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England

Essex

Thameside Mummers (The Fabulous Thameside Mummers) [Website]

Category:

Folk Play-only Group

Home Town:

Leigh-on-Sea, Grid Ref.: TQ8485, Lat.& Long.: 51.5377, 0.6607

Description:

Thameside Mummers have performed traditional Mumming Plays at fairs and festivals thoughout this fair land. We are famed for our plays; for the quality of our performance and for our thirst. We don't collect for Charity (except in the run up to Christmas) we make it quite clear that whatever the Public choose to give and whatever we get paid for performances will be invested in beer!

Established:

1971

Performances:

Forthcoming: None registered

 

Past events:

 

GMap 26-Dec-2014

1. - 13:00

Crooked Billet, 51 High St, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 2EP, England

Notes:

Our traditional Xmas play: we have been performing here for some 45 years. The play (about 13.00) will be followed, as usual, by singing in the pub for most of the afternoon.

 

GMap 23-Dec-2014

1. - 20:00

Royal British Legion, 7/9 Northview Drive, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 9NG, England

Notes:

Hoy at Anchor Folk Club Christmas Party - where we did our first play 40-odd years ago

 

GMap 21-Dec-2014

1. - 12:00

George and Dragon, East Tilbury Rd, Linford, Stanford-le-Hope, Essex, SS17 0QT, England

Notes:

Another

 

GMap 06-Dec-2014

1. - 12:00

South Benfleet Social Club, 8 Vicarage Hill, Benfleet, Essex, SS7 1PB, England

Notes:

Yet another performance at their annual Beer Festival: need I say more?

 

GMap 08-Jan-2014

1. -   eve  

Grand Ceilidh Club, Royal Naval Association, 73-79 East St, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS2 6LQ, England

Notes:

Ceilidh Club Christmas/New Year party - an annual booking for many years

 

Other past years: 2002 (4), 2003 (19), 2004 (10), 2005 (5), 2006 (3), 2013 (4), 2015 (1)

Media Links:

1. The Thameside Mummers performing at Queen Elizabeth's Hunting Lodge in Epping Forest, 9th Jan.2005 - Validated link
Folk Play Research - Photo(s) [2 images], Jill Pring, 09-Jan-2005
2. The Thameside Mummers (Founded Christmas, 1971), performing the Harthill, Derbyshire mummers' play at the Faversham Hop Festival, Kent, 4th September 2004 - Validated link
Folk Play Research - Photo(s) [1 image], Brian Martin, 04-Sep-2004

Contact:

Dr. Derek Oliver, Foreman (Oliver@ravenswood.co.uk), Phone: +44 (0)1268 794556
Address: Ravenswood, 148 Essex Way, South Benfleet, Essex, SS7 1LN

Notes:

Yes, we are still going! Getting older but beer is a great lubricant in old age.

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