Nottinghamshire Local History Council Collection (1960, R.Kirkland)


Source:

Ruth Kirkland (Auth.)
Memories of a Villager: Syerston Village [Plough Monday]
Nottinghamshire Local History Council Collection, Written 28th Mar.1960, Ref.DD/121/1/60, 5pp.

Entry to an essay competition on old village life at Syerston, Notts. Page 5 includes the following;

"There would be a party at the Hall at Christmas, a Choir outing to the seaside in Summer, carol singing at Christmas, and the Mummers round on Plough Monday. All these things are no more."

Index Terms:

Locations: Syerston, Notts. (SK7447)
Years: Col. 1960
Subjects: Essay; Christmas; Carol Singing; Mummers; Plough Monday
People: Nottinghamshire Local History Council (Col.)
Archives: TDRG Archive, Ref. TD00425

Last Updated Mar 1992 by Peter Millington.