About the Lord Mayor’s Show The Lord Mayor’s Show this year is celebrating its 800th year with a theme of Maritime Powerhouse. The Lord Mayor’s show takes place on Saturday 14th November 2015 and Middlesex East County will be taking part. It is a prestigious parade which takes place in the City of London each year to celebrate the Lord Mayor’s loyalty to the Crown.
About this pack This challenge pack has been designed for you to use with your Unit to celebrate the County’s involvement in the show this year. It can be used via a series of meetings or just one or two activities within a meeting. It is suitable for all sections and each activity can be adapted for different age groups.
The pack is divided into four Themes: London Maritime Lord Mayor 800
We have also provided sub sections within the themes to help you use the pack with your existing programme content. In order to be awarded the challenge badge, you need to complete 8 challenges, two from each theme. Once you have completed enough challenges, please complete the badge request form at the back of this pack, indicating how many badges are needed. Enjoy!
Creativity Traditions and Culture
Make an unusual map of the procession route – could be 3D map made Find out who Gog & Magog are and make papier-mâché examples. Re-enact out of recyclables or a map as if on a board-game. (Appendix 1a) their story. (Appendix 1b)
Make a collage or picture of a famous London Landmark. Have a Pearly King & Queen evening, learn words to “Knees Up Mother Brown” and do the dance (Appendix 1c). Make a Pearly Queen outfit using glitter, sequins and buttons.
Food Growing up Wild!
Hold Tea at the Ritz...at your meeting place! Dress up, try different Take a trip to London and visit our famous landmarks. favours of tea, drink from a cup and saucer and make or eat little cakes. Hold a garden party/ picnic and invite the parents. Have cucumber sandwiches Enjoy traditional London food. For example, pie & mash, jellied eels just like the Queen has every year at Buckingham Palace. (jelly worms if not keen!) Find out why it is traditional.
Performing Arts Games
Learn and perform a traditional song such as “London Bridge is Falling Name the London Underground stations from the pictures. (Appendix 1d) Down.” (Appendix 1f) Play “Oranges & Lemons” and other traditional “playground games.” (Appendix Re-enact a favourite scene from one of London’s West End Musicals. 1e)
Creativity Traditions and Culture
Make a boat out of paper and sail it, have a race! For older girls make Find out about a moored boat such as the “Cutty Sark”, “HMS a paper boat and sail an egg in it to make it more challenging! Belfast”, or the “Golden Hind” and write a story about its history. Create a waterproof outfit from bin bags and test it! Does it keep you Have a knot evening. Learn at least 5 different knots. Can include dry? friendship bracelet styles, loom bands or finger knitting.
Food Growing Up Wild! Make an edible boat (with fruit and biscuits or chocolate and Learn how to use compass bearings; use them to take a walk, set a marshmallows!) walk or a map to encourage navigation skills!
Create your own “mocktail” (a non-alcoholic cocktail) or make your Do a water activity, such as swimming, sailing, canoeing, raft own smoothies or juice. building. Alternatively take a trip on a boat, either on a river or canal.
Performing Arts Games
Learn a sea shanty to sing and perform. For example, “What do you Play Captain’s Coming. (A.K.A Port & Starboard) (Appendix 2a) do with a drunken sailor?” You can adapt words and make you own verses. (Appendix 2b) Have a rope tug-of war, maybe get the parents involved!
Learn the Sailor’s Hornpipe dance and perform to an audience!
Creativity Traditions and Culture
Design your own State Coach or float – can be a collage or Make a necklace inspired by the Lord Mayor and elect a Mayor in your painting, big or small, individual or group. unit for the night.
Design an outfit for the Lord Mayor, by drawing, painting or by Find out about the Livery companies that take part in the show. There making a collage with fabric. are 12 originals and others are by invitation. Run an evening based on one livery company. (Appendix 3a)
Food Growing Up Wild!
Make a sugared cat or mouse (in memory of Dick Whittington.) Go outside your unit meeting place and do a Scavenger Hunt finding something for every letter of: L-O-R-D-M-A-Y-O-R. Decorate a biscuit or cake in the theme of the Lords Mayor’s Show. Take a trip to the Museum of London to see the Lord Mayor’s state coach.
Performing Arts Games
Re-tell the story of Dick Whittington and act it out. (Appendix Complete the Lord Mayor’s Word search quiz. (Appendix 3b) 3c) Have a relay race using a baton, try making your own using newspaper. Take part in a local parade or carnival as a unit.
Creativity Traditions and Culture
Make the number 800 out of members in your unit and take a photo. Act out, or find out about, a famous woman from the last 800 years of history. Come up with as many ways as possible of displaying the number 800, for example in foreign languages, Roman numerals, etc, and make a Find out who the first Lord Mayor was and why there is a procession collage. every year. Make a poster about it or another famous Lord Mayor. (Appendix 4a)
Food Growing Up Wild!
