The Oxfordshire Chilli Festival was happening on Abingdon Market Place today.
It was also the last day that the last 3 Didcot Power Station cooling towers were visible from the County Hall roof. They are scheduled for demolition tomorrow morning between 6-8am.
This is how they looked today from the Sustrans cycle path between Sutton Courtney and Didcot.
There was also an open garden at the exotic garden at 53 Springfield Drive, and they had lots of visitors.
and lots of plants to admire for visitors, and cakes to eat. Donations and proceeds go to Maggie’s Cancer Centre and Blue Cross.
Back at the Chilli Festival there were chilli plants for sale,
chillies, and many different chilli sauces and foods cooked with chilli.
Bands played throughout the day followed by the chilli eating competition.
After all other competitors had been eliminated the last two competitors could not be separated and so they were given a pint cup full of chillies to see who could eat them the fastest.
The winner, by a half pint, was last year’s returning champion, the Queen of Chilli, Shahina.
Proceeds go to Mind – the Mental Health Charity.
I watched the towers go down and returned to find a power failure (reconnected at 0738). Any connection between the two events?
How will we know where Didcot is now?
Another one of those consequences which were unintended by the inepts who run and manage the country’s infrastructure … blowing up Didcot towers turned the lights off in Abingdon.
People woken to a chorus of house alarms … eco-warriors cursing the impossibility of making their morning cappuccino … ‘Take That!’, Brexiteers ;0)
nb. Only a 52% of voters are responsible for everything that goes wrong.
Was up north visiting parents this weekend so couldnt get to the chille festival to replace my numex.
Great to see this event becoming part of the abingdon calendar – well done all involved
Iain,
Beware of becoming a caricature.
Bill – have another pint, give your typing finger a rest and enjoy life 🙂