More Bus Shelters on Stratton Way

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A long line of bus shelters now stretches along Stratton Way. Abingdon-on-Thames Town Council has installed two new bus shelters to provide additional seating and shelter between the three already in place. The original three were installed twenty years ago when Stratton Way became two-way as part of ABITS (the Abingdon Integrated Transport Strategy), and the main bus waiting point moved to Stratton Way. The new shelters have been added to cater for the high number of passengers using the Oxford bound stops each day.

Plenty Afoot in Abingdon – Early March 2026

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The first of two Spring concerts by the Abingdon and District Music Society takes place on Saturday 7 March. The programme includes works by Wagner, Suk, and Saint-Saëns.

At the Abbey Cinema on 11 March (6.00–7.30 pm) there is a screening of Gentle Angry Women, followed by a Q&A with the director, Barbara Santi of Folklife Films. The film follows three teenage girls as they encounter the story of the Greenham Common Women’s Peace Camp for the first time and begin to recognise parallels with their own activism today. Now a nature-rich common, Greenham was once a USAF base housing nuclear-armed Cruise missiles during the 1980s. Many Abingdon residents supported the protests that eventually led to their removal.

Model railway enthusiasts can visit an exhibition featuring over 40 model train layouts, along with traders’ and society stands. More than 4,000 visitors are expected over the two days, on 7 March (10.30 am–5.00 pm) and 8 March (10.30 am–4.30 pm).

The Abingdon Artists Spring Exhibition of recent work opens at St Helen’s Church from 9 March. There will be original work for sale both as part of the exhibition and in browsers. Cards are also available. Members will also be giving demonstrations. Entry is free.

Finally, it is too late for the latest production by the Studio Theatre Club.  ‘Better three hours too soon than a minute too late’ is a quote from their next Abingdon show which is in preparation. The Merry Wives of Windsor will run from 10–13 June, with a script read-through by the cast scheduled for Monday 9 March.

Saint David’s Day

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Saint David’s Day was celebrated today, 1 March. In Abingdon, Helen and Douglas House marked the day with a red-and-white display and daffodils.

At Trinity Church there were displays of daffodils outside the building, inside the building, and some people wore daffodils.

Three Welsh hymn tunes were sung (with English words). The story was told of Saint David’s last sermon. People had heard that he was dying and came from far and wide, expecting something momentous. Tradition says that Saint David had a surprisingly simple message:

Brothers and sisters,
be joyful.
Keep your faith and your creed.
And do the little things
that you have seen and heard me do.

Abbey Millstream Through the Year: February 2026

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In late winter, wildlife comes closer to people and gardens. Near the Thamesview houses by the Millstream there is a bird feeder, and the spilled feed has attracted not only birds but also a muntjac and a squirrel.

Sometimes there is a pair of swans on this stretch of water. Sometimes there is only one. When they come back together, they greet each other with arching and dipping necks. Here they were feeding underwater and I was waiting for both to have their heads up together.

Moorhens usually keep close to the bank, and this lone moorhen appears to paddle at the centre of a swirl of reflections.

A song thrush is attracted to the ivy berries, as are other birds, though it is not always easy to spot them among the leaves.

With the sun higher in the sky there are bright reflections, and the Thamesview houses and bridge are mirrored in the water. There are small leaves on the weeping willows. Not many trees have leaves yet.

February has been mild, and the evenings have been getting lighter. Here the sun is setting at around 5.30pm, with darker trees and water reflections looking back across the Abbey Meadows.