Monthly Archives: November 2010

Scouts (and Guides) Christmas Post

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Scouts Post
Charity Cards are for sale in the Guildhall. There are cards from many different Charities.
Scouts Post
There is also one of the special, Abingdon area only, postal boxes. The cost is 15p a card – same as last year. There are two big sorting dates at Christ Church, followed by deliveries. Guaranteed delivery by Christmas Eve. All done by volunteers from the Scouts and Guides.

The special postal boxes are available until 12noon on Thursday 16 December at the following sites:-

All Saints Church, Appleford Drive
Baptist Church, 35 Ock Street
Charity Cards, Guildhall
Christ Church, Northcourt Road
Clarks Shop, Bury Street
Fone Box, 62 Wootton Road (Shops)
Goff’s Newsagents, Bridge Street
Martins Newsagents, Reynolds Way
Martins Newsagents, Peachcroft
Radley Village Store
Shoe Shop of Abingdon, Bath Street
St Edmunds Church, Radley Road
St Helens Church Centre
St Michael’s Church, Park Road
Trinity Church, Conduit Road

Dinglemania takes off in Abingdon

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Dinglemania
A celebrity called Cain Dingle was in town today to open Poundland Abingdon. The Dingles are a family in the British soap Emmerdale. They tend to have Biblical names, and get into trouble with the law.

He was a few minutes late for the 11am opening and the compere had started to prepare what to do – like offering free gifts all round – if the celebrity did not show.

But the celebrity did appear from inside the shop, and there was a huge cheer. I was amazed at the size of the crowd, and at how pleased people were to see him. Some hugged him like an old friend. But then I don’t watch Emerdale.

Tree in Need of a Caption

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Pudsey in Abingdon
Pudsey was in Abingdon today collecting money. Tomorrow (Friday) is the big day when much of the BBC helps to raise money for Children in Need.

(Behind him Poundland was doing a roaring first day of trade.)
Pudsey in Abingdon
Meanwhile a Christmas Tree has become a topic of much conversation since it appeared yesterday. A replacement is to be sent by the supplier, but before that happens I feel the tree is in need of a fitting caption… One Pound to Children in Need for each good one. Be generous with your good humour.