On the bridge over the River Thames in Abingdon, during morning rush hour, there was a green bus with a message of peace and goodwill from Muhammad,
‘O mankind spread peace and feed people’ .
A little way behind was a Baskervilles van (fruit and veg from Radley Road, Abingdon), and an Autoglass van.
La Baguette has re-opened in new premises on Bath Street this morning – Wednesday 9th January. They look forward to welcoming customers – old and new. La Baguette closed in the Market Place last August, and have re-opened in what was previously Salinas Cafe.
On Saturday 5th January there was a New Year Litter Pick round the perimeter of Tesco organised by Helen Flynn‎ of AbiBinit – Abingdon’s Community Litter Picking Group. She is seen here with Lynne Ford, who brought her truck to help, and some of the bagged up litter.
Helen has put on Facebook that there will be another litter pick on Saturday, 16th February 2019 from 10:00-12:00 starting at Rye Farm Carpark.
I cycled to Frilford at the weekend and was amazed just how much litter there was from the Marcham Road A34 Interchange to the junction with the A338 – Wantage Road. The hedges and undergrowth had been cutback and all the rubbish had been revealed. These litter picks are making us more aware of the problem.
Swordplay has been around for thousands of years. The Abingdon Sword (pictured above) dates from Saxon times.
Modern day fencing is still happening in Abingdon thanks to the Abingdon Vale Fencing Club. The sport provides good exercise, both mental and physical. For more details, their website is at www.AbingdonValeFencingClub.uk, and you can see them on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/abingdonvalefc .
The club meets at the Gymnasium at Larkmead School, and have a close association with Abingdon School who have two fencers representing the UK at U17 level.
Thankyou to Tony who sent the photos.