On June 19th the residents of Ock Street choose The Mayor of Ock Street – or Mock Mayor of Abingdon. I have a suspicion that this is a very important year for the Morris Dancers.

There are two groups of Traditional Abingdon Morris Dancers. For 40 long years they have not danced together. But things are happening…

Two weeks ago at the Cherry Tree in Steventon both groups were there together and some were looking for a chance to dance together.

Whoever becomes Mock Mayor, and leader of the Abingdon Traditional Morris Dancers, will need to handle this situation. Get it wrong and there could be three groups of Morris Dancers. The new group would be those who want to end the forty year feud and dance together.

There are displays in the shops of Abingdon to promote the annual election – in Fatface, Scuffs , and Merityre.

(The real Mayor of Abingdon will be dancing on the day as a member of the Abingdon Traditional Morris Dancers. There was talk earlier in the year that he might also stand to become Mock Mayor. I don’t think that is going to happen. But he is to jump out of an aeroplane tomorrow for charity. See more and sponsor him on The Mayor of Abingdon’s Brand New Website. )