Non Thursday events (1976-1999)
1976
22nd May
Cup Hill Day Tour
19th June
St. Luke’s School Fayre
June
Strawberry Fair – Albany Inn, Havant
3rd-4th July
Beaulieu Arts Festival
Portsmouth Beer Festival
1977
23rd Feb
Grand Ceilidh – St. Mary’s Social Club
11th April
Folk Under Aries – Romsey
7th May
Winchester Folk Festival
17th May
Norwegian Independance Day – Apsley
Chippenham Folk Festival
4th June
Fareham Day Tour
6th June
Queen Elizabeth Country Park
10th-12th June
Christchurch Folk Festival
2nd July
Free Mart Fair
3rd Sept
Men of Wight Day Tour
Butser Hill
Portsmouth Beer Festival
1978
20th May
King John’s Day of Dance
1st July
Free Mart Fair
22nd July
Spice Island Fair and Dyanne and Dutchy’s wedding (at the cathedral)
26th August
Men of Wight Day Tour
St Malo
1979
17th March
IOW Music Competition Festival
31st March
Portsmouth Music Competition
7th April
Pramolympics -Southsea Common
23rd April
Romsey Brewery Visit
June
Christchurch Folk Festival
1st July
Eastney Barracks
7th July
Free Mart Fair
14th July
Pete’s wedding reception, Sway
10th-12th Aug
Men of Wight Ring Meeting
1st-2nd Sept
Waterlooville Folk Festival
12th Sept
Guildhall Square Ceilidh
14th-16th Sept
Icknield Way Weekend of Dance
6th Oct
Irish Club
27th Oct
Men of Wight Ale
White Horse Ladies Night and Day Tour
December
Post House -Hayling Island
1980
22nd March
Portsmouth Music Competition
11th-12th April
Folk Under Aries
13th-15th June
Christchurch Folk Festival
20th-22nd June
Hartley Weekend
5th July
Victory Day Tour
26th-27th July
Brighton Ring Meeting
25th Aug
Seafront Tour
13th Sept
Portsmouth Beer Festival
1981
4th April
Portsmouth Music Competition
11th April
King John’s Day of Dance
4th May
PramOlympics
6th June
Clanfield Fete
13th June
St. Swithin’s School
Spice Island Fair
3rd-5th July
West Somerset Ring Meeting
11th July
Queen Elizabeth Country Park
25th July
Hamble Carnival
27th July
Royal Wedding Celebrations
1st Aug
More Royal Wedding Celebrations
8th Aug
Jake’s Wedding
15th Aug
Men of Wight Day Tour
12th Sept
Wat Tyler Memorial Tour
Sept
Cadlington House – Horndean
3rd Oct
Portsmouth Beer Festival
14th Nov
Men of Wight Ale
16th Dec
Palmerston Road
1982
25th Feb
Gales Brewery Visit
3rd April
Portsmouth Music Competition
3rd May
Allder’s Opening and Sedantics
14th-15th May
Broadwood Weekend
Chippenham Folk Festival
28th May
Mary Rose fund raising event – Rowlands Castle
27th June
Seafront
3rd July
Free Mart Fair
17th July
Seafront
24th-25th July
Hartley Ring Meeting
21st Aug
Porky’s Progress
28th Aug
Guildhall
1st Oct
Portsmouth Beer Festival
9th Oct
Futcher’s School
10th Oct
Raising the Mary Rose
3rd Dec
Commercial Road
10th Dec
Commercial Road
17th Dec
Commercial Road
18th Dec
Commercial Road
27th Dec
Post House -Hayling Island
1983
28th Feb
Morris Orange
19th March
Portsmouth Music Competition
9th April
Folk Under Aries
16th April
King John’s Day of Dance
2nd May
Alders and Havant Cricket Club
7th May
South Downs College
21st May
IBM Social Club
22nd May
Working Men’s Club – Cowplain
1st June
Droxford Evening Fair
