pipes, the last women in England to be ducked on a ducking stool - for the crime of being a 'common scold' - and we dance to celebrate her feisty spirit and because we believe everyone has a right to speak their minds.

We dance at fêtes, festivals, pubs, wassails and other community and private events. We meet for practice on Thursday evenings at Stoke Prior village hall (near Leominster), and we may also be seen performing at local pubs during the summer.​ 









OUR DANCES 
The Cotswold traditions we dance are mainly Brackley, Stanton Harcourt, Ducklington and Ilmington.  Welsh Border dances represent our more local traditions, some created in Dilwyn, Brimfield and Bromsberrow Heath as well as occasionally reflecting local individual characters!  Cotswold dances are often danced with handkerchiefs and Border dances more often with sticks, although many of the dances do overlap in style. ​

We also perform a dance specifically choreographed for us, which is not a traditional Cotswold Morris dance but is derived from Leominster and a particular part of its history. This dance is called (unsurprisingly perhaps) “Jenny Pipes”.​Currently our dances are accompanied by a piano-accordion and a melodeon, wonderful folk sounds that compliment the dances.  ​We always welcome new members to the side, dancers or musician; and if you can do both, you’re more than welcome!  Contact details are at the bottom of this page. 










The outfits ('kit') we wear are based on the three, bold colours of Leominster; red, blue and yellow.  Each white shirt is topped with an individual waistcoat, made to a design chosen by each dancer and complimented with ribbons.  Black trousers are under our traditional bell pads, again complimented with Leominster coloured ribbons. 

As well as dressing in the Leominster colours, you'll also spot the 'Leominster Knot' on our outfits and in one of our dances!  The intricate, medieval knot has passed down through the generations and can be seen in many aspects of town life, including its use at the regular Leominster Festivals.  You can also see it at the top and bottom of each of our web pages!