Using circular items of food make the number 800. Must be edible! Keep warm the ancient way, have a camp fire.
Decorate biscuits or cakes using 800 hundreds and thousands. Spend 800 seconds doing a litter pick around your unit meeting place.
Performing Arts Games
Learn and perform a dance or song from a country which is 800 miles Play Kim’s Game. (adapt object number depending on section) away.
Get 10 people to make up a dance 80 seconds long or a group of 5 How many dried peas can 10 people move with chopsticks or straws people 160 seconds long. in 80 seconds from one bowl to another?
King. Brutus, first King of Britain, set up his palace on the 1a) Reason for the procession site where Guildhall now stands. Two giants named Gog and Magog used to live there before Brutus set up home, and The Lord Mayor had to pledge his allegiance to the Crown upon arrival he defeated them, tamed them, and shackled (the current king or queen) on a yearly basis. them outside his palace, to become guardians of his estate.
The new Lord Mayor is required to pledge his allegiance in By the 15th century the story had sufficiently grown that front of the Lord Chief Justice and Judges of the Queen's Gog and Magog were considered guardians of the City of Bench Division, hence the route from Mansion House in the London, and took up their place in the annual Lord Mayor’s City of London (the official residence of the Lord Mayor of parade. Ever since then, Londoners have adopted them into London) to the Royal Courts of Justice. their hearts as protectors of the City.
1b) Gog and Magog
Gog and Magog were the supposed guardians of the City of London. Two smaller versions of Gog and Magog stand permanently on display inside the Guildhall itself (see picture opposite), but facsimiles of them march to Westminster at the head of the parade.
So how did Gog and Magog come to be the idols of our city? According to legends collated, and no doubt embellished, by Geoffrey of Monmouth in the 12th century, the mythical
1c) Knees up Mother Brown!
Oh, knees up Mother Brown Knees up Mother Brown Knees up, knees up, never let the breeze up, Knees up Mother Brown
Oh, hopping on one foot Hopping on one foot Hopping, hopping, never stopping Hopping on one foot
Oh, knees up Mother Brown Knees up Mother Brown Knees up, knees up, never let the breeze up, Knees up Mother Brown
Oh, prancing up and down Prancing up and down Prancing, prancing, never dancing Prancing up and down
Oh, knees up Mother Brown Knees up Mother Brown Knees up, knees up, never let the breeze up, Knees up Mother Brown
And whirling round and round Whirling round and round Whirling, whirling, never twirling Whirling round and round
Oh, knees up Mother Brown Knees up Mother Brown Knees up, knees up, never let the breeze up, Knees up Mother Brown
Oh, knees up Mother Brown Knees up Mother Brown Knees up, knees up, never let the breeze up, Knees up Mother Brown
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Answer Sheet to London Underground picture quiz
1. White City
2. Green Park
3. Blackhorse Road
4. Kings Cross
5. Chalk Farm
6. Wood Green
7. Paddington
8. Angel
9. Elephant and Castle
10. East Ham
11. London Bridge
12. Victoria
13. Waterloo
14. Baker Street
15. Marble Arch
16. Knightsbridge
17. Bond Street
18. Tower Hill
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21. Vauxhall
22. Oval
23. Southgate
24. Hornchurch
1e) Traditional Playground Games What’s the Time Mr Wolf?
Oranges and Lemons One player is chosen to be Mr Wolf. The other players stand in a line on the opposite end of the play “Oranges and lemons say the bells of St. Clement's area from Mr Wolf. You owe me five farthings say the bells of St. Martin's Mr Wolf stands with his back to them. When will you pay me? say the bells of Old Bailey The players chant, ‘What’s the time Mr Wolf?’ When I grow rich say the bells of Shoreditch Mr Wolf replies (for example), ‘3 o’clock.’ When will that be? say the bells of Stepney The players advance the same number of steps, that is, 3 steps for I do not know say the great bells of Bow 3 o’clock. Here comes a candle to light you to bed The game continues until Mr Wolf thinks the players are close Here comes a chopper to chop off your head enough to catch and after being asked the time again he replies, Chip chop chip chop - the last man's dead.” ‘Dinner time,’ then turns and chases the players. The first child caught becomes Mr Wolf. Farmer, Farmer May We Cross Your Golden River? If Mr Wolf does not catch anyone, he has to be Mr Wolf again or if a player reaches the wolf and can tap their shoulder. One player is named the farmer and stands in the middle of a designated area of the Duck, Duck, Goose Play area. The other players stand behind a line, in a row about ten metres away from the farmer. A designated ‘home’ area is agreed, The players sit in a large circle facing inwards. usually the opposite end of the play area. One player is chosen to be the ‘tapper’ and walks around the The players call out, ‘Farmer, Farmer may we cross your golden outside of the circle. As they walk around, they touch each child river?’ gently on the head whilst saying, ‘Duck, duck, duck.’ At some stage The farmer replies, ‘Not unless you have the colour…on.’ he will tap a child and say, ‘Goose,’ instead. Those players lucky enough to have that colour on may cross the The goose then jumps up and chases the tapper around the circle. playground safely to the designated home area. The farmer then The tapper in turn tries to get all the way back to the gooses spot, counts to five and on five the other players must walk or run ‘home’, without getting caught. If the tapper gets home safely, the ‘home’ whilst the farmer tries to catch them. Anyone who is goose becomes the new tapper and the game starts again. If the caught helps the farmer to choose what colour the players should goose catches the tapper, the game starts again with the tapper be wearing next to be able to cross the river. being on again. The game continues with a different colour each time until the last player is caught and she becomes the farmer.
