I see from the Abingdon Diary that this is the week when the Swan Upping comes to town. It is also end of school term and there are the start of holiday activities including free swimming for under 16s in the Outdoor Pool. But one thing is different from previous years. There will be no caterpillars infesting the Spindle Tree near the Crown and Thistle. It got cut down last year, and this year there is a new, replacement, tree.

That Spindle Tree will be missed – particularly by those caterpillars.