During the recent Club and Societies Day report I missed the Smash Badminton Club, so here thanks to Chris are a few details.

Established over 20 years ago, the Smash! badminton club is run by volunteers and provides a structured environment for young people 7 -18 of all abilities to play and develop their badminton skills. They play on Saturday mornings at the Sports Hall of St Helen and St Katherine School from September to April. Currently it is the close season, but their website www.smashbc.org.uk has contact details for anybody wanting to get in touch. Then put it in the diary for after the summer holidays.

Thanks to Ed for letting me know that Abingdon, the horse, is due to run this Saturday in the Lancashire Oaks at Haydock.

She is forecast to go off at around 7-1 so might be worth 50 pence each-way.

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The St George Flag has been flown round Abingdon for the last few weeks as England competes in the Euros football tournament.

During the group stages England played well against Russia, Wales, and Slovakia.

In the knock-out stages England came up against Iceland (population 300,000). England were odds on favorite.

But this has been a difficult week since the UK voted to exit the EU 4 days ago. Trading in Barclays and RBS shares were suspended this morning following heavy losses on the London Stock Exchange.

England lost 2-1 against Iceland. Can you imagine how Iceland’s Supporters feel? It must be amazing!

But England are now out of the Euros and the EU.

Wales carry our last hopes in the football, and Scotland carry the only hope of remaining in the EU.

The Bun Throwing World Championship took place this afternoon at Abingdon Vale Cricket Club. The record set back in 2012 was 222 feet.
It was going to be a tall order to beat that. It was more windy this time and the wind was often in the wrong direction

Pictured is the women’s winner from 2012, who I believe retained the title. (correct me if wrong)

There was a new winner of the men’s competition. There were a few throws over 150 feet and the best throw was 156′ 4”. The best 4 throwers will be invited to help throw buns at the bun throwing on the Queen’s 90th Birthday.

The Market Place is by my reckoning about 200 feet across. Buns are thrown from the top of the County Hall and so there should be some buns getting to the people at the back. Arrive early, stand near the front, and you have even more chance of getting a bun.

The Bun Throwing World Championship was the first time that some of us have been competitors in a real world championship event. A good time was had by all, and the proceeds from the event go to the Mayor’s Charities – it was £1 a go.

There are more pictures on the Abingdon Blog Facebook Page.