75th Anniversary Of The Morris Ring Of England

EDM number 1560 in 2008-09, proposed by Bob Russell on 01/06/2009.
Categorised under the topics of Cultural heritage and Performing arts.

That this House congratulates The Morris Ring of England on its 75th anniversary, celebrated from 29 to 31 May 2009 with a Ring Meeting held at Thaxted in Essex, which was attended by more than 400 Morris Men from 33 different sides; recognises with appreciation that The Morris Ring plays a major role in promoting England's traditional male folk dance; regrets, however, that Arts Council England considers it more important to support contemporary Latin American art than England's traditional folk song and dance culture; and calls on the Government, through the Departments of Culture, Media and Sport and Children, Schools and Families, to ensure that England's traditional folk culture is promoted in the same way as the devolved administrations of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland promote their respective folk culture in their countries.

This motion has been signed by a total of 19 MPs.