
The quarry near Oday Hill looked worked out, with its rusting conveyor belts, a couple of years ago. Returning there in 2018 the quarry has a new lease of life.

Beyond it the land is getting drained so a lot more quarrying can begin.

So it looks like the quarry now extends further along, and either side of, the lorry access road.

The old quarry / landfill, next door, has become a nature reserve with a lake at one end. Other old quarry lakes off Peep O Day Lane have been fenced off for private fishing.
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Taken the P

There have been two different road closures in Bath Street this year, first for gas mains, and more recently for resurfacing. Somebody pointed out the road markings, after all the roadworks, and said ‘Somebody has taken the P!‘.
La Baguette led the way

La Baguette have been serving baguettes with fillings in Abingdon for over twenty years. The shop first appeared about 1996 between Supa-Snaps and Stroll’in.
La Baguette was a trend setter and has done well as an independent business in Abingdon and built up a dedicated following.

To those customer there is a final thank you note in a window pane.
In 2018, La Baguette have Costa and R&R, not far away either side of them. Then either side of them are Pablo Lounge and Java & CO. All of them are also catering businesses with much larger premises, and far more seats.
The Market Place in Abingdon has become a cafe culture. La Baguette led the way.
Oxfordshire Chilli Festival 2018

On Abingdon Market Place today the fourth Oxfordshire Chilli Festival took centre stage.

That attracted a number of stalls selling chillis and chilli sauces. There were also a number of other vans and stalls serving hot food, and …

for the first time, in Abingdon, rolled ice cream – a fine anti-dote to chilli.

There was some good live music,

and, to help you enjoy the music, cider from Somerset.

Then towards the end of the festival a very exciting chilli eating contest. Contestants were not allowed to drink, and were supplied with hotter and hotter chillis until the eight contestants

were reduced to two. The guy who had been so cool throughout, eating the chillis faster than anybody else, decided to leave, leaving it to the two ladies.

Last year’s winner, Shaheena was back against the pain again. Last year she was up against Anthony, who had to drop out in fourth place this year. He had not been too well last week so could not give it his best shot.

But after her rival reached for the cup of milk Shaheena realised she had won again.