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Oxford Oriel College chapel choir welcomes new bees
The musical welcome took place at Bartlemas Sports Ground, where members of Oriel College’s chapel choir performed a unique madrigal.
It was held on Saturday, May 2, and included a performance of Melissomelos, a 17th-century piece by Charles Butler – often known as the ‘Father of English Beekeeping’ – that imitates the hum of bees.
The apiary, managed by the Oxford Beekeeping Society, was founded in 2025 by history doctoral student Spencer Drake.
Mr Drake said: “It was the bee’s knees to help celebrate Oriel’s 700th anniversary at the apiary this Saturday.”
He also highlighted the support from the college.
Adding: “All of the generous funding we’ve received towards kickstarting the apiary has been made available thanks to Oriel’s 700th, and in return we’ll be supplying bountiful pots of fresh honey for the college’s summer anniversary party.”
The beehives were funded by Oriel College as part of its 700th-anniversary celebrations.
During the inauguration, Mr Drake delivered a speech in a homemade, 16th-century-style beekeeping suit.
He spoke about the endangerment of wild bees, climate change, destruction of wildlands and use of pesticides, and called for greater appreciation and stewardship of the natural world.
Guests were invited to visit the hives and enjoy honey cake and mead as part of the day’s festivities.
Maggie Jones, treasurer at Oriel College, said: “It’s wonderful to be a part of reviving Oxford’s beekeeping heritage.”
Thames Valley Police has asked for the public’s help in finding Dominic as a neighbouring police force fear for his welfare.
A spokesperson said: “Can you help our colleagues at Warwick Police locate missing man Dominic?
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“He has links to Yarnton.”
Warwickshire Police explained that the 56-year-old has not been seen since Friday morning and has urged anyone with any information to get in touch as soon as possible.
They added that he is around 5 foot 8 inches, has grey hair and is believed to be wearing a blue shirt, blue shorts and brown shoes.
A spokesperson for Warwickshire Police said: “Have you seen Dominic? He was last seen in the Cape Road area of Warwick at around 10.30am yesterday morning (Friday) but has not been seen since.
“Our officers are growing increasingly concerned for the 56-year-old’s welfare and urge anyone who sees him to get in touch.
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“Dominic is described as around 5ft 8” tall, with grey hair and is believed to be wearing a blue shirt, blue shorts and brown shoes.
“He has links to Warwick and Oxfordshire.
“Anyone who sees Dominic or knows where he might be is asked to call 999 quoting incident number 191 of 28 August.”
The Thames Valley Police Abingdon unit arrested a man for “breaching court bail conditions” on Saturday, August 29.
A spokesperson said: “On Saturday, PC Hackett attended reports of a male breaching court bail conditions.
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“With assistance from PC Ellingworth and PC Harvey, the male was arrested. Following a search, a knife was recovered from his possession.”
In a wide ranging update, the force also revealed it had supported in a “concern for welfare incident linked to the night-time economy.
In addition, it had carried out licensing checks across Abingdon with drug wipes used and sent off for testing
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