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« An event to remember! St Benedict's Fair was held Saturday 23 July 2005 in Eynsham Market Square, as part of Eynsham Abbey millennium celebrations, and all profits went to Eynsham Library Extension Fund. The Fair included medieval activities of all kinds, many in period costume:
Medieval Crafts & Food – Pig Roast & Ale – Pottery – Calligraphy – Basket Making – Illuminated Manuscripts – Jewellery – Stained Glass – Candle Sticks – Morris Dancing – Soap – Minstrels – Spinning – Jesters – Bee Keeping – Bell Ringing & Hand Bells – Herbs & Plants – Abbey Exhibition – Flower Posies – Children's Activities – Corn Dolls – Paintings – Art Competition.
Thanks to Fred Wright for most photos. More images welcome: please get in touch

Promotional image

L-R: Jane Le Galloudec, Trevor Green, Deborah De Kock and baby Isabella. Photo by Sue Chapman

Mediaeval scene

Foreground: Eynsham Garden Club herb stall.

Mediaeval ceremony

Abbot Adam (Graham Elliott) with lute player Edward Fitzgibbon and Master of Ceremonies Tim Healey

Mediaeval laughter

Mediaeval pottery

Mediaeval wools

Mediaeval gems and settings

Mediaeval dancing

Eynsham Morris take a well- earned break

Mediaeval master-mind

Fair Organiser Doreen Hockedy in front of Eynsham Soap Stall

Mediaeval family

L-R: Rachel Budd, Wyn Goody, Deborah De Kock and Isabella, Jane Le Galloudec, George Hockedy. Photo by Jakes De Cock

Mediaeval memento

Susan Eysackers with the Eynsham Abbey Millennium Badge, designed by Dorothy Berry and made by Thomas Fattorini of Birmingham, still available @ £2 from Evelode DIY in the High Street