Leigh Silvester<p>After a career in <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> the last thing I expected to be doing was setting up a Maypole from scratch.</p><p>I have no training for this.</p><p>Have just found a local supplier who has oak effect aluminium poles VERY cheap. S length of 4 metres seems right, but what do I know?</p><p>Now to figure out the top...<br>I have found out that the optimal number of ribbons is multiples of four, but length?<br>Does it rotate or is it static?</p><p>Perhaps some one in <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/MorrisDance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MorrisDance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/MorrisDancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MorrisDancer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/morrisdancing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>morrisdancing</span></a> might know ...</p>