{"id":33211,"date":"2025-01-14T17:26:33","date_gmt":"2025-01-14T17:26:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abingdonblog.co.uk\/?p=33211"},"modified":"2025-01-14T17:26:33","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T17:26:33","slug":"mid-january-in-abingdon-a-week-of-talks-music-quizzes-and-christian-unity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/?p=33211","title":{"rendered":"Mid-January in Abingdon: A Week of Talks, Music, Quizzes and Christian Unity"},"content":{"rendered":"

We are halfway through January and more events can be seen on notice boards around Abingdon, including the following for the next week.
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\nOn 15th January, at Abingdon Baptist Church, Professor Richard Harding, Chair of the Oxfordshire branch of CPRE, will talk on light pollution and its negative impacts on wildlife (insects, bats, birds) and human enjoyment of starlit skies.
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\nOn 16th January, Dr Graham Twemlow, will be talking about a project, from\u00a0 World War II that employed artists to document the country’s landscapes and architectural heritage. The talk will highlight the art works created within Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, and Oxfordshire by artists like John Piper, Walter Bayes, Barbara Jones, Stanley Anderson, and William Fairclough.
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\nThe same evening, The Rosellys, a five-piece band from Herefordshire known for their blend of country, folk, and roots music, will be playing at the Unicorn Theatre. See Music at the Unicorn<\/a>
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\nCllr Gabby Barody, the Mayor of Abingdon of Thames would be delighted if you would join her at a Charity Quiz night on Saturday 18 January 2025 at the Crown & Thistle Hotel, Bridge Street, Abingdon. Doors open from 17.00, quiz 19.00 \u2013 22.00. and tickets are \u00a35.00 per person, plus booking fee.<\/p>\n

Tickets are available in advance from https:\/\/www.ticketsource.co.uk\/abingdon-town-council\/t-dvrgveg<\/a>. All proceeds go to the Mayor\u2019s chosen charities; Abingdon Volunteer Service and One Planet Abingdon. Teams can have up to 8 people. Any individuals and teams with fewer than 3 people can be assigned to a team on the night.
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\nNext week is the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity with the theme: Serving Others in our Local Community. The Church in Abingdon has talks from Monday 20th to Friday 24th at 12 noon with refreshments at St Nicolas Church (by the Market Place). Each day local organisations will talk about their work. There may also be some prayers.
\nMonday<\/strong>: Serving the bereaved (AgeUK, Footprints, Local funeral director)
\nTuesday<\/strong>: Serving those who have had to flee their home country (HOST Abingdon, International Welcome Caf\u00e9, St Ethelwold)
\nWednesday<\/strong>: Serving homeless\/abandoned children (Homes4Good)
\nThursday<\/strong>: Serving the hungry (North and South Abingdon Foodbanks)
\nFriday:<\/strong> Serving the lonely (Open Doors, Archway, Age UK, St Ethelwold)<\/p>\n

There is also the interchurch quiz on Friday evening.<\/p>\n

(Last image generated by OpenAI. (2025). ChatGPT [Large language model]. https:\/\/chatgpt.com and modified by Backstreeter.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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