Mayor’s first engagement

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Mayor's first engagement
One of the new Mayor’s charities is the “Abingdon Community Hospital League of Friends”. She will also be supporting the Scouts, and fund raising for the South Abingdon Skate Park. Her first engagement on Saturday was to visit the Hospital League of Friends who had a Coffee morning at St Nicolas Church. Funds raised go to buy equipment for the hospital.

We did get a letter from the town council saying there will be road closures, and No Parking down East St Helen Street on Friday 24th May as there will be a Homecoming Parade, and medal presentation (around 9:30am). That will probably be about the biggest event in the mayoral year – the Princess Royal will be presenting the medals.

Open Day at The Dojo

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Open Day at The Dojo
In my line of work there is a computer language called Dojo. So it was interesting yesterday to go to the open day at The Dojo on Audlett Drive in Abingdon.
Open Day at The Dojo
It was a chance to watch demonstrations of martial arts,
Open Day at The Dojo
and have a go at them, and other forms of exercise.

When I was there they were doing JKD, the ever evolving form of marshall art popularised by Bruce Lee. I even got to learn some moves.

(I was probably twice the age of most of the adults there with about half the co-ordination. But they said everybody can learn what works for them.)

The Dojo also has a coffee serving / observing area upstairs.

Mr Hemmings Day of Dance – 2013

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Mr Hemmings Day of Dance - 2013
Along Ock Street, and in the town centre, there was dancing by Mr Hemmings’ Traditional Abingdon Morris Dancers and visiting sides.
Mr Hemmings Day of Dance - 2013
Mr Hemmings Day of Dance is a celebration of the birthday of Tom Hemmings who rejuvenated Abingdon Morris in the early 20th century.
Mr Hemmings Day of Dance - 2013
Morris Dancing no longer seems such a quaint old custom.
Mr Hemmings Day of Dance - 2013
There are probably more morris dancers now as there have ever been. By today’s evidence many were young, and many female.
Mr Hemmings Day of Dance - 2013
The Summertown Morris from Oxford only started up a couple of years ago and have an excellent group.
Mr Hemmings Day of Dance - 2013
After all the teams had done a turn or two on the Market Place …
Mr Hemmings Day of Dance - 2013
all the groups came to together and did a mass dance. Then they went back to dance at pubs along Ock Street.

I’ve uploaded the mass dance to … youtube.

Michael Gove at John Mason School

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Michael Gove at John Mason
On 30th April the Rt Hon Michael Gove MP, Secretary of State for Education, visited John Mason School with local MP Nicola Blackwood and Chairman of Oxfordshire County Council Ian Hudspeth. The school wanted the visitors to see them on a regular school-day.
Michael Gove at John Mason
The Secretary of State got involved with students and staff in History, Art, Design Technology and Science.
Michael Gove at John Mason
He said afterwards “John Mason School is a school that, under a particularly inspirational head, is taking very very positive steps to provide students with a range of qualifications and the type of education that is relevant to the modern world. I’ve been very impressed by what I’ve seen.”

Many Thanks to Jonathon for the pictures and quote.