{"id":422,"date":"2009-03-12T23:34:00","date_gmt":"2009-03-12T23:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abingdon.blog\/abingdon2007\/2009\/03\/12\/morris-mens-challenge-2009\/"},"modified":"2009-03-12T23:34:00","modified_gmt":"2009-03-12T23:34:00","slug":"morris-mens-challenge-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/?p=422","title":{"rendered":"Morris Men&#8217;s Challenge 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/imag09\/09031203.jpg\" \/><br \/>The competition was between the Mayor of Ock Street&#8217;s team, and the Mayor of Abingdon&#8217;s team. The competition dates back to 1970, when the cup was donated by Sam Jones, the then Mayor of Abingdon. 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