Abingdon Healthfest 2025

Saturday 6 September 2025
Abingdon Market Place
10 am to 2 pm

Abingdon Healthfest has become a fun and informative annual event where the public can interact with the many groups in the town that work to improve people's health and well-being. The 2025 event was on Abingdon Market Place from 10am to 2pm on Saturday 6 September. It was a lovely sunny day helping to make this an enjoyable event. The Mayor of Abingdon, Cllr Rawda Jehanli, attended to talk to the stallholders and public.

Abingdon Healthfest 2026 will be on 5 September.

The following groups attended.

Healthy Abingdon
Here for Health
Abingdon Parkrun and Junior Parkrun.
TAB - The Abingdon Bridge
Abingdon Boxing club
Reducing the Risk
Abingdon Green Gym
Active Communities
UCARE, Urology Cancer Research and Education
SCAS, South Central Ambulance Service
Dance Creative
Abingdon Surgery

Mr Hemmings's Traditional Abingdon Morris Dancers
Friends of Abbey Meadow Outdoor Pool
Oxfordshire Mind
Abingdon Good Neighbours
Age UK Oxfordshire
Healthwatch Oxfordshire
Dementia Friendly Abingdon
Kennington Memory Club
Mumby's Live-in Care
Scottish Country Dancing
Bellevie Care

Taster Session

Tester sessions were held during the day.

11am: Seated Dance taster with Dance Creative (age-friendly classes in Abingdon)
12pm: Creative papercraft taster session with the Muse Art School who offer creative classes in Abingdon
1pm: Accessible music session taster session with Ben Heaney signposting to the age and dementia friendly Moving Music events in Dorchester & Wallingford

You can download event poster and download the Age UK sessions poster.

Some pictures of the lively event

You can find more great pictures on the Abingdon Blog.


The Town Crier opens the event	Helen and Dave, Healthy Abingdon Trustees, welcome the Mayor to the event

Abingdon Surgery provided a wide variety of information	Age UK Oxfordshire provided information and organised taster sessions

Dance Criative Stand	Dance Creative seated dance session

Dementia Friendly Abingdon and the Kennington Memory Club	Here for health team were kept busy giving blood pressure tests

Mumby's Home Care	Ben Heaney entertained the visitors with his violin

South Central Ambulance Service brought an ambulance for people to see insite - along with their bear mascot	The ambulance service giving first aid demonstrations.

The South Central Ambulance (SCAS) stand	The event was busy for most of the day

Home Start	Paper craftwork led by The Muse Art School

Mr Hemmings's Traditional Abingdon Morris Dancers