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Anker Morris Men were formed by a group of folk enthusiasts in Nuneaton in 1975 and we take our name from the River Anker which runs through Nuneaton, "anker" being an ancient word meaning "meander" - possibly apt for Morris men! In 1980 the team was admitted to the Morris Ring, the national organisation for teams like ourselves. Each Morris team has its own distinct kit, and we wear black breeches, white shirt and socks and black shoes, with crossed baldrics, ribbons and bell pads in blue and silver-grey, the Borough colours. Our original black three-quarter stove-pipe hats came from traditional makers in nearby Atherstone, but unfortunately our hatter has closed down and we have recently had to renew the hats with a slightly different style from elsewhere. The hat is decorated with ribbons in the team colours, and a single red rose on one side. The dances we perform come mainly from the Cotswold traditions of Ascott-under-Wychwood, Oddington and Adderbury, from Derby, and from Badby in Northamptonshire. One or two dances are from the Welsh Borders.