"Quintessentially English" [1] 

Our name is taken from the small Victorian suburb of Spring Grove in Kingston-upon-Thames where we practise; it lies just south of Kingston Old Town and across the Hogsmill River.

At the close of the 2018 dancing season, and after 41 years, Spring Grove Morris Men formally merged with Kingston Morris to continue dancing as Kingston Spring Grove Morris.  Appearances of Spring Grove as a "Heritage" side will be noted here; in addition to historical information about Spring Grove Morris Men, the History tab has pages on morris around the local area of Kingston, and morris in general.

Sun Up on May Day, Box Hill 
1st May

The start of the dancing year as the sun comes up on Box Hill. We gathered in the National Trust car park as 5 o'clock and processed to the road above Salomonds Monument. There we took turns to dance until 6:30, with Spring Grove dancing Fieldtown - Balance the Straw led by our Squire David Seager. This was Spring Grove's 41st time dancing on Box Hill as the sun came up. The group photo was taken and we retired to the Wheatsheaf in Ewell for a magnificent full English breakfast.

  
Present were:
Ewell St Mary's Morris Men of Ewell
Kingston Spring Grove Morris (hosts)
Rampant Rooster Morris of Dorking
and we were honoured by the presence of Mick Jenkins, Squire of Thames Valley Morris Men of Claygate


Contacts: Who to call if you want to join us or book us, and where we practice
Programme: What we are doing this year, where we will be and when
Log Book: Event reports for this year
Photo Album and Videos: Collected photographs and videos
History: Articles about the history of Spring Grove Morris Men, Morris around Kingston and Morris in general
Dance Repertoire: The dances in our current repertoire, and dances we are working on this year


We support The Fircroft Trust which supports adults living in the community with mental health challenges or learning disabilities, and we will continue to support St John's Church. Last year we supported Princess Alice Hospice. The Charities page has a list of previous years' good causes.


 We are members of The Morris Ring, founded in 1934, an association of Morris, Sword and Mummers Sides, Clubs and Teams who keep our wonderful traditions alive. 


To find a Morris side in your area try either the Morris Ring's "Find a side near you" handy Google map tool or try their "Find a side" to check the whole UK, Europe, Australia, America...




[1] "The troop, called the Spring Grove Morris Men, looked so quintessentially English that I thought that they could be a nice addition to our wedding." Loulabelle's wedding blog.