Monthly Archives: July 2017

Into August

Into August, the month when a lot of people go away and there is not so much happening in Abingdon. To dispel that impression three different people have sent me things happening in August.
Into August
Wednesday, August 2 – MANCUNIA – Music At The Unicorn, Unicorn Theatre, Abingdon.

Tim O’Connor, a singer-songwriter based in France; Andy Dinan, twice All-Ireland Fiddle Champion; and Maartin Allcock, internationally acclaimed multi-instrumentalist who has played with the likes of Fairport Convention, Robert Plant, Cat Stevens and Jethro Tull, have joined forces to form MANCUNIA.
Into August
Also on 2nd August from 4pm – 8pm there is an open garden at Stonehill Community Garden. They are currently working on half an acre, producing fruit, vegetables, eggs from their hens and honey from their bees and want groups or individuals to get involved. See www.stonehillgardens.co.uk

Weekly volunteer days every Wednesday 10am – 4pm, everyone welcome.
Into August
Then ten days later on August 12th is the annual Rugby 7s competition at Abingdon RUFC. Starts 11am.

Local Excellence Market – the sounds, scents, sights and spices

Local Excellence Market
The Local Excellence Market was back on the Market Place today, and a sax player was playing with great gusto – getting a lot of money in his hat in return.
Local Excellence Market
At the centre of the Market was the sight and sound of the wood turning demonstrations throughout the day where people could have a go.Local Excellence Market
Beyond Bubbles had a new display stand for soaps. The section for patchouli, between lavender and rose & geranium.
Local Excellence Market
As well as scented soap there was coloured glass: blue seas and skies, green hills, red poppies, yellow sun, and the colours of the rainbow altogether.
Local Excellence Market
Then there were stalls with spices including gospice.co.uk and chillies2u , with spices ranging all the way up to ‘bloody hot’.

Abingdon Herald – 150th anniversary

Congratulations to the Abingdon Herald who this week celebrate their 150th anniversary. This notice appeared in other local newspapers in July 1867 to let people know of the new publication ….
Abingdon Herald at 150
The Abingdon news that week saw Rev. A. Potts preaching two eloquent sermons at St Helen’s; heavy rain flattening corn; Abingdon getting beaten at cricket; and an outing to Nuneham by the Abingdon Social Club and Philanthropic Society, where the members enjoyed quoits and skittles.
Abingdon Herald at 150
On the front page of the 150th anniversary edition we see that the Truck music festival at Steventon was very muddy after rain, and that there are concerns it is getting too commercial. Also that Vince Cable, the new leader of the Lib-Dems, visited Abingdon.
Abingdon Herald at 150