
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 Remember - 2010 Mayor's Day June 19th! The Mayor of Ock Street is elected each year by the residents of Ock Street. The election traditionally took place on the Day of the annual horse fair, and nowadays takes place on the Saturday nearest June 19th. 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 13th 2009, Mr Roger Cox, who had been Mayor since 2007 was narrowly re-elected for 2009/2010. He polled 78 votes, beating by a small margin Mr Rob Beaver, who polled 76. Mr Stuart Jackson polled 59 votes. The weather was lovely, and a great day was had by all. The supper, with beer and cider provided by Pam Aird, and food organised by Harry Downey, Ashley Cox, Tina McLean, Hazel Beaver and Jenny Berrell was held in the Old Abbey Buildings, and a great time was had by all. The side's thanks go to them all. Visitors were: Berkshire Bedlam, Chipping Campden, Saddleworth Morris. The re-elected Mayor is chaired from the Brewery Tap Novice Vaughan makes light work of it! Saddleworth circling Chipping Campden celebrate our new Mayor! Berkshire Bedlam try to keep straight faces.

The Mayor of Ock Street

Remember - 2010 Mayor's Day June 19th!

The Mayor of Ock Street is elected each year by the residents of Ock Street. The election traditionally took place on the Day of the annual horse fair, and nowadays takes place on the Saturday nearest June 19th. 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 13th 2009, Mr Roger Cox, who had been Mayor since 2007 was narrowly re-elected for 2009/2010. He polled 78 votes, beating by a small margin Mr Rob Beaver, who polled 76. Mr Stuart Jackson polled 59 votes.

The weather was lovely, and a great day was had by all. The supper, with beer and cider provided by Pam Aird, and food organised by Harry Downey, Ashley Cox, Tina McLean, Hazel Beaver and Jenny Berrell was held in the Old Abbey Buildings, and a great time was had by all. The side's thanks go to them all.
Visitors were:
Berkshire Bedlam,
Chipping Campden,
Saddleworth Morris.

The Mayor of Ock Street

The re-elected Mayor is chaired from the Brewery TapNovice Vaughan makes light work of it!

Saddleworth circling

Chipping Campden celebrate our new Mayor!

Berkshire Bedlam try to keep straight faces.

The re-elected Mayor is chaired from the Brewery Tap
Novice Vaughan makes light work of it!