Apple Day in South Abingdon Children's Centre

 Bridget of GYO veg and John of the Drayton Road allotment association seemed to be having fun...

 ..as did Nicola Blackwood who helped plant the first apple tree for the community orchard we hope will take root in the Caldecott School field...

 ..while local author and apple expert Ruth Ward diagnosed all the apple varieties brought to her and was not stymied once. You can watch the video of the local news on 

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Apple Week in the Community Shop and Apple Day next Saturday October 15th!!

The Community Shop in Bury Street (where SpecSavers was) is a hive of activity this week with the apple press busy every day and the Abingdon Hydro model whirring.

Come and donate your windfalls, or stay and watch them being pressed into juice and take some home!

Next Saturday 15th October between 11 and 3 we will be in South Abingdon Children's Centre (next to Caldecott School!) for our first Apple Day. Come and join in the fun!

You will be able to:

·      Sample fresh apple juice

·      Try, and buy local produce

·      Enjoy a home-made soup, roll and apple crumble lunch

·      Explore a fire engine

·      Try veg printing, apple bobbing, etc.

·      Meet the MP and Mayor

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Apple Fun in the Park

Many many thanks to those who donated apples for today's Fun in the Park event in Abingdon. The weather was kind, and many people stopped to chat at our stall, which was great.

Many people came to the stand and enquired about the possibility of borrowing the apple press to use in their own time.

Booking the press is handled by "Community Action Groups" - the umbrella underneath which all Oxfordshire environmental groups operate. You can contact them here. The press is mostly stored in Abingdon, however.

The calendar of events on this website should be fairly up to date - but as a reminder of the next few upcoming events, here's a brief list:

14th September: Come and listen to Abingdon author Jackie Sherman at St Ethelwold’s House at 7.30pm. Jackie is the author of the newly published ‘Making the most of your Glorious Glut’, a recipe book that focuses on using all those home-grown vegetables and fruit.
There is more information here

21st September: come to the Carbon Cutters' meeting and find out What's going on in Schools - with reports from various activites across the town, and initiatives involving young people.

15th October - Abingdon Apple day - 11-3pm at South Abingdon Children's centre. Keep watching this blog for more information

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Foraging for food

We have compiled a list of the places in and around our town to gather, collect or pick things to eat.

Click on the flags on the map below to learn more. If you know of a spot that is not marked on the map, please get in touch - carbon.cutters@googlemail.com


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FUN IN THE PARKS IN ABINGDON SEPT 11th!

             On Sunday September 11th Carbon Cutters will be in the Abbey Grounds from 2pm to 5pmat the "Fun in the parks" event again this year with the Apple press. Bring your windfalls and help us turn them into delicious juice!

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Making Good Compost and Wormeries that Work

In the latest in our series of practical workshops. Robert Longstaff of the Oxford Garden Project will talk us through what to put in our compost, and show us how to make a wormery. There will be the usual good company, conversation and home-made cake.

Join us at 7.30pm on Wednesday 20th July at St Ethelwolds House, 30 East St Helen St. Entrance free, donations to cover costs welcome.

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Keep Climate Change on the school curriculum!

Dear Carbon Cutter, Please add your name to the People and Planet online petition on this subject: http://peopleandplanet.org/navid12439The Guardian reports that the government adviser in charge of overhauling the school syllabus in England has recommended that climate change should not be included in the national curriculum.

Awareness of climate change science and an understanding of its causes and solutions are absolutely key to tackling the biggest threat facing the planet, and people on it. Use the e-action below to let Tim Oates and Secretary of State Michael Gove know what you think of this recommendation to exclude climate change from the national curriculum.

Add your name to the People and Planet online petition on this subject: http://peopleandplanet.org/navid12439

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