Penryn Mock Mayor was once the largest of Cornwall’s traditional mock mayor or “sham leader” events. During this custom, a leader was chosen for a feast or community celebration. This was usually someone who had a bad reputation or a fondness for too much drink. Their job was to make fun of the real people in charge including mayors, dukes, lords and others.
Penryn Mock Mayor 2022
A welcome return of the Mock Mayor event in 2022
Election
The election takes place from 5.30pm in the Teetotal (Temperance) Hall, Penryn on Saturday 24th September.
Come dressed in your best mock mayor attire. ‘It could be you’.
Or join in the disorganised rabble as they parade the streets of Penryn looking for the next place to wet the whistle.
Mock Mayor 2021 Timetable of events TBC for 2022
2021 Timetable below:
| When |
What |
Where |
| 5pm |
Assembly |
Temperance Hall |
| 5.30pm |
Mock Mayoral candidates and public arrive |
Temperance Hall |
| 5.50pm |
Welcome to Mock Mayor, introduction, plan for Election, plan for rest of evening |
Temperance Hall |
| 5.58pm |
Cornish Welcome |
Temperance Hall |
| 6pm |
Candidate introduces themselves 2 mins each
|
Temperance hall |
| 6.15pm |
Voting using clapometer
Mock Mayor announced |
Temperance hall |
| 6.20 |
Move across to Turf and Stocks
General mayhem follows |
Outside Town Hall |
| 6.30 |
Musicians and Mock Mayor party progress to Kings Bar |
|
| 6.35 |
Arrive Kings Bar-
MC asks for volunteers to be Ale testers in all pubs-hold them to it
Ale tested and declared-disputed |
Kings Bar |
| 7.05 |
Arrive Bowling Club
Ale tested and declared-disputed |
Bowling Club |
| 7.35 |
Arrive Famous Barrel
Ale tested and declared-disputed |
Famous Barrel |
| 8.05 |
Arrive Temperance Hall
Ale served-music
Food brought in |
Temperance Hall |
| 8.35 |
Event fizzles out or continues |
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