| We had mummers and mimers, too, with ballads and traditional dialogues, and the famous old interlude of the Hobby Horse. |
| It was used for gatherings of staff and family at Christmas and New Year, with traditional entertainments provided by the Ackworth mummers and parish hand-bell ringers. |
| Originally they were mummers, performing traditional plays, and they then became known as waits, who would tour the town every evening before Christmas. |
| The mummers wore oversized, wire-constructed costumes and carried little umbrellas as they mummed along. |
| While the traditional roles are not always filled by the same mummers, they have their favourites. |
| On a happier note the young mummers from the village surprised one of their teachers by appearing at her wedding in Monaghan. |
