Ma Bessie and her band all the way from Reading

and Lisa Mills from the south of the USA were performing at the lecture theatre at Cosenors House on Sunday Evening.

The event was put on by Sam of Barnstormers. The venue was not the best for such a concert. The Unicorn Theatre would have been better but was probably pre-booked when he could get Ma Bessie and Lisa. Both acts were amazing. Ma Bessie was so warm, and Lisa Mills so passionate. Thankyou to Sam for hosting the event.

If only Abingdon had a venue for events like this – bigger than the Unicorn, and not a lecture theatre.

The Town Crier went direct from Splash of Pink to the Community Free Space where the Oxford and District Model Railway club had four model railways running.

This was to promote the Oxrail Model Railway Exhibition on Sunday 14th October, 2018 at Abingdon and Witney College.

This is the same venue as the Abrail (Abingdon Model Railway Exhibition) earlier in the summer.

Abingdon may not have a railway station but does have some excellent model railways.

Bra bunting decorated the pillars of the County Hall to announce that local charity Against Breast Cancer had taken over the Market Place for their Splash of Pink charity event.

The Mayor of Abingdon, Councillor Margaret Crick, was there to support the event and judge the shop windows. She stayed there a good couple of hours despite the rain.

The Abingdon Lions were also there supporting Splash of Pink, and tomorrow the lady next to Pikachu will be abseiling down the JR Hospital to raise money for the children’s ward (Just Giving page Here).

There were lots of lovely cakes on the Splash of Pink cake stall, and the Crown and Thistle were serving bacon butties, and beefburgers which were much needed to keep people warm inside.

For amusement, among other things, you could hurl a foam pie at someone’s face.

There were performances in the rain by Abbey Brass, Mr Hemmings Abingdon Traditional Morris Dancers, Rock Choir, and Abingdon Operatic. They performed numbers from Top Hat which they perform soon, at the Amey Theatre – including the song ‘Isn’t this a lovely day (to be caught in the rain)’.

Winner of the best pink shop window was Willow’s Shakeshop. Second place went to Masons.

The Sisters of Swing entertained the people gathered at the Abingdon Royal British Legion before the Battle of Britain Classic Car run.

About fifteen cars took part in the drive organised by George Haslam. There were not only a variety of MGs, but also a Rover, Jaguar, Land Rover, Mini, Morris, Austin,

and a classic Aston Martin, with a hand crank starter, called Betsie.

The plan was to drive from the Royal British Legion, on Spring Road, to the Lodge Hill Garage to see the Spitfire, and then to Bridge House, on Thamesview, for tea and a chance for the residents to view the cars.