Unicorn Opera, Dunmore Pre-School Charity Quiz, and Caldecott Forest School Table Top Sale

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Opera
Between 1959 and 1974, twelve of Handel’s operas, some unseen since the composer’s lifetime, were performed at the Unicorn Theatre. To help celebrate 60 years of the Unicorn there is another Handel Opera, namely Semele. Check out the seating plan and go to the Unicorn Opera Link for date and prices. H5 and H6 will be the best seats in my opinion.
Dunmore Pre-school
Dunmore Pre-school has been running since 1967 and in 1998 they purchased a new (but second hand) building which is now a little worse for wear. They are raising funds to buy a new building. £10.00 per team to enter their charity quiz at The Kings Head and Bell in Abingdon. Wed 13th March 2013 19:30 – 21:30. Email: administrator@dunmorepreschool.co.uk. The picture above was taken in 2011.
Forest School
And at Preston Road Community Centre this Saturday there is a Table Top Sale on behalf of the Caldecott Forest School. Advert seen in the Honey Pot.

Unstable Banks

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The sun has been shining and river levels are back to normal.
Unstable Banks
I noticed for the first time today that fences have been erected near Abingdon Bridge with notices warning of unstable banks.
Unstable Banks
A hole has developed at one point, but the fence is quite extensive, and has reduced the amount of free mooring.

There was another hole in the tarmac path just the other side of the bridge last spring, which got repaired, and there is still the hole in St Helen’s Wharf awaiting repairs.
Unstable Banks
On this old postcard (I have a copy but not the copyright) the River Thames looks barely navigable near Abingdon Lock with all the small islands and the moldering banks. If there were nobody to maintain the river I guess it might revert to such a state within a couple of generations.

Thoughts on seeing the Green Gym in the Ock Valley

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Ock Valley Path
It must be about twelve years ago that Peter Green, then a councillor at the town council, managed to get the main path put along the Ock Valley Walk. Before then there was just an undefined mud path. Peter also organised groups of volunteers to regularly cut down the Himalayan Balsam.
Ock Valley Path
The Green Gym have taken over the volunteer side of things. They were out at the weekend tending to the trees they planted two years ago, and cutting back brambles.
Ock Valley Path
They were picking litter. I spoke to Lucy who regularly picks litter as she walks down that way. She was amazed that the Green Gym had filled so many blue and clear sacks. But then they did go beyond the main path into the undergrowth and under the bridges.
Ock Valley Path
The Green Gym were also relaying the secondary path with shredded Christmas Trees. It is good that this material is getting recycled but it won’t last like wood-chip.

The main path is not their responsibility but is something the council will have to tackle when they feel the time is right.

Announcing Equus at the Unicorn

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Equus
John Crowley plays many roles in Abingdon. On some occasions he is the master of ceremonies for Market Place events or shows at the Guildhall. On Saturday he was the Town Crier – announcing that Abingdon Drama Club will be performing Equus at the Unicorn Theatre later this week – 6th – 9th March – 7:30pm. In that play John will become the psychiatrist who tries to cure a young man with a pathological fascination for horses. John said they have a particularly strong cast for this play.