
Home Page Abingdon Morris The Mayor of Ock Street The Ock Street Horns Recent events Coming events Abingdon Mummers The Morris Ring	The Mayor of Ock Street The Mayor of Ock Street is elected each year by the residents of Ock Street and the streets which depend on it. The election traditionally took place on the Day of the annual horse fair, and nowadays takes place on the Saturday nearest June 19th (in 2012 it's the 16th). The election is organised by the Morris side and is used as an excuse for inviting other Morris sides to Abingdon and having a day-long festival of dance. First dance is outside the Black Swan at 10am. Residents of Ock street all have the right to vote, and the election count takes place in the Brewery Tap at 4pm. The successful candidate, as Mayor, is then chaired along Ock Street and spends the next year as squire of the Morris side. Dancing usually continues until 9pm with the last dances performed on the marketplace, and a supper follows. The Mayor of Ock Street is in the tradition of “Mock Mayors”. In times gone by mock mayors were widespread. A mock Mayor’s job, analogous to the court jester’s job, was to keep the civic mayor up to scratch. He could be as rude as he liked, and made sure that the civic mayor fully understood the townspeople’s point of view. On Saturday, June 18th 2011, Mr Roger Cox, who has been Mayor since 2007 was convincingly re-elected for 2011/2012. He polled 78 votes, beating Rob Beaver by 23 votes and Harry Knight by 51 votes. The weather was changeable - some rain, some showers, but a great day was had by all. The supper was hosted by The King's head and Bell which meant that the beer was great, and the food, organised by Tina Mclean (with her daughter Catherine and Catherines boyfriend Guy helping) was better than as good as ever. Much dancing went on in the courtyard, with a wedding party and various members of the public involved. The side's thanks go to them all. Visitors were: Boerke Naas, from our twin town of Sint Niklaas Long Crendon Morris Men Oxford City Morris Men Roger Cox victorious once again! Boerke Naas flagwaving Boerke Naas Dancers Counting the Votes - a selection of local dignitaries, kept honest by David Fleming - minister of the only church in Ock Street Long Crendon dancing Oxford City in action The Dream Team

The Mayor of Ock Street

The Mayor of Ock Street is elected each year by the residents of Ock Street and the streets which depend on it. The election traditionally took place on the Day of the annual horse fair, and nowadays takes place on the Saturday nearest June 19th (in 2012 it's the 16th). The election is organised by the Morris side and is used as an excuse for inviting other Morris sides to Abingdon and having a day-long festival of dance. First dance is outside the Black Swan at 10am. Residents of Ock street all have the right to vote, and the election count takes place in the Brewery Tap at 4pm. The successful candidate, as Mayor, is then chaired along Ock Street and spends the next year as squire of the Morris side. Dancing usually continues until 9pm with the last dances performed on the marketplace, and a supper follows.

The Mayor of Ock Street is in the tradition of “Mock Mayors”. In times gone by mock mayors were widespread. A mock Mayor’s job, analogous to the court jester’s job, was to keep the civic mayor up to scratch. He could be as rude as he liked, and made sure that the civic mayor fully understood the townspeople’s point of view.

On Saturday, June 18th 2011, Mr Roger Cox, who has been Mayor since 2007 was convincingly re-elected for 2011/2012. He polled 78 votes, beating Rob Beaver by 23 votes and Harry Knight by 51 votes.

The weather was changeable - some rain, some showers, but a great day was had by all. The supper was hosted by The King's head and Bell which meant that the beer was great, and the food, organised by Tina Mclean (with her daughter Catherine and Catherines boyfriend Guy helping) was better than as good as ever. Much dancing went on in the courtyard, with a wedding party and various members of the public involved. The side's thanks go to them all.
Visitors were:
Boerke Naas, from our twin town of Sint Niklaas
Long Crendon Morris Men
Oxford City Morris Men

Roger Cox victorious once again!

Boerke Naas flagwaving

Boerke Naas Dancers

Counting the Votes - a selection of local dignitaries, kept honest by David Fleming - minister of the only church in Ock Street

Long Crendon dancing

Oxford City in action

The Dream Team