Monthly Archives: April 2014

Rosie’s Fun Day

On the Market Pace in Abingdon throughout today there was a fun day to raise funds to get Rosie, a local girl, a disability bicycle.

It was a big event that took up all of the Market Place, and it was well attended. Those taking part included:
Rosies Fun Day
A frog man riding a bicycle for sponsorship.
Rosies Fun Day
Peppa the Pig.
Rosies Fun Day
A bubble man
Rosies Fun Day
Abingdon School of Dance
Rosies Fun Day
There were even some horses giving lots of rides, and stalls with games and people with buckets collecting money.
Rosies Fun Day
A lot of the time it was lovely and sunny, which was good after the thunder and lightening and heavy rain we had yesterday.

Looking back at Palm Sunday and Good Friday

Easter
On Palm Sunday there was the first concert by the Abingdon Gospel Choir – founded just a few months ago. They were joined by some members of the Oxford Gospel Choir and sang spiritual songs in aid of helping a team from Nicaragua go to the Street Child World Cup in Brazil.
Easter
Then on Good Friday there was a procession from the Charter to a service inside St Nicolas Church.
Easter
A few years ago you might have seen lots of people standing with crosses on the Market Place in Abingdon on Good Friday, but times have changed and this year Revd. Richard Bittleston’s was to be seen without a flock, carrying a solitary cross.

Charity Run, Music & Dancing

Justin Lovstrom
Justin Lovstrom, one of Abingdon’s best loved posties, will be running along the Thames path on 3/4 May from Richmond to Oxford, via Abingdon Bridge – 100 miles within 28 hours. Money raised will go to the Amber Phillpott Trust and the Oxford Heart Centre.

Donations can be made at uk.virginmoneygiving.com/JustinLovstrom.
Abingdon Traditional Morris Dancers
Yesterday – St George’s Day – was celebrated in style by The Abingdon Traditional Morris Dancers who began their music and dancing at the Old Anchor, continued at The Kings Head & Bell and then ended the evening at The Punch Bowl.

Harcourt Way Tree Nursery

Harcourt Way Tree Nursery
Matthew let me know that there are plans to build 8 flats for emergency housing with associated parking at the old Harcourt Way Tree Nursery. (The plans can be viewed at P14/V0710/FUL ).
Harcourt Way Tree Nursery
The trees (seen to the left of this picture) have had time to get more firmly established , and seeded more trees, since the last time plans were put forward in 2009. That was for 14 flats for emergency housing. On that occasion there was a lot of opposition to the loss of what was considered a nature reserve alongside the Stert not far from Boxhill Walk.