World of Bun Throwing

It was nice to hear that bun throwing was featured in the Abingdon Herald and Oxford Mail this week with a look at the town's bizarre an...

Bun throwing featured in the Oxford Mail. My mum let me know that a photo of me appeared in yesterday's Oxford Mail (Monday 22nd Februar...

The Abingdon Traditional Morris Dancers recently posted a video of the Abingdon Bun Throwing in 1995 that commemorated the 50th anniversary ...

A look at the social distancing markers in Abingdon's Market Place. I've been documenting the Covid-19 social distancing signs I...

There was a Bun Throwing in Abingon on this day in 1981. The team at Abingdon Museum posted about the Bun Throwing that took place in Abi...

The team from the  Foxes Afloat narrowboat vlog recently stopped off in my home town of Abingdon where they looked at the tradition of Bun ...

Check out my latest guest post on the Picture Postcard Magic blog from Reflections of a Bygone Age. It's about my home town of Abingdon....

Details of museum fun and games during lockdown. Buns on display at Abingdon County Hall Museum My parents let me know that Abingdon...

One of the fun things about the mass scramble of a bun throwing event is seeing the different tactics people employ in an effort to catch o...

Two of the town's bun throwing events have marked VE Day. In 1946 there was a Victory Day bun throwing where 2,500 buns were throw...

A look back at the World Bun Throwing Championships held in Abingdon in 2012. It's been eight years since the inaugural World Bun Th...

On Saturday we were back in my home town and visited the County Hall Museum. If you visit the museum make sure to also check out the Mou...

Looking back at the last Bun Throwing in Abingdon-on-Thames. Last November the town of Abingdon marked 100 years since the end of th...

Details of Bun Throwing events in Abingdon. There have been 35 Bun Throwing events held in the town since 1761. The first marked the ...

Report from the Bun Throwing event in Abingdon-on-Thames on Saturday 10th November to mark 100 years since the end of the First World War. ...

There will be a Bun Throwing event in Abingdon-on-Thames on Saturday 10th November to mark 100 years since the end of the First World War. ...

There will be a Bun Throwing event in Abingdon-on-Thames on Saturday 10th November to mark 100 years since the end of the First World War. ...

Bun Throwing held in Abingdon to celebrate the Queen's 90th birthday. The crowd rejoicing We had a great time in my home town of ...