This ‘Shock! Abingdon Gnome Beheaded‘ picture was one that I missed back in March. It got captured by the Abingdon Walks Instant Photo Blog instead.
Things are looking a little better for the Abingdon Gnome today. His head is back on, and he is not alone anymore.

Tony Garrard has been the regular organist at Trinity Church, playing Sundays, Weddings, and Funerals since 1981. Revd Richard Bittleston, thanking Tony for his commitment, and unfailing attendance over 28 years in what is a voluntary post, calculated that Tony had spent two years of his life at the Trinity Keyboard. Tony retired last Sunday, and Richard unveiled a plaque in his honour on the organ.

Tony is also well known, in Abingdon, as a supporter of the charity Mencap.

On the Market Place, Heelas Heating were letting people know that their new eco friendly heating and energy showroom will be opening at 83 Vineyard on Sunday June 7th. They have a good web site, and good taste in dogs.

It was another beautiful day. This horse and carriage were heading up Stratton Way towards a wedding. It was a good day for weddings. And a good day for the Abbey Meadow and Open Air Pool. If anything they were even more packed than last weekend.

Another new business opened up down Ock Street… Club 100, a new fitness centre. They kicked off their first day with a Community Weight Loss Challenge.. Biggest Loser wins the £200 prize.

The Ock Street Traffic queue is, of course, not so new…

Good news that the Northmoor Trust will now manage Thrupp Lake, and that its future is now secure.

Bullfield Lake, next door, looks quite unaffected by the campaign that has been waged between nPower and Save Radley Lakes.

This other lake got filled in with ash from Didcot Power Station a few years ago.

They began as gravel pits but over the years Bullfield Lake and Thrupp Lake became established lakes with wildlife.