4th June
Isle of Wight Folk Festival
Isle of Wight Folk Festival
Hilsea Lido
12th June
Spice Island Fair
18th June
Bay Croft School
Nurdling – Candover Hartley Maudit
2nd July
Free Mart Fair and Victory Day of Dance
12th-14th July
Men of Wight Ring Meeting
20th Aug
Commercial Road and Portsmouth Beer Festival
10th Sept
Jackstraws Day of Dance
8th Oct
Steve Manning’s Wedding
13th Dec
Commercial Road
17th Dec
Commercial Road and Palmerston Road
27th Dec
Post House – Hayling Island
1984
24th March
Portsmouth Music Competition
30th March
Bob’s Wedding
12th May
South Downs College May Fair
25th-28th May
Chippenham Folk Festival
8th-10th June
Hartley Weekend
16th June
Bay Croft School
23rd June
Old Park Community School – Havant
24th June
Jackstraws Midsummer Picnic
1st July
Fareham Town Regatta
7th July
Free Mart Fair
14th July
Waterlooville Folk Festival
15th July
RNLI Summer Fair – Hilsea
28th July
Nurdling – Candover Hartley Maudit
7th-9th Sept
Boughton Monchelsea Weekend of Dance
Gorton Rushcart
7th Dec
Commercial Road (evening)
15th Dec
Petersfield Pre-Christmas Dance
1985
26th Jan
Winchester Feast
30th March
Portsmouth Music Competition
13th April
King John’s Day of Dance
19th April
Derek’s Wedding
6th May
Folk Under Aries
11th May
Crookhorn and South Down College
18th May
Victory Day Tour
1st June
Tangmere Village Fete
7th-9th June
Hartley Weekend
15th June
Bay Croft School Fete
20th June
Botley Flour Mill Visit
24th-27th Jun
Chippenham Folk Festival
29th June
Brune Park School Fete
13th-14th July
Southampton Show
18th July
Men of Wight Day Tour
20th July
Nurdling – Candover Hartley Maudit
2nd-4th Aug
Warwick Folk Festival
10th Aug
Belles Day of Dance
16th-24th Aug
Victory in Venice
24th Aug
Abingdon
7th Sept
Jackstraws Day of Dance
13th-15th Sep
Gorton Rushcart
7th Dec
Commercial Road
14th Dec
Commercial Road
26th Dec
Post House – Hayling Island
1986
1st Feb
Portsmouth Music Competition
26th May
Retirement Homes – Gosport
31st May
Belles Day Tour
6th-9th June
Wrigley Head Weekend of Dance
6th-9th June
Hartley Weekend
14th June
Bay Croft School Fete
5th July
Nurdling – Candover Hartley Maudit
1st-3rd Aug
Warwick Folk Festival
Alton
25th Aug
Southwick Carnival
30th Aug
Portsmouth Beer Festival
11th Oct
Titchfield Folk Festival
18th-19th Oct
Victory Ale
20th Dec
Petersfield Pre-Christmas Dance
28th Dec
Post House – Hayling Island
1987
24th January
Winchester Ale
10th March
Gales Brewery Visit
21st March
Portsmouth Music Competition
4th April
King John’s Day of Dance
4th May
First Fleet Viewing
13th May
Queen’s Visit – Guildhall Square
16th May
Bosham Fete
24th May
Bold Forester, Sunday lunchtime – Sarisbury Green
31st May
Spread Eagle, Sunday lunchtime – Gosport
5th-7th June
Hartley Weekend
13th June
Bay Croft School Fete
13th June
Nurdling – Hartley Candover Maudit
Brixham Folk Festival
27th June
Sarisbury Green Fair
27th June
Boules Tournament – Shedfield
Redlands Inn, Sunday lunchtime – Fareham
Sir Joseph Paxton, Sunday lunchtime – Locks Heath
Cuckoo Pint, Sunday lunchtime – Stubbington
Belles Day Tour