To mark the royal occasion of the Coronation of His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Queen Consort my home town of Abingdon-on-Thames held a bun throwing event in the Market Place on Sunday 7th May 2023.
Abingdon holds bun throwing events to mark, mostly, special royal occasions.
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The events see local dignitaries ascend the steps of the old County Hall where they launch currant buns to the hoi polloi below.
The event began as a bread dole and evolved into a rooftop throwing event and its current incarnation. On this occasion a total of 5,000 buns were thrown to the crowd in the market place.
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It was nice to visit Abingdon Museum and see the bun displays.
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| A view of the market place from inside the museum |
.jpg "Bun Throwing display at Abingdon Museum")
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.jpg "Bun Throwing in Abingdon")
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.jpg "Bun Throwing display at Abingdon Museum")
The bun throw for the Coronation of King Charles III was the 37th bun throwing in Abingdon since 1761. It was the 17th bun throwing held in my lifetime - I've attended all of them since 1981.
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We'll have to wait and see what the next occasion will be to be marked by a bun throw...
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| Buns not buses |
