Nicola Blackwood, MP for Abingdon, and Mike Badcock, Mayor of Abingdon, were there at the Apple Day run by Abingdon Carbon Cutters, and the South Abingdon Children’s Centre.
Nicola planted a representative tree as a symbolic start for a future orchard and forest at Caldecott School.
There were a number of stalls at the event… Ruth Ward was there with her book ‘A Harvest of Apples’ and a display of lots of different sorts of apples. As well as apple folklore, and history, her book contains lots of apple recipes.
There was Grow Your Own Allotment advice, from a lady who runs some training allotments on Peachcroft farm. Email on the board in the picture (gyoveg at hotmail.com). And there was a representative from Drayton Road Allotments.
There was Abingdon honey for sale from Virginia Arnott, beekeeper of Abingdon (v.arnott at ntlworld.com.) You can also get Abingdon honey from Radley Road bees – on sale at Added Ingredients, for they were there too.
But the main business of the day was apples…
juicing them
and drinking the juice. TV cameras, for BBC Local News, were there too and here is the link to the video story http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-15327064 saying how the people of Abingdon wanted to reintroduce more Heritage apples with a community orchard .
Absolutely brilliant day. Events like this one make me glad that I have moved to a small town with all of its traditions and local events.
Great to see Nicola Blackwood MP there supporting the town. More than Dr Evan Harris ever did.
Below are the occasions Evan Harris appeared on the Abingdon Blog. He was quite often in Abingdon, as is Nicola Blackwood.
Election Campaign 2010 – also features Nicola
Brought in Dr Nutt to talk about government drug policy 2010
Town Council By Election 2010 / CLearing Ditches
Touring during Heritage Day 2009
Supporting Abingdon Boxing Club 2009
Keep Trade Local Campaign 2008
Radley Lakes Campaign 2008
Old Gaol Campaign 2007
Community Hospital Campaign 2006
Thank you Backstreeter for backing up Evan Harris on many of the events he came to in Abingdon during his years as our MP. I spoke to him during the floods of 2007 when he was visiiting the sites most badly hit. People should get there facts right before making comments they clearly know nothing about.
at least evan harris was intelligent – when this woman won she celebrated by singing a song!
‘backstreeter’ clearly has a chip on their LibDem shoulder
As for commenting on Nicola Blackwood’s intelligence. Your comment proves complete lack of just that. Not only is your comment rude, but you cannot even spell the word ‘Colour.’
the danes used ‘ color ‘ in place of colour when forming said 1960s dodgy smut peddling company.
as for the conservative MP, apparently she’s a christian extremist too.
I have no political afflitations but Nicola Blackwood resolved an ongoing compliant with the JR that my mother relating to my late grandmothers care within two weeks of her election. Dr Harris didn’t even respond to her.
Apologies. Above should read… “I have no political affiliations but Nicola Blackwood resolved an ongoing compliant with the JR that my mother had relating to my late grandmothers care within two weeks of her election. Dr Harris didn’t even respond to her.”
Exactly. Nicola Blackwood gets things done! That’s what people want.
Who cares about her religious beliefs if she is a good MP, which she is!