Pure Marie and The Breast Walk Ever

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Thanks to Hollie, from Pure Marie on Bath Street, for this ….
Pure Marie
For the second year running we will be taking part in the Breast Walk Ever on Sunday 6th September 2015 to raise money for the Abingdon based charity, Against Breast Cancer, and we would really appreciate your support!

This 13.5 mile half marathon will take us along the River Thames across all sorts of difficult terrain!

Last year we managed to raise over £700 and this year, with your help, we would love to smash that target!

Donating to our JustGiving page is easy – just follow this link and click Donate: http://www.justgiving.com/owner-email/pleasesponsor/TeamMarieBoutique

JustGiving sends your donation straight to Against Breast Cancer so it’s a quick and safe way to donate.

Abingdon History Portal contains 100 entries and is still growing

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Abingdon Portal History 100
At the Old Abbey Buildings, this evening, local historians and dignitaries gathered to celebrate the first 100 Entries of Abingdon People and Buildings on the town history portal.

The Mayor of Abingdon-on-Thames, Helen Pighills, cut the cake, and Manfred Brod told us how the project had been initiated,  researched and edited by members of Abingdon Area Archaeological and Historical Society.
Abingdon Portal History 100
Many people helped in the project. Pictured are Michael Harrison, who takes a lot of the photographs, and Ruth Weinberg who cooked the ABP 100 cake.

Ruth will also be doing a talk for Heritage Open Days at St Nicolas Church ‘Victorian Abingdon in pictures‘  on Thursday 10th September at 12:30.

If you can’t make that then there is another talk  ‘Albert Park – The Development of a Victorian Suburb‘ by Jackie Smith on  Friday 11th September at 19:30. Both are free as are all Heritage Open Days events.
Abingdon Portal History 100
All articles are peer reviewed before they are published on the web – to ensure they are well researched, and read well. The first 100 articles contain Historic Buildings from Abbey Gateway to 48 West St Helen Street, and Abingdon People from The Ackling Family to William Thomas Garrett Woodforde.

Find out more at abingdon.gov.uk/partners/history.

Preliminary Work for the 158 dwellings in a field off the Drayton Road

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Thanks for the comments while we were away. Now, back in Abingdon, there is a chance to catch up with some of the happenings …
Drayton Road 158 dwellings
Preliminary work has begun on the development for 158 dwellings off Drayton Road. The first of the new pedestrian lights, funded by the development, on Marcham Road is underway. This is intended as a traffic mitigation measure.
Drayton Road 158 dwellings
10 Lime Trees have also been cut down to make an entrance to the Morland Gardens development.
Drayton Road 158 dwellings
Resurfacing work on Drayton Road from near Caldecott Road to Marcham Road has been completed. That was funded by Oxfordshire County Council not by the development.