The new murals on the wall near the Reynolds Way shops have been revealed, and to celebrate there was a pig roast. The murals are a mix of old and new…
A sea picture (from 2002), A play-ground painting (from 2009)…
A street scene in South Abingdon (from 2009). To see the others you will have to get down there.
“Keep stylishly dry in a rainy Abingdon under a beautiful umbrella!”
This stall, raising money for the Abingdon Breakaway Club, went for colour.
These church people praying for healing were more restrained.
The students from the performing arts course at Abingdon College had one HUGE umbrella. They were dancing and singing…
I was asked during the singing “What about sound for a change?” Here it is, if a little shaky…
Friday June 5th to Sunday June 7th.
Thanks to Sue H for these pictures of the start of the 300 mile bike ride, before the rain set in. The cyclists were sent off by the Mayor and a D Day veteran, Maurice Armstrong, yesterday.
The 18 cyclists, with support vehicle, are doing it to raise money for the Pathway Workshop – a charity which provides employment and training for disabled people.
The cyclists are going to Abingdon’s twin town, Argentan, but en-route will be doing their own D-Day Landing. (The Normandy Landings were on June 6, 1944.)
And for those who could not join them, there are more cycling events planned during Bike Week – June 13th-21st. See the Abingdon Diary for the details.
A Big swing…
from a good election result for the Lib-Dems in 2007 ….to… 2009, when the electors of Abingdon have chosen four Conservative County Councillors. The winning candidates are shown above.
Not just Abingdon, but most of Oxfordshire has turned blue.
From time to time I looked in on the County Council Website and was shocked when I saw This Abingdon result come in at about 11:30. The County Council site then crashed. Peter Jones was to win some hours later but not by quite such a huge margin.
Meanwhile, after many days of glorious sunshine, the rain set in.