Harvest, School return, and Abingdon Healthfest

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Last week, volunteers were stacking hay in the Barton Fields Nature Reserve. At the weekend, members of the Abingdon Green Gym helped.

In a field near Drayton, a Combine harvester was in action on Monday. Most of the fields around Abingdon have already been harvested.

Oxfordshire Schools go back from 2nd September – with relaxed Covid-19 regulations. Schools will maintain increased hygiene and ventilation and use frequent flow tests. Schools will decide themselves what other measures they need for their setting.

The Abingdon Healthfest will be on Saturday 4th September from 10am to 2pm on Abingdon Market Place.

Theme Day – Right Under Your Nose

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If you want to wear it right under your nose, the picture, taken under St Helen’s Church in Abingdon, shows how it is done. ‘Over your nose’ is the best way to protect other people if you have Covid-19 and don’t know it.

If you would like to see more pictures on the 1st September theme of ‘Right Under Your Nose’, from around the world, click here.

Talk of silver spoons, christening cups, rings, and necklaces

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Thank you to Rob for this …

Abingdon Silver Group held a social get together recently. While enjoying a great BBQ supper, the talk was of silver spoons, christening cups, rings, necklaces, and other projects planned for September. Members were looking forward to the new term under the guidance of well-known silversmith John Huddleston.

Looking at the group’s website, I see there is a course for beginners – with one space remaining.

John Huddleston made this silver figure of a well-known horse.

The transformation of Suffolk Way in Abingdon

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The open day and market at Loose Cannon brewery was a chance to look around the brewery and to see some well-known Abingdon market stalls inside a brewery.

Busby’s Bees took a swarm of bees, honey, and beeswax into the brewery.

Martin, of Devine Times Photography, had a selection of photographic prints and calendars.

Abingdon Gin and another dozen stalls were also there.

Suffolk Way, off the Drayton Road, once comprised eight anonymous industrial/warehouse units made of brick and metal cladding. Now the units have opened up to the world and lots of local people visit.

There is also the Kathleen Turner charity shop

and the Oxford Wood Recycling with ideas for wood and recycled wood for sale.

The carpenters of Oxford Wood Recycling have recently transformed Broad Street in Oxford into an area of raised beds with wildflowers, and grass with lots of wood seating – a good place to relax during a trip to Oxford.