Category Archives: Market Place

The biggest day of the year for small business and The Christmas Craft Market

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It is ‘The biggest day of the year for small business’ …

an initiative to encourage consumers to shop locally – today and beyond. And so it was good to see lots of people in town.

On the Market Place there was a Christmas Craft Market. The town crier was letting people know from the County Hall Roof.

George Haslam was conducting a group of saxophone players. Some are his students. Others play in a number of other bands.

The flag on Abingdon County Hall was at half mast in memory of Nelson Mandela.

It was also the day when we said a tearful goodbye to Harry. See Harry Dog Blog.

Scouts Cake Stall and Children’s Roundabout on the Market Place

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On the Market Place this morning there was a cake stall and tombola run by the scouts.

37 scouts and explorers from Oxfordshire are going to the 23rd World Scout Jamboree 2015 in Japan to join with 30,000 scouts from all around the world. The cake stall is just one of many events to help raise money to pay for the trip which will be a once in a lifetime experience.

There was also a children’s roundabout on the Market Place. There used to be a regular Saturday roundabout until about a year ago but this one looks different.

(A few spam comments have got through recently. It is a constant battle and most get caught. The spam generally look like gobbledygook and has a link to a web site. Such links increase that web site’s chance of getting a high ranking on google search. Here is a sample … “This was the invention that will brought the British back up in settle The Abu Dhabi supermarket is without a doubt two-Hundred-Thousand pillow meters In some areas …“)

British Legion Abingdon – Weekly Meat Draw

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Last Saturday we went to the Royal British Legion in Abingdon for a concert. The concert was interrupted at 10pm by the weekly meat draw – a raffle where bottles of wine, and joints of meat are the prizes. I think I heard that the meat came from Dews Meadow Farmshop in East Hanney, who were there today on the Market Place as part of the Farmers Market.

We won some  pork  – the best we had tasted in a long time, and went back for more today.

(The British Legion are happy to welcome new members. I think its just over £20 a year for membership. They have very reasonably priced drinks and a weekly meat draw. )

Abingdon Local Excellence Market – In The Pink

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In The Pink
Today on the Market Place there was a local excellent market. Good to see Beyond Bubbles there. Their shop closed but they live on!
In The Pink
The Old Farmhouse Bakery from Steventon, just 3 miles from Abingdon, was also there.
In The Pink
It was a glorious day.
In The Pink
The Market did well. The Abingdon Carbon Cutters were there as usual making apple juice.
In The Pink
There were a wide variety of local apples. Many you would never see in a supermarket.
In The Pink
Not 2 Shabby had a stall at the Local Excellent Market. Their craftwork is often pink.

On the 1st Month I try to join in with the City Daily Blogs Theme – September 1st is Pink!