1f) Traditional Words to London Bridge is falling down Build it up with iron and steel, Iron and steel, iron and steel, London Bridge is falling down, Build it up with iron and steel, Falling down, falling down, My fair Lady. London Bridge is falling down, My fair Lady. Iron and steel will bend and bow, Bend and bow, bend and bow, Build it up with wood and clay, Iron and steel will bend and bow, Wood and clay, wood and clay, My fair Lady. Build it up with wood and clay, My fair Lady. Build it up with silver and gold, Silver and gold, silver and gold, Wood and clay will wash away, Build it up with silver and gold, Wash away, wash away, My fair Lady. Wood and clay will wash away, My fair Lady. Silver and gold will be stolen away, Stolen away, stolen away, Build it up with bricks and mortar, Silver and gold will be stolen away, Bricks and mortar, bricks and mortar, My fair Lady. Build it up with bricks and mortar, My fair Lady. Set a man to watch all nigh, Watch all night, watch all night, Bricks and mortar will not stay, Set a man to watch all night, Will not stay, will not stay, My fair Lady. Bricks and mortar will not stay, My fair Lady.
2a) Captain’s coming
2b) What do we do with a Drunken sailor? The players assemble in the centre of the play area. A leader is chosen who calls out various commands. The commands need What do we do with a drunken sailor, explanation to each participant before the game can begin. A game What do we do with a drunken sailor, g can have any number of various commands; of Captain’s Comin What do we do with a drunken sailor, the more there are, the more that needs to be memorised, and the Earl-aye in the morning? harder it is to play.
The group competes with each other to complete the commands. If Chorus: there is an obvious person or, if applicable, group of people who Way hay and up she rises (x3) are last to start a command, they are then out. The game Earl-aye in the morning continues until there is only one person left the winner. –
1. Put him in the long boat till he's sober, The Commands 2. Stick him in a barrel with a hosepipe on him Bow everyone races to the front of the room. – 3. Throw him in the back of a Paddy Wagon Stern everyone races to the back of the room. – 4. Shave his belly with a rusty razor. Starboard everyone races to the right of the room. – 5. Give 'him a dose of salt and water Port everyone races to the left of the room. –
Captain’s coming – everyone stands tall, salutes and shouts, ‘Aye aye Captain.’ Captain’s wife – everyone curtseys. 3a) Livery Companies Scrub the decks – mime scrubbing on hands and knees. Climb the rigging – everyone pretends to climb a rope ladder. The original Great Twelve Livery Companies—the Mercers, Grocers, Man the lifeboat – find a partner and hold both hands. Anyone Drapers, Fishmongers, Goldsmiths, Merchant Taylors, Skinners, without a partner is out. Haberdashers, Salters, Ironmongers, Vintners and Clothworkers— Bomb – curl in a ball on the floor participate as of right; other Livery Companies participate by Torpedo - lay on back invitation, though the Lord Mayor's own company is always among Sharks – lay on stomach with feet up. them. Freeze – stop all actions when this is called. If a further command is given without saying ‘unfreezes’ anyone obeying it is out.
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Aldermen Bunting Ceremony Chain of Office Charity Cheering Corporation Council Dick Whittington Duty Floats Formal Gold Guildhall Heritage Livery London Noble November Parade Pageant Tradition
3c)
A long time ago there was once a poor boy called Dick Whittington who had no Mummy and Daddy to look after him so he was often very hungry. He lived in a little village in the country. He’d often heard stories about a far away place called London where everybody was rich and the streets were paved with gold.
Dick Whittington was determined that he would go there and dig up enough gold from the streets to make his fortune. One day he met a friendly waggoner who was going to London who said he would give him a lift there, so off they went. When they reached the big city Dick couldn’t believe his eyes, he could see horses, carriages, hundreds of people, great tall buildings, lots of mud, but nowhere could he see any gold. What a disappointment, how was he going to make his fortune? How was he even going to buy food?
