2012 Program of Market Place Events

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Paul and Mike
The Chamber of Commerce AGM was last Night. Paul was re-elected as President for another year, and Mike as Secretary. They can be seen together on this rather fuzzy picture.

The Market Place has been comparatively quiet over the winter months, but things start happening in March when Paul and Mike organise the first ever Fair Trade Market on 3rd March. It involves local business that sell Fair Trade products coming out together onto the Market Place. There is also an Abingdon Fair Trade directory.

Paul and Mike are also planning the next Local Excellence Market on the 31st March. And many more events during the year. All visible on the 2012 Program of Market Place Events.

E R – in Abingdon

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E R

At the back of the old post office there is the E R plaque.
E R
The ER letters also appear on most of our old post boxes – like this one pictured on Bath Street.
E R
ER (for Elizabeth Regina, Latin for “Queen Elizabeth”) also appeared regularly on stamps.

ER may not be used quite so regularly nowadays but 60 years have gone by since  Queen Elizabeth II came to the throne.

We could be living in Abingdon-On-Thames by Thursday

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Abingdon On Thames
On Wednesday evening the Vale of White Horse District Council will vote on whether to change the name of Abingdon to Abingdon-On-Thames.

The motion will be decided during the same meeting that the council decides the budget for next year – so it could be a long evening.
Abingdon On Thames

The council say “there is no requirement for any public consultation” but they did issue a press release inviting the public to submit any views.

As a result they have 6 people responding in favour, including Nicola Blackwood MP who favours the “opportunity for Abingdon, to brand itself“.

There were 7 against.

2 X Identical Twins to perform in Shakespeare play at Unicorn Theatre

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Comedy of Errors
The Comedy of Errors is on next week: from Wednesday to Saturday (with a Saturday matinee), performed by The Studio Theatre Club at The Unicorn Theatre. The picture shows one of the two pairs of long-lost identical twins (Dromio x 2). You will have to go to a performance to see the other pair (Antipholus x 2) in this William Shakespeare play of mistaken identities, and farce…

Dromio 1 to Dromio 2 …

“methinks you are my glass, and not my brother:
I see by you I am a sweet-faced youth.” (Act 5, scene 1)