Thanks to Iain for some pictures of one of his families favorite annual events. Iain says “This year’s turkey tasting was bigger and better than ever. The kids loved meeting their Christmas dinner – who were all in good voice and enjoying their straw bale perches.”
The spread included “Delicious turkey, ham, goose and smoke salmon, not to mention a fantastic range of cheeses and cakes from Wells Stores.”
The Fairtrade Breakfast was held at the Kings Head and Bell this morning (as part of World Fairtrade Day) from 9 am to 11.30 am.
There was a selection of cereal, fruit, fruit juice, coffee, tea – all FairTrade, and local croissants from Patisserie Pascal.
There was a goodbye event for Lauren, the museum curator, who finishes on Wednesday. About 60 people attended a reception to thank her for all she has done for the museum. There were speeches by the Town Clerk, and the Chair of the Abingdon County Hall Museum Committee, and a very moving speech by Lauren herself. Then a magnificent cake was unveiled – made by Elizabeth Mergel (www.cakesbylizmergel.com) who supplies cakes for Throwing Buns.
Today’s event on the Market Place – organised by Abingdon-On-Thames Chamber of Commerce – was a repeat of a very popular one from last last year – which I missed then but made sure to get to this time round because there was lots of free food on offer.
That included …
… Tapas from the Lounge Cafe on Bath Street. They are still doing Tapas on Friday and Saturday evenings throughout the colder months.
… Dough balls and wine from Pizza Express.
… Curry from Tiffins on Bath Street …
… and Burgers and Chilli Con Carne from Skillets at the Crown and Thistle.
There will also be a special act appearing at the Crown and Thistle on New Year’s Eve – doing some very well known songs.