Stafford Morris Men are not and have never been a Temperance Society

How such a silly rumour has emerged, we are at a loss to understand.

Nowhere on this web site does it say this will be a "Dry" event.

We suspect that this is either a wind up that has got out of hand, or (more worrying), some form of sabotage.

PERHAPS WE HAVE MADE TOO MUCH OF THE PURITAN REACTION TO MORRIS AND ALE IN 1655.
We are delighted to report that things have changed since then, (even in Staffordshire).

Facts

There are four pubs in Brewood for Friday evening ale consumption if you are unable to find anything from the selection of seven real ales at the school. (Admittedly "The Lion" the fifth pub mentioned in our original text had had to close for structural reasons, but the others ought to be able to fulfil your needs.)

The bar at the school has a licence until 1 a.m. Friday and Saturday.

Some 30 barrels are on order for consumption at the school.

Saturday tours have ale available at most spots. These are designated on the tours page.

There is Ale available at all lunch venues. One is a pub, RAF Cosford has beer available and at Church Eaton the dancing spot is outside a pub and the Village Institute, where food is to be served, will have a barrel* available.

There is even a barrel* on the Canal Boat !

The English Heritage site (Boscobel) does not have beer, but Bishops Wood (about half a mile away) has an all day Beer festival with 30 ales available which can be visited, subject to dancing taking place as agreed.

Moseley Old Hall, a National trust property has no bar, but cans and bottles are usually on sale.

(For this tour it may be possible to have a barrel* on the bus, as we are using "Bright beer", which will be transportable.)

Blist's Hill has a Victorian Pub; Newport Show has beer tents; Stafford has numerous pubs in the town centre, (but does not permit drinking on the street). At Lapley dancing is outside the Vaughan Arms, and the Royal Oak in Church Eaton has been known to sell beer!

Each tour ends at a Pub and, on return to Brewood, there will be time to drink, dance and sing at local hostelries, before returning for the feast.

Free beer will be provided for the Feast and afterwards men can either use the on site bar or venture to one of the pubs .

The church service does not include alcohol unless you wish to take communion.

The display in the square is outside the Swan Hotel, but we understand that the Ring frowns on overt drinking during such displays.

Sunday Lunch will have the bar open.

If this is a "Temperance Ring Meeting" we clearly do not understand what that means!

Note: Where the barrel is marked with an asterisk, primitive locals may be persuaded to exchange beer for beads, unfortunately they only like the kind of beads that are obtainable at the school.