The King’s Head and Bell on East St. Helen’s Street is holding its 2nd Summer Beer Festival this weekend. On Saturday, the Hook Norton draymen (Taffy and Roger Hughes) brought their shire horses to the pub. On Sunday afternoon, Abingdon Traditional Morris Dancers will be doing some dancing and playing Read more »
Monthly Archives: August 2011
Latest Beer at the Brewery Tap
Click the image to see the beers currently being served at the Brewery Tap in Abingdon, and what is in the cellar waiting to come on. If enough people are interested in this kind of info, I could set up a mailing list, forum or database and also ask other Read more »
E-petition to Protect diversity of our town centres
Saturday’s protest in Abingdon against Tesco turning the former Ox pub into a Tesco Direct as reported in the Oxford Mail yesterday and the Abingdon Blog seemed to go well, although unfortunately I was unable to attend as I was still working as a volunteer at the Great British Beer Read more »
Protest to Stop The Ox becoming a Tesco Direct
As reported last week on The Abingdon Blog, Tesco have started work converting The former Ox pub into a Tesco Direct. It has also been reported in The Oxford Mail and Abingdon Herald. Many local people are opposed to this as it is next to an existing recently opened convenience Read more »
Quick Round up of Abingdon Pub / Brewery News
Loose Cannon Brewery The Loose Cannon Brewery is now selling Abingdon Bridge and Loose Cannon Pale in pint bottles. Currently available from the brewery shop in Suffolk Way off Drayton Road, at £2/bottle or case of 12 for £21.50. You can of course still buy it directly from the conditioning Read more »
