Mike Burns. Les Tuffley Photo Collection (Photo Gallery)
by ijriddell 
, Cinderford, Wednesday, April 01, 2015, 10:06 (3557 days ago)
In the Les Tuffley Photo Collection there is a picture of Mike Burns with the caption Mr. Mike Burns at the Baptist Chapel Cinderford for the Wedding of his grandson Tony Burns. Living for many years on Plump Hill, Mitcheldean, he was a retired coalminer and in his younger days a Morris Dancer."
Does anyone have any more information on his (or anyone else's) local Morris Dancing details?
I am particularly interested being a member of the current Forest of Dean Morris Men. A number of years ago one of the members of the FoDMM was approached by someone who said that there were a number of old photos of local Morris dancers but, unfortunately he was unable to pick them up. Anyone know of these?
Thanks
Ian Riddell
Mike Burns. Les Tuffley Photo Collection
It was my fathers collection that the Mike Burns photo came from. Mike was a worker in the Cement Works and was also a coal miner. He lived up on the Plump Hill, near Mitcheldean and as a teenager I would often see him very slowly walking through Mitcheldean on his way to the White Horse Pub. One of Mitcheldean's characters. I guess he died in the late 1960's to early 1970's
Mike Burns. Les Tuffley Photo Collection
by ijriddell , Cinderford, Thursday, April 16, 2015, 09:31 (3542 days ago) @ davetuffley
Thanks for the reply Dave. He sounds like quite a character!