Mr. Hemmings Traditional Abingdon Morris Dancers day of dance was held on Saturday 8th May 2010.  It is an annual tradition carried out on the nearest Saturday to the birthday of Tom Hemmings on May 6th.

Tom Hemmings played an active part in resurrecting the Abingdon Morris tradition in the early half of the 20th century and was mayor of Ock street from the end of the 2nd world war until his death in 1960.

In 2010 we were celebrating the 100th anniversary of Cecil Sharpe's visit to Abingdon.  Cecil Sharpe was the founding father of the folk revival in England in the early 20th century and many of England's traditional dances and music owe their conintuing existence to his work in recording and publishing them.

We were joined by several visiting morris sides: Adderbury, Armaleggan, Cornucopia, Mayflower, Oxford City, Hazza, Shinfield.

We began at the White Horse pub at 10:30, followed by Cross Keys at 11am and then continuing into town dancing outside various pubs including Black Swan, King's Head and Bell, The Punch Bowl, The Brewery Tap. All of the sides danced on the market square from noon onwards, and then ended up back at the White Horse later in the afternoon.