The 10th Cliff Barstow Jig Competition, Spa Foyer, Whitby, Tuesday 19th August 2025, 4.30pm
The Cliff Barstow jig competition, now in its tenth year, was set up as a memorial to Cliff, a founder member of White Rose Morris, father and grandfather of active members Ned Barstow and Liam Parker.
Cliff’s dancing was old-school Cotswold Morris – economical, straightforward and graceful – and these are the qualities that we are encouraging and looking for in the Jig competition.
The 2025 winner was Emma Wooders, and the joint audience-choice winners were Reuben Earnshaw and Xavier Gillow.
The standard was very high – White Rose thank all the entrants for their contributions and Callum and Cathy for the interval songs.
High-quality photos by Ben Potton. Videos by Pete Davenhill-Stevens and Nick Barber.
Ollie Simons – Peterborough Morris and last year’s winner, opening the proceedings by dancing the Fartown Jig – thanks to Rick Titley-Sage for the steps. Music played by Nick Barber.
Reuben Earnshaw / Leeds Morris Men / The Nutting Girl (Field Town) / Nick Barber
Nickie Dailly / Rainbow Platypus / Old Tom of Oxford (Bampton) / Nick Barber
Rhys Boorman / Sussex Junction Morris / Old Tom of Oxford (Bampton) / Nick Barber
Emma Wooders / Windsor Morris / The Nutting Girl (Field Town) / Nick Barber
Jameson Wooders / Berkshire Bedlam / Old Tom of Oxford (Bampton) / Nick Barber
Xavier Gillow / Black Gate Morris / The Nutting Girl (Field Town) / Nick Barber
Reuben Earnshaw / Leeds Morris Men / The Rose (Field Town) / John Earnshaw
Nickie Dailly / Rainbow Platypus / The Nutting Girl (Ascot) / Rick Titley-Sage
Rhys Boorman / Sussex Junction Morris / Jockey to the Fair (Bledington) / Bryony Rudd
Emma Wooders / Windsor Morris / Lumps of Plum Pudding (Brackley) / Jerry West
Jameson Wooders / Princess Royal (Berkshire Bedlam Fieldtown) / Roy Pinder
Xavier Gillow / Black Gate Morris / Princess Royal (Bampton) / Rebecca Gillow
Half time display – Callum MacKellar and Cathy Bennett
