Fantastic new art in our cafe gallery at ⁦Maurice Dobson Museum⁩ by Caroline Brown. We’re open from 10.00

Greenwich Morris dancing at dawn on May Day.Today we’ll be at Surrey Docks Farm’s Spring Fair, a terrific event at a wonderful place. Dancing at about 12.30 and again around 2.00. It’s a lovely day. Come along.⁦Surrey Docks Farm⁩ ⁦Greenwich Morris⁩

‘There’s something ultra-live about it’ — theatre-makers on the magic - and mayhem - of open-air theatre 🎭 ☀️⛈️☔️🥰 on.ft.com/4djqcQl

It’s officially publication day!! I can’t quite believe it. After years of thinking, writing, planning, & editing: it’s here. I’m so grateful to my agent Matt Turner & everyone at The Bodley Head for the incredible work. If you’re in Scotland, come to the launch tomorrow 🥂

Cormorant and Capitalism

Greenwich Morris dancing by the Cutty Sark ship last week. Tonight we’ll be downriver at the Cutty Sark pub from about 8.00pm. Why not wander along? ⁦Cutty Sark Pub⁩ ⁦Cutty Sark Greenwich⁩ ⁦Greenwich Morris⁩

New Generation Thinker Oskar Jensen has a year old son, so his interest in lullabies is now more than academic. Oskar and I, Nancy Kerr, Julia Partington Julia and Vic Gammon have made a wee programme about how they work. Sunday Feature, Radio 3 tonight 19.45.

I’ve made a ⁦BBC World Service⁩ programme about making the Luke Jerram sculpture/event A Good Yarn for Bradford 2025 - a giant ball of yarn (& people’s stories), rolling it through their streets.11.30am today and on BBC Sounds ⁦The Broken Orchestra⁩, ⁦Bloomin' Buds⁩

Greenwich Morris by the Observatory. This evening we’ll be dancing near the river by the big anchor close to the Cutty Sark Tavern. From about 8.00 until it gets too dark to catch the sticks. Come along. ⁦Greenwich Morris⁩ ⁦Cutty Sark Pub⁩

It’s a two cormorant afternoon at Deptford Creek.

It’s a one cormorant afternoon

It’s four cormorant and one heron morning.

Some predicament

This is Eilidh Gammons, a global superstar Highland dancer from Helensburgh, who has been crowned best in the world for the second year running! 👏 Congratulations Eilidh! 🥳

Don’t miss the Forward Prizes Showcase at #ContainsStrongLanguage — a celebration of the most vital voices in contemporary poetry. Step into an afternoon of powerful performances from poets featured in the 2025 Forward Book of Poetry. 🔗 Book now: buff.ly/bQ1TsRm

Greenwich Morris dancing Country Gardens at the Pleasaunce ParkFest last Sunday. This afternoon we’ll be entertaining goats, pigs and people at the Surrey Docks Farm harvest festival. Come and see the animals. ⁦Surrey Docks Farm⁩ ⁦Greenwich Morris⁩ ⁦Royal Borough of Greenwich⁩

Greenwich Morris, dancing all summer, now back practicing, with a free taster tonight for any men who’d like to give it a go. Now is the time to learn, ready to dance next year. 8.00pm, Mycenae House, SE3 7SE. ⁦Mycenae House⁩ ⁦Greenwich Morris⁩⁦Royal Borough of Greenwich⁩

It’s a one cormorant morning.

Excellent wing drying weather.

The heron priested…jetty.