In the top room of Abingdon Museum is an exhibition about The Boys’ Brigade in Oxfordshire 1888 – 2008 (120 years).

There was once an Abingdon Company – the 1st Abingdon – who met at the Congregational Church. That is the classical building beginning to be cleared and redeveloped to become an Ask Restaurant.

The 1st Abingdon Company were in existence from 13th February 1926 to some time in 1928. To quote the Boys’ Brigade Website “Little is known about the Abingdon Boys Life Brigade Company. Were you or a relative a member of this Boys’ Brigade Company? Or do you have any details that you could share. If so please contact us at oxfordshire@boys-brigade.org.uk“

It may be just one of those things that will remain shrouded in mystery.

Hardly had the ink dried on the ‘Co-op Building – May Progress‘ post, and they were taking down the scaffolding.

So what do people think now it can be seen as a building? I have heard one complaint from more than two people ‘Those drainpipes were not like that on the plan. ‘

We now await false shop windows and Co-op sign.

The Abingdon Flag has replaced the Union Jack for a day, and has been flown at half mast on top of the County Hall. This is because a former Mayor of Abingdon – Ada Dyson, aged 92 – has recently passed away.

Not just one…

but two round straw bales were in the river today. One boater was saying to another “Young people just can’t leave anything alone nowadays.”

At Rye Farm Meadow, beside the river, a couple of tractors were stacking square straw bales, and putting them straight onto a trailer.