To The River


Signs pointing in all directions.

The River Thames runs along the length of Abingdon

and the River Ock goes through the heart of Abingdon.

There is a sign to the Ock Valley Walk, and another to Abingdon Marina:

but no sign says just ‘To the River.’

Winding back the Clock at the Square


The war memorial in Abingdon, Oxfordshire has had a slight lean for a number of years, and is being monitored to see whether it has stopped moving or whether the time has come to underpin it.

Wind back the clock to the 11th Sept 1921, and this scrapbook picture shows the Earl of Abingdon unveiling the same war memorial.

Wind back the clock further, and those trees shrink back, disappear and another, less weighty, monument takes pride of place at the Square in Abingdon, Berkshire.

Said and Done


The Abingdon Arts Festival 2008 runs from March 1st to March 15th. On the final day of the festival Roger McGough will be reading poetry and extracts from his autobiography ‘Said and Done’. Tickets are available at the Jenifer Gerard Gallery or at Mostly Books next door.

For the last few weeks, the poster has been in the door of the Jennifer Gerard Gallery

Over the weekend it has been joined by some less welcome notices.