{"id":25378,"date":"2006-12-12T22:27:00","date_gmt":"2006-12-12T22:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abingdon.blog\/Abingdon2006\/2006\/12\/12\/over-70s-christmas-party\/"},"modified":"2006-12-12T22:27:00","modified_gmt":"2006-12-12T22:27:00","slug":"over-70s-christmas-party-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/?p=25378","title":{"rendered":"Over 70s Christmas Party"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Abingdon Over 70s Christmas Party is held every year at the Guildhall. It is hosted by the Mayor and the Town Council.<\/p>\n<p>A lot of the councillors help during the morning to lay tables, put food on plates, and fill gift bags. The Over 70s arrive for the start of the party by about 2 PM.<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/bp1.blogger.com\/_9voh_13xCGQ\/RX8Id_8ZmvI\/AAAAAAAAAMw\/2SB6ItaawsU\/s1600-h\/061212o70sn.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/bp1.blogger.com\/_9voh_13xCGQ\/RX8Id_8ZmvI\/AAAAAAAAAMw\/2SB6ItaawsU\/s320\/061212o70sn.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5007730622133279474\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>There are performances, food, and a raffle&#8230; The first performance was from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.st-nicolas.oxon.sch.uk\/\">St Nicolas School<\/a> performing, among others, their now well known Bun Throwing Song. The mayor said their musical about the school and Abingdon&#8217;s history was for him a highlight of the 450th Anniversary year.<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/bp2.blogger.com\/_9voh_13xCGQ\/RX8IeP8ZmwI\/AAAAAAAAAM4\/Ggg6IACR_ow\/s1600-h\/061212o70bd.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/bp2.blogger.com\/_9voh_13xCGQ\/RX8IeP8ZmwI\/AAAAAAAAAM4\/Ggg6IACR_ow\/s320\/061212o70bd.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5007730626428246786\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>There were also performances by Our Ladies Convent orchestra, the Abingdon Choral singers, and these belly dancers from Swinburne Road dance studios..<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/bp2.blogger.com\/_9voh_13xCGQ\/RX8IeP8ZmxI\/AAAAAAAAANA\/z2W8dkiB5N8\/s1600-h\/061212o70fd.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/bp2.blogger.com\/_9voh_13xCGQ\/RX8IeP8ZmxI\/AAAAAAAAANA\/z2W8dkiB5N8\/s320\/061212o70fd.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5007730626428246802\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>The food was served. The advantage of the bag is that anybody who is not hungry there and then has a ready-made doggy-bag.<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/bp1.blogger.com\/_9voh_13xCGQ\/RX8ME_8ZmyI\/AAAAAAAAANU\/t6J5_6oblc0\/s1600-h\/061212o70fc.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/bp1.blogger.com\/_9voh_13xCGQ\/RX8ME_8ZmyI\/AAAAAAAAANU\/t6J5_6oblc0\/s320\/061212o70fc.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5007734590683061026\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>After the food, the deputy mayor, announced the arrival of a very special guest to present the raffle prizes (the deputy mayor is the one holding the microphone).<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/bp1.blogger.com\/_9voh_13xCGQ\/RX8ME_8ZmzI\/AAAAAAAAANc\/uNABnH-kU78\/s1600-h\/061212o70ps.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/bp1.blogger.com\/_9voh_13xCGQ\/RX8ME_8ZmzI\/AAAAAAAAANc\/uNABnH-kU78\/s320\/061212o70ps.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5007734590683061042\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>Then on the way out everybody got a gift bag. Most made their own way, but there was a coach  for anybody who needed it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Abingdon Over 70s Christmas Party is held every year at the Guildhall. It is hosted by the Mayor and the Town Council. A lot of the councillors help during the morning to lay tables, put food on plates, and fill gift bags. 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