2023

• Sunday 3rd September: Wallingford Bunkfest. 1200-1230 The Dolphin with Chiltern Hundreds, 1330-1400 The C&WR railway station with Meon Valley, 1500-1530 The Dolphin with Basingclog, 1630-1700 Market Place with Eynsham.  We had a great time on a really hot sunny day.  Thanks to the programme we were given we had plenty of rest and recovery time, and the beers served at the Dolphin, the Kinecroft Beet Tent and the C&W Railway Station were excellent.  We especially enjoyed Meon Valley dancing to Glen Miller’s music.  The last dance on the Market Place was our Nutting Girl with a good proportion of the audience joining in.
• Sunday 17th September: Heritage Open Days. We danced on the lawn at St Ethelwold’s House at 12, then retired to the Punch Bowl for some refreshment.  At 2pm it was raining hard, so we danced underneath the County Hall to a surprisingly large and enthusiastic audience.  Then back to the Punch Bowl for some more refreshment and a few tunes.
• Saturday 2nd December: Abingdon Christmas Extravaganza: Parade at 12, dancing in Bath Street 13:45-14:15 and on the Market Place 15:30-16:00.  An extremely cold day, with warming back up in the Punch Bowl between and after events a necessity.
• Tuesday 12th December: Mummers Play Out of Town Tour: 7.15 Plum Pudding (Milton), 8.00 Cherry Tree (Steventon), 8.30 North Star (Steventon), 9.15 Red Lion (Drayton), 9.45 Wheatsheaf (Drayton).
• Tuesday 19th December: Mummers Play Town Tour: 3pm Mayor’s Tea Party; 7.15 Punch Bowl, 7.45 Brewery Tap,. 8.30 Tipsy Mercer, 9.00 Kings Head & Bell, 9.30 Broad Face, 10.00 Stocks Bar, Crown & Thistle.
• The Mummers raised a total of £661.41 for the Abingdon Foodbank.

2024

• Monday 1st January: New Year’s Day pub tour: Punch Bowl 2pm, Broad Face 3pm, finishing at the Punch Bowl with some music. Despite the occasional rain shower, we had a very strong turnout:  11 dancers, Mayor/Fool, Deputy Mayor, Hornbearer and 2 musicians.  Here is the Abingdon Blog’s video of us dancing Curly Headed Ploughboy https://youtu.be/JxsgaIwAekg  
• Good Friday, 29th March: Love Beer Brewery, Milton, two shows at 2.30 and 3.30. A generous amount of free beer, which was most excellent.
• Saturday 30th March: Abingdon Easter EggStravaganza, Market Place: two shows at 12.00 and 2.30, with a rest in the Punch Bowl in between. We danced round the Easter Bunny and had our photo taken with the Storm Trooper.
• Sunday 21st April : Oxford Folk Festival: 1130-1200 Oxford Castle with Harlequin,1200-1400 Tunes at the Royal Blenheim, 1400-1430 Oxford Castle with Clausentum, 1500-1530 Radcliffe Square with Clausentum, 1530-1600 Radcliffe Square with Owlswick.  Very enjoyable and the weather was good.

[ last revised 21st April 2024 ]