Bramble Scrunch made with Wild Abingdon Blackberries

wild Abingdon Blackberries
Blackberries can be foraged in a large number of locations in Abingdon at the moment.
wild Abingdon Blackberries
The next crop are being pollinated by some very helpful insects. What would we do without them?
wild Abingdon Blackberries
Other helpful insects are tucking into the fruit that is too ripe for human consumption
wild Abingdon Blackberries
Mix oats, honey, and desiccated coconut. Cook in the oven until crisp. Put in the bottom of a desert dish. Cover with a layer of uncooked blackberries. Cover blackberries with crème fraîche. Puree some cooked blackberries and put on top.
wild Abingdon Blackberries
Put any left over blackberries in the freezer.

Fantasy – Gothic – Steampunk – Sci-Fi shop, called Clockwork Dragon, opens in Abingdon

Clockwork Dragon
A New shop, called Clockwork Dragon, opened this morning where the Abingdon Shoe Shop once was, on Bath Street.
Clockwork Dragon
The Mayor of Abingdon, Cllr Helen Pighills, cut the ribbon to open the shop officially at 11am.
Clockwork Dragon
Peter, sporting the latest in Steampunk ‘Victorian’ fashion, has previously traded on markets, selling Fantasy, Gothic, Steampunk, and Sci-Fi products. A shop, in his home town of Abingdon, is the next step up.