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By the River

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By the River
This evening, as I walked along Wilsham Road, the canoes from Kingfisher Canoe Club were taking part in a training session. Behind them young cricketers were still playing despite the shower.
By the River
There was once one house on this plot, now one is almost complete and the other is growing quickly. Great river views.
By the River
Further along, next to the marina, another of the gravel lakes has recently been fenced off and turned into a private fishing lake. I think they are all now fishing lakes.

Changes at North East Abingdon Community Centre

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North East Abingdon Community Centre
The Social Club has been in the same building and alongside North East Abingdon Community Centre since it opened in 1984. It has a bar, pub games, quizzes, and special events at Christmas and New Year. All residents within the area of Twelve Acre Drive, Oxford Road, Norman Avenue and Radley Road could apply for full membership, and people outside could become associate members.

But in 2017, for financial reasons – I believe, the Social Club is having to close down leaving the Community Centre, and its clubs and societies, to use all of the building.
North East Abingdon Community Centre
The Community Centre is used from Monday to Friday by Peachcroft Pre-School, so is well used. Members of the Committee would like to see the centre also well used in evenings and weekends by all people from the area to ensure the centre is still there for many years to come.

Save the Children Stall and Christian Aid Week

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Christian Aid Week
On the Market Place on Saturday was the Save the Children Stall.
Christian Aid Week
It is also Christian Aid week and there was also a Christian Aid stall. They were asking people to write on a clothes line what they felt they would most need if they arrived in a foreign country as a refugee.

It is 60 years since the first ever such week, and there are still a band of people delivering and collecting Christian Aid envelopes, door to door – not as many as there used to be.
Christian Aid Week
On the Christian Aid website, I see that Emily, aged eight, from Abingon Baptist Church, designed her own Christian Aid envelope and helped do the door to door collection.

PM Theresa May in Abingdon meets Cathy. The worlds press were there too.

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PM Theresa May in Abingdon

Disability Living Allowance (DLA) has been phased out for people aged 16 to 64.

PM Theresa May in Abingdon

This has been replaced by Personal Independence Payments (PIP). People between 16 and 64 are entitled to £22 and £141.10 a week if they are successful in their PIP assessment.

PM Theresa May in Abingdon

Conservative leader Theresa May was taken to task over disability benefit cuts as she met an angry voter. Cathy, a well known person in Abingdon, squared up to the Prime Minister and condemned the Government’s cuts to help for people with disabilities.

PM Theresa May in Abingdon

Cathy has had the ear of the Prime Minister for a few minutes and made some headlines. Cathy said she had a mild learning disability and said she wanted her Disability Living Allowance back.

PM Theresa May in Abingdon

She confronted Mrs May as the Prime Minister visited Abingdon for a general election campaign visit.

PM Theresa May in Abingdon

She stood up for all those who had lost out through disability benefit cuts that have left some of the most vulnerable in distress. It made headlines.