{"id":21489,"date":"2018-11-09T16:20:42","date_gmt":"2018-11-09T15:20:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/?p=21489"},"modified":"2018-11-09T16:20:42","modified_gmt":"2018-11-09T15:20:42","slug":"exbourne-road-poppies-st-nicolas-church-poppies-and-events-over-the-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/?p=21489","title":{"rendered":"Exbourne Road Poppies, St Nicolas Church Poppies, and events over the weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"November
\nExbourne Road,  a street of 31 houses in Abingdon, has 18 large poppies on display. Each poppy in a front window represents men from that house who signed up to answer the call of duty during WWI.
\n\"November
\nFrom one house, six men \/ lads signed up.<\/p>\n

From this small street, 34 men signed up; six were never to return; eight were wounded; and the rest returned having been through the hardship and horror of war.
\n \"November
\nA cascade of poppies, one for each of Abingdon\u2019s fallen in WWI, falls from the beams of St Nicolas church in the marketplace.  The Abingdon Crochet group from Masons created the poppies to commemorate the sacrifice.<\/p>\n

Events over the weekend include:<\/p>\n

Abingdon Roll of Honour read by various people – St Helen’s Church
\nSaturday, 10 November 2018 – 9:30am<\/p>\n

Civic Bun Throw – County Hall and Abingdon Market Place
\nSaturday, 10 November 2018 – 2:00pm<\/p>\n

Remembrance Concert – Abingdon Town Band – St Helen’s Church
\nSaturday, 10th November, 7:30pm-9:30pm<\/p>\n

Remembrance Day Service – St Helen’s Church and Abingdon War Memorial
\nSunday, 11th November, 10:00am-11:15am<\/p>\n

Ringing out for peace – Abingdon Market Place
\nSunday, 11th November, 7.00 pm<\/p>\n

Beacon Lighting – County Hall
\nSunday, 11th November, 7:00pm-8:00pm<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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