What's on?

For lively Irish music and social dancing, most Sunday nights at Southmead Community Centre, 248 Greystoke Avenue, Southmead, Bristol BS10 6BQ, from 8 pm. (6 times a year, no class because we are running workshop/ ceili in Wotton under Edge on 2nd Sunday of month. Occasionally other Sundays may be cancelled - ring Sharon on 07745 376 499 to check)

For all other local events, click on "other local groups" and "Calendar" above.

For accommodation near Southmead Community Centre, and for how to get there by public transport, click on "contact/ find us" above.







Tuesday, 18 February 2014

Today is Tom Dee's 80th birthday!
Last Sunday Barbara brought in a cake and we all sang Happy Birthday to this marvellous guy who still dances like a spring chicken.

Photos by Val Knight.
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Monday, 10 February 2014

Set dancing for St Patrick's Day

 Click on "calendar"(above) for details of events over the weekend before St Patrick's Day (which is a Monday this year).
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Monday, 13 January 2014

Coming soon.....





CEILI

with the

MATT CUNNINGHAM BAND

On tour in UK in July

FRIDAY 18th JULY 2014, from 8 – 11.30 pm

St Bonaventure’s Parish Hall, Bristol BS7 8HQ
£12 on the door, advance tickets £10

Contact: Sharon and Mick Carr 0117 3735544; sharonjcarr@virginmedia.com
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Sunday, 22 December 2013

Parkinson's Set Dancing Group Christmas party



We have completed the first term of Irish set dancing classes for people with Parkinson's disease in Bristol. The class was set up by Geraldine Teggart following preliminary research in Italy showing benefits of set dancing to people with Parkinson's disease. 
Further research is ongoing in Ireland and Italy, but it is thought that the strong rhythm of the music and the "feel good factor"of set dancing may contribute to its beneficial effect.
During nine classes of an hour and a half, in which people with Parkinson's were supported on a one-to-one basis by experienced set dancers, modified versions of the Connemara, and parts of the Cashel and Black Valley Jig sets were danced. 
The tenth class was the Christmas party, all the learnt figures were danced and there was also entertainment including poems, songs and music. A raffle raised £58 for the local branch of Parkinson's UK. 
Photos below were taken by Mick Carr at the Christmas party.












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Saturday, 23 November 2013

For details of all the Christmas parties, see "Calendar". There is a Hibernia party, with entertainment and dancing, which will almost certainly include some set dancing if enough set dancers turn up, on Friday 6th December. Dinder class have their party on Thursday 12th, Colyford on Sunday 15th, Newton Abbot on Saturday 21st, and St Bon's on Sunday 22nd December. Shoscombe's party, to round off the festive season, is on Friday 3rd January.
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Sunday, 27 October 2013

The Autumn Ceili at St Bon's was lots of fun - see pictures below - and the raffle raised £122 for Parkinson's UK. Thanks to everyone who came along.
And another good night last night at Gloucester Irish Festival, a very lively and entertaining night and we got a few sets in too!
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Friday, 25 October 2013

Autumn Ceili 2013

Here are a few photos from the Autumn ceili at St Bon's.
























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