TO CELEBRATE 50 years of Morris Dancing and his 61st birthday, Barnsley resident and Morris man Steve Parker is organising a weekend of dancing from Friday, June 19-Sunday, June 21.

Steve will be joined by five Morris Dancing clubs from Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Nottingham, Somerset and Wimbledon, who will all be staying in Bibury.

The event culminates in the Morris dancers playing a full part in the Sunday church service in Barnsley at 11am, followed by dancing outside the church at midday and again at Bibury at 1pm.

On Saturday there will be dancing at 10am (Chipping Norton, Middle Row), 11.15am(Upper Odington, Horse & Groom), 12.30pm (Bledington, Kings Head), 2.45pm (Bourton-on-the-water), 4pm (Ablington, 5.15pm (Coln St Aldwyns, The New Inn) and 6.15 pm (Bibury, The Catherine Wheel).