“It is a play that dates from the time of Downton Abbey, when the villagers would do a little play around Christmastime and go around the big houses and collect money for a few drinks, get mince pies and things like that,” he said.
The mummers dress in disguises before touring pubs performing a play that represents the coming of the new year and singing folk songs.
“At the time they used to sew ribbons on to their jackets or turn them inside out,” said Mr Carter.
“My wife made mine in about 1979, when I first started. She cut up old dresses and sewed them to an old storeman’s coat and it’s a costume and a disguise.
“We have a hat, which also has ribbons stuck on it, and it all created a mystery for when the play starts,” he said.
Traditionally the groups would have used coal dust on their faces to hide their identity, but this has now been replaced with face paint.