World of Bun Throwing

Bun Throwing Championships to find town's best thrower to be held in May. Ahead of the Royal Bun Throwing to celebrate the Queen...

The next Abingdon Bun Throwing has been confirmed to take place on Saturday 11th June and is being held to celebrate the Queen's 90th bi...

Bun Throwing planned to mark the Queen's 90th birthday in 2016. I heard from my mum that there is a Bun Throwing event planned to cele...

A visit to Abingdon-on-Thames. In the market place in front of Abingdon's former County Hall On a recent visit to my old home tow...

A variation on Abingdon's tradition of Bun Throwing to take place in September. This year Abingdon Fire Station celebrates its 50th an...

6,000 buns thrown in Abingdon-on-Thames for the Diamond Jubilee On Sunday 3rd June 2012 my home town of Abingdon-on-Thames staged its uni...

My full report and photos of the 33rd Abingdon-on-Thames Bun Throwing fun in my old home town will follow shortly. Despite the very rainy ...

New method of launching buns to be unveiled at upcoming Bun Throwing in Abingdon-on-Thames The next Bun Throwing in Abingdon-on-Thames wi...

Review of the month's events in Abingdon-on-Thames The brilliant Abingdon Blog has put together a slideshow of events in Abingdon-o...

As a fan of unique customs, traditions and strange games I read with interest about the annual event of ‘Harwich Kichel Throwing’ that is he...

Abingdon-on-Thames hosts the inaugural World Bun Throwing Championships at town Cricket Club. On Saturday 14th April my hometown of Abingd...

A report from the 2011 Royal Bun Throwing in Abingdon and an updated timeline of all the recorded Bun Throwings in Abingdon from 1761 to ...

New guest blog post for Smitten by Britain website now online. You can check out a piece I've written about the Abingdon-on-Thame...

More information about the upcoming Royal Bun Throwing Championships announced. Further details on the first-ever Royal Bun Throwing Ch...

Number of buns to be thrown announced and details of the first Royal Bun Throwing Championship The 33rd Bun Throwing will be taking p...

A new name for Britain's oldest town My hometown of Abingdon has reverted to its old name of Abingdon-on-Thames following a successf...

My brother Jon who still lives in my hometown of Abingdon sent me details from the Oxford Mail (and Abingdon Herald ) about a brand new ev...

Photos from the Bun Throwing in Abingdon on Friday 29th April 2011 - to celebrate the Royal Wedding. From l-r - Jon Gottfried, the Town...