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From Cyclists to Caravanners on a Sunday Morning

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Sunday Morning
Cyclists were gathering on Abingdon Market Place.
Sunday Morning
Reflections on the River Thames were crystal clear.
Sunday Morning
At St Helen’s Church the 8.00 am Holy Communion was already underway – the first of 3 Sunday services.
Sunday Morning
Fishing had been going fairly well until the first narrow boat appeared, followed by a gaggle of geese who insisted that this was just the spot they wanted to be.
Sunday Morning
Conkers were falling. A couple of tents could be seen near the trees and bushes.
Sunday Morning
On the other side, on the dewy grass of Abingdon Vale Cricket Club, a caravan club had come to visit.

2016 has been a good season and in 2017 caravanners will be able to watch Abingdon Vale playing in Division 1. Abingdon Vale Cricket Club have been promoted.

‘Abandoned’ Theme Day

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Abandoned Theme Day
If you move or change one letter the closest place name to ‘Abingdon’ is ‘Abington‘.

Places in England with the name Abington are:

1) The villages of Great and Little Abington in Cambridgeshire
Abandoned Theme Day
2) The Abington district of Northampton
Abandoned Theme Day
Change two letters and you get ‘abandon‘ as in ‘Abandon Ship.’
Abandoned Theme Day
To see other entries to the City Daily Photo theme day of ‘Abandoned’ please look here .. http://cdpbthemeday.blogspot.no/2016/09/october-2016-theme-day-gallery-abandoned.html

VWHDC Freedom Parade

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VWHDC Freedom Parade
The Vale of White Horse District Council presented 3 and 4 Regiments Royal Logistics Corps with the freedom of the Vale from 2016.
VWHDC Freedom Parade
The regiments exercised this freedom with a parade through Abingdon on Saturday 1 October 2016, and were accompanied by the The Band of the Royal Logistic Corps.
VWHDC Freedom Parade
Oxfordshire’s Lord-Lieutenant, Tim Stevenson, inspected the troops as the Queen’s representative. And Councillor Mike Badcock was there as Chairman of the Vale of White Horse District Council. The regiments already had the freedom of the Town of Abingdon, and now have the freedom of the Vale.
VWHDC Freedom Parade
3 and 4 Logistic Support Regiments are based at Dalton Barracks in Abingdon, Oxfordshire. The Regiments are responsible for a variety of logistical support roles, that primarily involve supply and transport and combat support.

The parade began at 10:50 from Ock Street Fire Station. The troops were inspected at the Market Place, and then went to the Roysse Room for refreshments.

Abingdon badminton group needs new players

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Thanks to Steffan for this
Abingdon badminton group needs new players
We’re a friendly group who have been meeting to play badminton each Wednesday evening for many years. Sadly, numbers have been down recently and we would be very much like some new members to join our group.

It’s much more about fun than competition and we welcome all ages and abilities. We tend to play doubles and use the traditional scoring system.

The sessions are from 8pm to 10pm on Wednesdays at John Mason school sports hall. People tend to arrive and leave when they can (so we normally start playing properly around 8:15). It costs £5 a session or £40 for 10 consecutive sessions, to cover the cost of renting the hall. If you’re interested in joining in, please just turn up.