{"id":34273,"date":"2025-09-18T15:44:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T14:44:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abingdonblog.co.uk\/?p=34273"},"modified":"2025-09-18T15:44:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T14:44:12","slug":"abingdon-this-week-talks-walks-market-downton-at-the-abbey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/?p=34273","title":{"rendered":"Abingdon This Week \u2013 Talks, Walks, Market & Downton at The Abbey"},"content":{"rendered":"

Almost too late to publicise these first two events:
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\nThursday 18 September 6:00 pm<\/strong>
\nAbingdon Library Author Talk <\/strong>\u2013 local author Eve Smith discusses her latest speculative thriller The Cure, recently named one of The Times\u2019 best thrillers of 2025. Tickets \u00a32 from Abingdon Library.<\/p>\n

Thursday 18 September 7:45 pm<\/strong>
\nArchitectural Talk<\/strong> \u2013 historian David Clark explores lesser-known historic buildings and features behind Abingdon\u2019s everyday fa\u00e7ades. Preceded by a short AGM of the Abingdon Area Archaeological and Historical Society at The Northcourt Centre. A donation from non-members is suggested.<\/p>\n


\nSaturday 20 September 10:00 am \u2013 4:00 pm<\/strong>
\nCraft & Gift Market<\/strong> \u2013 browse a wide range of crafts and gifts while enjoying the historic setting of Abingdon Guildhall.<\/p>\n

Saturday 20 September 10:30 am \u2013 1:00 pm<\/strong>
\nRepair Caf\u00e9<\/strong> \u2013 bring your broken household, electrical or mechanical items, as well as knives, scissors and garden tools, to be repaired by volunteers at Unit 25, Bury Street.
\nFree Bike Checks<\/strong> are also available 10:30 am \u2013 1:00 pm under the County Hall arches.<\/p>\n


\nSaturday 20 September 2:00 \u2013 3:00 pm<\/strong>
\nBiodiversity Walk<\/strong> at St Ethelwold\u2019s House. Botanist John Killick (co-author of Flora of Oxfordshire) leads a walk exploring the rich plant life of St Ethelwold\u2019s garden. Free, but donations to the St Ethelwold\u2019s building appeal are welcome.<\/p>\n

Saturday 20 September 7:30 pm<\/strong>
\nOcean Film Festival World Tour 2025<\/strong> at the Amey Theatre, Abingdon School \u2013 a curated selection of short films celebrating the ocean, featuring marine life, adventure and environmental themes.<\/p>\n

Sunday 21 September 11:00 am \u2013 3:00 pm<\/strong>
\nAt One Planet Abingdon<\/strong> in the museum basement \u2013 a drop-in event for young people featuring crafting, painting, board games, baking and other creative activities.<\/p>\n


\nDownton Abbey \u2013 The Grand Finale<\/strong> is showing all week at the Abbey Cinema and follows the Crawley family and their staff during the 1930s. See times and book at theabbey.ac<\/a>.
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\n(The image above suggests a 1930s atmosphere \u2013 brought to life with a little help from ChatGPT\u2019s image tools, complete with a tiny mistake only an AI could make.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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