2022 Jack in the Green Update

As the year draws to a close I wanted to give you all an update on this years Jacks, an incredible 22 Jacks paraded this year making it one of the best years for a very long time:
The Bluebell Hill (Rochester Sweeps Festival) Jack-in-the-Green
The Fowler’s Troop (Deptford) Jack-in-the-Green
The Oxford Jack in the Green
The Deadhorse Morris Jack-in-the-Green
The Hammersmith Jack-in-the-Green
The Guildford (Pilgrims Morris) Jack-in-the-Green (Guildford Bush)
The Bovey Tracey Jack-in-the-Green
The Highworth Jack-in-the-Green
Evercreech Jack in the Green
Winchcombe Jack-in-the-Green
Boss Morris Jacky-in-the-Green
Stratford upon Avon (Shakespeare’s Morris) Jack-in-the-Green
Whitstable Jack-in-the-Green
The Hastings Traditional Jack in the Green
The Bristol Jack-in-the-Green
The Knutsford Jack-in-the-Green
The Bradford on Avon Jack-in-the-Green
The Yaxley Jack-in-the-Green
The Chagford Jack-in-the-Green
The Lantern Pike Jack-in-the-Green
The Brentham Jack-in-the-Green
The Carshalton Straw Jack
I can also confirm that:
The Clun Green Man returned and defeated the Ice Queen
The Islington Milk Maid’s Garland was seen at Hastings in May
The Lions Part Green Man was seen at Hastings in May as well as the October Plenty
But it doesn’t end there:
January 8th 2023 The Lions Part Twelfth Night Celebrations will feature their wonderful Green Man more info here: www.thelionspart.co.uk/twelfthnight
And The Whittlesea Straw Bear will parade on 14th January 2023 more info here: strawbear.org.uk
I will start updating the 2023 annual, events page soon and hope to be able to post a bit more often during 2023.
And some exciting information about next years Hastings Traditional Jack in the Green will follow very soon…..
I may have to try and start something here in Georgia USA after all our pub is called The Green Man (check the green man pubs in the top menu)
Dec 23, 2022 at 2:59 pm