The Abingdon Traditional Morris Dancers were playing music, singing and dancing under the County Hall Museum on New Years Day 2025 from 1:30 pm. Before that they gathered for a drink or two in the warmth of the Punch bowl.

The performance featured a number of Mock Mayors, including Rob Charlton, the new Mayor of Ock Street, and Harry Knight, a former Mayor who has held the position for most of the past decade. Stuart Jackson, a long-time Morris dancer, former Mayor of Ock Street, and now president of the morris dancers, led the group by holding a replica copy of the Horns of Ock Street. The real horns, dating from 1700, are only brought out when the Mayor of Ock Street is elected by the citizens of Ock Street.

Roger Cox, another former Mayor of Ock Street, added to the merriment by playing the fool, interacting with the crowd and encouraging the dancers with whacks from a pig bladder..

Both the new and former Mayors, Rob Charlton and Harry Knight, joined in some of the dances. Duncan Brown, a local resident with the unique distinction of having served as both Mayor of Abingdon and Mayor (or Mock Mayor) of Ock Street, was also dancing. Lots of people joined in the final dance for all comers. Lesley Legge, a former Mayor of Abingdon, was there in the crowd watching. (It was she who reinstated the Abingdon Boundary Walk.)