The Old Round is an association of people who were Round members, and their families and friends. It organises two events a year:
- The Old Round Party: a Saturday afternoon's dancing in London in February.
This is usually 2:30–5:30 at St Barnabas Church, on the junction of Grove Rd/Roman Road, Postcode E3 5TG. All former members of the Round are welcome, and current members too. There is a shared tea, so participants are asked to bring food contributions. Tea and squash are provided. Note that parking north of the railway line is mostly residents only. I generally park in Lichfield Road and walk from there.Email invitations to the party are sent out by early January to people on the Old Round list. You can sign up to the list at the Playford Ball, or by request to Fiona Smith. Consult her also for directions to the hall or any other queries. Her email address is fiona.smith1983.xyz@cantab.net with the “.xyz” removed. (It's there to frustrate spammers.)
- The Old Round Camp; a weekend camping in Norfolk over the August Bank Holiday weekend.
In its circulars giving details of these events it also passes on news relating to its members, usually births, marriages and deaths.
The Old Round has significant overlap with London Pride, a London Morris side which also does Country
Dance; apart from Morris tours they organise an annual dinner dance in January and a week's house
party where they take over a Field Studies centre in the summer. Old Round members will be welcome
to join in these events.
John Hawkins has written an History of London Pride you can buy.
For details of the Old Round contact either the Round chairman, or:
- Fiona Smith (fiona.smith1983.xyz@cantab.net)
- Colin Hersom (colin.xyz@soft-hedgehog.co.uk)
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