If you did not catch it live, there was a moving Inside Out special, where comedy writer Paul Mayhew-Archer went in search of a cure for Parkinson’s, a condition he was diagnosed with five years ago. It can be seen again on iPlayer.
Paul lives locally and is very well known in Abingdon as he often comperes the Mayor of Abingdon’s quiz. The picture shows him stocking up on chocolate at the Tesco in Abingdon. Chocolate may help reduce symptoms of Parkinson’s disease.
The second Abingdon Passion Play will be performed on Sunday 13 March 2016 and there will be two performances at 11am and 3pm on the Market Place. Running time is about 90 minutes. Some of the cast were out and about on Saturday handing out fliers.
As a result there will be a road closure in front of the County Hall Museum.
The first Abingdon Passion Play in 2013 took place in the Abbey Meadows, and the Guildhall. Here is a video made from stills and movies done on this blog at the time:
The barriers have gone from the top end of Stert Street. It looks as if the Culvert Repairs have been finally completed.
Just a few signs remain in Old Station Yard. The final part of the work took 8 weeks approximately.
Protective barriers have been there since December 2011. So the project took 4 years and 3 months.
At Trinity Church this morning, the children put together bunches of flowers to give to their mothers, and to other ladies in the church. I’m sure a lot of other churches do something similar on Mothers Day.
Mothering Sunday began as a religious event in the 16th century. The word “motherhood” referred to “Mother Church”, the main church or cathedral in an area. On the fourth Sunday of Lent, people would have returned to the special services at their Mother Church.
Some people may still return to what they consider their Mother Church for Mothering Sunday. But most of us would struggle to now what is our Mother Church.
Mothers Day has become a day for showing thankfulness to Mothers. One day can never be enough for that.