In the evenings somebody has been working in this shop – decorating.

He looks not dissimilar to the owner of Abingdon Outdoor Traders . Time will tell.

The Rotary Club of Abingdon Vesper were out raising money for one of their projects: Shelter Box. Such boxes have been deployed recently in Burma after the Cyclone. Each box contains a tent (as seen behind),

a stove, water purication and emergency supplies. Once empty the box itself becomes a store for clean water. Shelter Box is an all in one package that costs just over £400 a go.

Looking downstream from Abingdon Weir is like looking out from the back of a cross channel ferry.

Above the Weir the surface of the water shows barely a ripple.

Greater Celandine grows on the banks.

In some places the river widens, to form pools, and water-lilies can be found off the main navigation path.

All is calm apart from Swift Ditch. It once was the main navigation route, but nowadays is probably best avoided by all but canoes.

On the Market Place was acoustic music from various local singers and groups, put on by “The Legendary Skittle Alley“. This is Glenda Huish, and Leigh Alexander.

Skittle Alley also have concerts in Abingdon on June 7th at 2PM in the Unicorn Theatre, and 7.30 PM at the Stocks Bar (Crown and Thistle).

Also taking place was the Abingdon Free Wi-Fi Launch + balloon race. You can pick up the Wi-Fi along the precinct, along High Street, and in the Abbey Meadows. More riverside locations to be added soon.

Using the free town centre and riverside Wi-Fi, provided by CTS, I ran a Caption Competition. The Caption was ‘What I love about Abingdon is…”

Most captions are on a specially created loveabingdon.blogspot.com – to be judged by the Mayor. A few got put here. Including one from Pam, featured on this blog recently dueting with Julie Felix .