Old Tup – Brimington and Tapton Local History Group

Traditions of Christmas and New Year past remembered

For our final post of 2021, we take a brief look at the Christmas and new year tradition formerly practised in Brimington and indeed Derbyshire – the Derby Tup. We’ll also take a brief look at so-called ‘mummers’ plays’. The Derby Tup Thanks to the late Peter Harrison we were able to record his memoriesContinue reading “Traditions of Christmas and New Year past remembered”