May Day at Geddington School 2015
Late spring and it’s May Day again, with flowers, songs, May Queen, Consort, attendants, dresses, costumes, Maypoles, parents, teachers, chairs, sunshine (no rain!) and the Eleanor Cross.
How do other schools cope with a crowning, without such an iconic backdrop that our Eleanor Cross provides? With difficulty, has to be the answer! This year’s traditional May Day met all expectations with Ifeloluwa crowned as May Queen, by Mrs Doreen Worsdell. Ifeloluwa was accompanied by her Consort, James, and 14 attendants.
The headmaster, Martin Adamson, when introducing Mrs Worsdell, announced that she had completed 30+ years as caretaker and was taking a well-earned retirement later this year. The programme follows by name on each image:
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- The parade from church
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- May Queen, Consort and Attendants on Cross
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- May Queen Ifeloluwa and Consort James
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- Headmaster Martin Adamson, introducing Mrs Doreen Worsdell
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- Crowning of the May Queen
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- Close up of the crowning of the May Queen
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- Maypole – Single Plait
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- The Single Plait
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- Class 5 – Thandy-U-Gander
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- Class 1 – Elsden Circle Dance
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- Class 4 – The Bridge of Athlone
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- Boys’ Morris
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- Class Zero – The Muffin Man
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- Girls’ Morris
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- Class Two – Circassian Circle
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- Maypole – Chrysanthemum
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- Class Three – Dorset Ring Dance
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- Maypole – Spider’s Web
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- Prizegiving
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- The Sword Dance
Fin
The modern May Day celebrations at Geddington School have been in existence since 1951. Geddington.net has been attempting to list all the May Queens, their Consorts and attendants, and those who crowned them. We haven’t managed to name them all.
Can you help? Can you fill in some of the blanks on our list please?
Click on the link below to see who we have so far:
Then leave any names you have in the ‘Enter your comment here . . .’ box below.
Many thanks for any help you can give us.
Chris Treanor
Thu 21st May 2015 at 8:16 pm
1998. Chloe Minnard, my son Cavan Treanor was consort. It was the first year that all the female attendants had a male partner. The lady who crowned her was the wife of the gentleman who made the video, lived on Chase View Road. Think she may have been a Toseland.
Pam
Thu 21st May 2015 at 10:04 pm
Many thanks, Chris – a great help.
Pam
Mandy Love
Thu 21st May 2015 at 11:18 pm
2014 May queen : Holly Gibson, consort: Aidan Love, crowned by Sue Spooner
Pam
Fri 22nd May 2015 at 7:57 am
Many thanks, a great help.
Pam
Elisabeth Mahase
Sat 31st Dec 2016 at 2:09 pm
2007 – May Queen Elisabeth Mahase. Unsure on the rest sorry!
Pam
Sat 31st Dec 2016 at 2:21 pm
Many thanks, always welcome any information!