The Abingdon Mummers were performing their traditional Christmas Mummers play this evening around drinking places in Abingdon including:

• Punch Bowl, 
• Broad Face, 
• Kings Head & Bell, 
• Old Anchor, 
• Tipsy Mercer, 
• and the Conservative Club.

After the Conservative Club the players headed for the last performance of the evening at the Brewery Tap.

The play tells the battle between King George and the Bold Slasher. First King George is killed and has to be revived by the doctor.

(That is after Bailey the dog tried her best.)

Then the Bold Slasher is killed. On this occasion the intervention of the doctor fails, and Mrs Finney is called in to revive Bold Slasher.

The play is all about light and dark, life and death,

Father Christmas comes in to lead the singing of We wish you a Merry Christmas.

A collection tin was then handed round for BeFreeYC (befreeyc.org.uk) which helps young carers in Oxfordshire.