A year since Abingdon's last Bun Throwing event

Looking back at the last Bun Throwing in Abingdon-on-Thames.

Last November the town of Abingdon marked 100 years since the end of the First World War with a Bun Throwing in the market place.

The Bun Throwing was the 35th event since 1761. The last Bun Throwing held before the 2018 event was to celebrate the Queen's 90th birthday in 2016.

The special Bun Throwing brought people together to commemorate the end of hostilities and celebrated the return of the soldiers at the end of the conflict.

At 2pm the first of a total of 5,000 currant buns were thrown by local dignitaries and soldiers from the top of the old County Hall to the crowd of thousands of townsfolk in the Market Place below.

I wonder what and when the next occasion will be celebrated with a Bun Throwing...?

Abingdon-on-Thames Bun Throwing timeline - 1761 to 2018

Details of Bun Throwing events in Abingdon.

There have been 35 Bun Throwing events held in the town since 1761.

The first marked the Coronation of King George III while the most recent marked the 100 year anniversary of the Armistice.

Abingdon's tradition of bun throwing

Abingdon Bun Throwing events:

• 1761 Coronation of King George III
• 1810 Golden Jubilee of King George III
• 1821 Coronation of King George IV
• 1831 Coronation of King William IV
• 1837 Coronation of Queen Victoria
• 1856 Declaration of Peace at the end of the Crimean War
• 1863 Marriage of the Prince of Wales to Princess Alexandra
• 1887 Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria
• 1897 Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria
• 1902 Coronation of King Edward VII
• 1911 Coronation of King George V
• 1935 Silver Jubilee of King George V
• 1937 Coronation of King George VI
• 1946 VE Day
• 1953 Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
• 1956 Visit of Queen Elizabeth II to Abingdon
• 1966 Abingdon International Week
• 1974 End of the Borough of Abingdon
• 1977 Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II
• 1980 Queen Mother’s 80th Birthday
• 1981 Marriage of the Prince of Wales to Lady Diana Spencer
• 1986 Marriage of the Duke of York to Sarah Ferguson
• 1987 40th Wedding Anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II
• 1990 Queen Mother’s 90th Birthday
• 1995 50th Anniversary of VE Day
• 1997 50th Wedding Anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II
• 2000 Millennium
• 2000 Queen Mother’s 100th Birthday
• 2002 Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II
• 2006 450th Anniversary of Abingdon Charter/Queen Elizabeth II’s Official Birthday
• 2006 450th Anniversary of Abingdon Charter/Visit by Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal
• 2011 Marriage of Prince William to Catherine Middleton
• 2012 Queen's Diamond Jubilee
• 2016 Queen's 90th Birthday
• 2018 100 year anniversary of the Armistice

There have also been three unofficial Bun Throwing events in the town:

• 2012 World Bun Throwing Championships to find the town's best bun thrower
• 2014 Bun Throwing at Abingdon Fire Station to celebrate its 50th anniversary
• 2016 World Bun Throwing Championships to find the town's best bun thrower

Abingdon County Hall Museum kindly provided details of the Recorded Bun Throwings to 1997.