Tag Archives: Bath

History Today: Northgate’s first panto appearance

Posted on 10th September 2017 by sword

We have recently been contacted by local historian Dr Vin Rouge, who works in the Department of Historic Panto and Dance  the University of Bathford near to our lovely home city. It’s fair to say that the good doctor was … Continue reading →

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Extra special appearance at CurFest festival this Sunday!

Posted on 22nd August 2017 by sword

Just when you thought the season was coming to an end and that we had only one more festival left, we’ve been booked for the awesome CurFest on Sunday! This is, as you have no doubt worked out, a festival … Continue reading →

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Controversy as Number One Regenerates into a Woman

Posted on 18th July 2017 by sword

There was uproar in Bath today as Northgate announced that their Number One was going to regenerate into a woman during their anniversary crawl. “Jerome has been fantastic in this position for the last few years,” said Squire Martin, “but … Continue reading →

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Priddy Festival done, and Gus pops his cherry

Posted on 10th July 2017 by sword

Well, that’s the end of Priddy Folk Festival for another year, and what a delightful time we had in the beautiful Somerset village. And Gus had something even more exciting in store for him! The weather was great, the music … Continue reading →

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Project Secret Surprise is go! Chippenham countdown continues!

Posted on 9th May 2017 by sword

In honour of our upcoming booking at Chippenham folk festival, the lads of Northgate have decided to branch out from their habitual, spring steel-related sword shenanigans and are adding a surprise new dance form to their repertoire. But which new dance? Street? Costwold Morris? … Continue reading →

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Slowed down training video – including the “Mind the Lights” figure

Posted on 27th April 2017 by sword

At practice last Tuesday, we not only had two new dancers in the side (one of whom even lived near Bath), but we had our very own film-maker, David Spielbridge, video our 3DD dance and slow it down for training purposes. … Continue reading →

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DERT over, practice resumes

Posted on 21st April 2017 by sword

So DERT happened, and it was a jolly good time in the beautiful town of Kendal, somewhere up north. We enjoyed it immensely, and of course, we was robbed, but that’s par for the course. So busy were we that … Continue reading →

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Practises galore and a safety moment with lights

Posted on 7th January 2017 by sword

We’ve been extra busy since the new year, keen as we are to burn off the extra calories taken in over the festive season. Back again in The Curfew, we’ve been playing with blades like nobody’s business, and we’ll be back there on … Continue reading →

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Twas the week before Christmas… so it’s time for a crawl!

Posted on 18th December 2016 by sword

The lads and lasses of Northgate have come over all festive, but were feeling a little despondent that we’d cancelled practices for the rest of the year, and had already begun to miss each other terribly. Christmas can be a lonely … Continue reading →

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Christmas, crawls and education for Richard

Posted on 9th December 2016 by sword

It’s coming up to Christmas, so we’ve given ourselves an early present and are letting ourselves off practice for the rest of the month. Nice. However, we wouldn’t want to spend too long apart, so our lovely melodeon player, Natasha, has … Continue reading →

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