from the start, woodside morris men adopted the profile of a team that would seek association with the morris ring - all male membership with officers and a constitution that reflected ring policy. fittingly then, it was a morris ring event at which they first danced; the association's 61st meeting, hosted by thames valley morris men, and based around kingston upon thames, london . two years later, at the 68th meeting of the ring, the side danced for the first time as members; the now squire eddie reavell being presented with woodside's staff of association by ring squire jim phillips .