Northwich Scots’ Society will be hosting the next Cheshire Wyche Ball.
The Ball will take place on Saturday 8th May 2027 at The Victoria Hall, Civic Way, Middlewich CW10 9AS. This venue has an excellent sprung floor for dancing and plenty of car parking at the rear of the building. (Note – parking charges applicable up to 10 p.m.) There is a licensed bar from which all drinks should be purchased.
The Programme for 2027 will be published when ready. In the meantime, you might like to see the dances we did at the 2026 Ball…
Click here for a link to Strathspey Server, where you will find a crib, diagrams and videos of most of the dances for 2026. The list number for those who wish to upload to Mobile Cribs is 64344.
Download a cribsheet by clicking the link below.
The instructions for our special dance, The Wyches of Cheshire, devised by Liz Bruynooghe, are available here. PLEASE NOTE! The crib for this dance has been revised, following discovery of an error. Please use this version (Feb 2023).
Please click here to contact our Ticket Secretary Dennis Ridley to book.
| 2026 PROGRAMME | |||
| Grand March | |||
| J | Hooper’s Jig * | R | Catch the Wind * |
| R | Maxwell’s Rant * | S | Sugar Candie * |
| S | Sands of Morar ** | J | The Lightning Conductor ** |
| J | Joie de Vivre * | R | Merry Mayhem ** |
| R | The Cheshire Branch Reel *** | S | The Wyches of Cheshire ** |
| S | City of Belfast ** | J | Blue Bonnets * |
| J | Inchmickery * | R | The Highland Lass * |
| R | Bratach Bana ** | S | The Flower of Glasgow ** |
| S | Tullynessle & Forbes Hall * | J | Farewell to Balfour Road ** |
| J | The Shetland Shepherdess * | R | The Reel of the Royal Scots * |
| R | Deil Amang the Tailors * | Extras | |
| Interval | R | Mrs MacLeod * | |
| J | Mrs Stewart’s Jig * | ||
| S | The Swan and the Tay ** | ||
Key: * for everyone, ** an experienced partner would be helpful, *** for more confident dancers. Note – the * ratings can be somewhat subjective so please be guided by your class teacher if in doubt.