Last season, you helped us raise an amazing £1114.53, including Gift Aid! Most of the money was collected in cash and sent to Macmillan via cheque and the rest from this JustGiving page. Thank you so much for your generosity!

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Please see below for this years tour dates and information about our history.

The History of the Alderley Play.

Members and former members of Adlington Morris Men perform the play. It was collected from Alec Barber, late of Nether Alderley, later of Broken Cross, with costume detail from Fred Barber of Lyme Green. Additional text was added from personal notes of Clem Barber.

There are references to mumming at Alderley Park from as early as 1803 and the text bears a striking similarity to one performed in Cheshire before 1788. Alderley Mummers Play that we know today is credited as being revived in about 1824 by Samuel Barber, his brother William and some of their cousins. During its long and illustrious revival, only members of the Barber family ever performed in it. For well over 100 years it had formed part of the Christmas celebrations at Alderley Park, home of the Stanley family, and spanned four generations of the Barbers and six different Lord Stanley's. The Alderley Mummers final performance was in 1937, in a live radio broadcast from Alderley Park.

Mummers' Tours 2025/2026

Friday 19th December, Stockport tour.

8:00 Magnet

9:00 Crown

10:00 Old Vic.

Saturday 27h December, Bollington tour

7:15 Cock & Pheasant

8:00 The Vale

8:45 Poachers

9:30 Cotton Tree.

Friday 2nd January, Macclesfield area tour.

8:00 Church House, Sutton

9:00 Harrington, Gawsworth

10:00 Waters Green, Macc

*Please note the early start in Bollington.

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