After a few days he was so hungry that he collapsed in a ragged heap on the doorstep of a rich merchant’s house. Out of the house came a cook:
“Be off with you” she shouted “you dirty ragamuffin” and she tried to sweep him off the step with a broom.
At that moment the merchant arrived back at his house and, being a kindly man, took pity on poor Dick.
“Carry him into the house” he ordered his groom.
When he was fed and rested, Dick was given a job working in the kitchen. He was very grateful to the Merchant but, alas, the cook was always very bad tempered and, when no one was looking, used to beat and pinch him. The other thing that made Dick sad was that he had to sleep in a tiny room at the very top of the house and it was full of rats and mice that crawled all over his face and tried to bite his nose.
He was so desperate that he saved up all his pennies and bought a cat. The cat was a very special cat, she was the best cat in all of London at catching mice and
rats. After a few weeks Dick’s life was much easier because of his clever cat who had eaten all the rats and mice and he was able to sleep in peace.
Not long after, Dick heard the merchant asking everyone in the house if they wanted to send anything on board his ship they thought they could sell. The ship was going on a long voyage to the other side of the world and the captain would sell everything on the ship so they could all make some money. Poor Dick, what could he sell?
Suddenly, a thought came to him “Please sir, will you take my cat?” Everyone burst out laughing, but the merchant smiled and said: “Yes Dick, I will, and all the money from her sale will go to you”.
After the merchant had left from the city Dick was on his own again with the mice and rats crawling over him by night and the cook being even nastier in the day because there was no-one to stop her. Dick decided to run away.
As he walked away the bells of all the churches rang out and seemed to say:
“Turn again Dick Whittington Three times Lord Mayor of London”
“Goodness, gracious, gosh” thought Dick astonished. “If I’m going to be Lord Mayor I’d better stay. I’ll put up with cook and the scurrying mice and rats, and when I’m mayor I’ll show her!”
So back he went.
Across the other side of the world, the merchant and his ship had arrived at their destination. The people were so pleased to see them and were so welcoming that the merchant decided to send some presents to their king and queen. The king and queen were so delighted that they invited them all to a feast. But, believe it or not, as soon as the food was brought in hundreds of rats appeared as if by magic and gobbled it all up before they had a chance to eat.
“Oh dear” said the king “this is always happening – I never get a chance to eat my apple pie. What can I do?”
“I have an idea” said the merchant “I have a very special cat which has travelled with me all the way from London, and she will gobble up your rats faster than they gobbled up your feast.”
Sure enough, to the king and queen’s joy, the next time a feast was prepared and the rats appeared, the cat pounced and killed all the rats as quick as lightening.
The king and queen danced for joy and gave the merchant a ship full of gold in return for the very special cat.
When the ship returned to London Dick was overwhelmed with the amount of gold the merchant gave him for his cat. Over the years he used his money so wisely, and did so much good for all the people around him and who worked for him, that he was elected Lord Mayor of the City of London three times. But he never forgot his kind friend the merchant, who had been so honest in giving him all the money that the cat had earned and kept nothing for himself. When Dick grew up he fell in love with Alice, the merchant’s beautiful daughter, and married her. They lived happily ever after as people do in stories.
“Turn again Dick Whittington Three times Lord Mayor of London”
They were right you see.
4a) History of Lord Mayor
The office of the Lord Mayor was instituted in 1189 by Richard I, the first holder of the office being Henry Fitz-Ailwin de Londonestone a draper of London. Fitz- Ailwin came to power at a time of unrest between Richard I and the City of London. Richard demanded increased taxes and took out several loans from London's merchants to pay for his foreign wars. In return for this finance, the aldermen and merchants of London were granted a degree of autonomy which resulted in the creation of the post of Mayor. Previously, the City had been governed by a portreeve, who was an officer of the crown.
The Lord Mayor has been elected by the City, rather than appointed by the Sovereign, ever since a Royal Charter issued by King John in 1215 which was also the year of the first Lord Mayor’s Show.
Some notable figures who have been Lord Mayor include:
Sir Richard ('Dick') Whittington served 4 terms- he was elected Lord Mayor in 1397, 1398, 1406 and 1419. He was one of only a few to have held the office for more than 1 year term. Sir Nicholas Rainton, who owned and built Forty Hall in Enfield, was elected Lord Mayor in 1632.
James Townsend, owned and lived in Bruce Castle in Haringey was elected Lord Mayor in 1772.
The only two women to have held the position of Lord Mayor were Dame Mary Donaldson, elected in 1983, and Fiona Woolf, elected in 2013.
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