The Brewery Tap had a Music Festival and a Beer Festival at the same time. It was part of the Abingdon 2010 Arts Festival.

Taking part were the SWINGTIME Big Band – conducted by George Haslam.

The trumpet player in the back row also doubled as the singer.

Thanks to John for pictures of Palm Sunday at St Michael’s. It is traditional to parade on Palm Sunday. At Trinity, nearby, we were not so daring, and the children and some adults paraded round inside the church while a hymn was sung, but St Michael’s Church paraded from the Albert Park back to their church building.

The colour used throughout Lent is purple, and during the week before Easter the crucifix is covered at some churches.

This was one of the last shows in the Abingdon Arts Festival. Wesley Smith was introducing songs from the Movies played by the joint Abingdon Concert Band and Bicester Concert Band. Both bands have the same conductor so such a collaboration does not seem too unusual.

With fifteen minutes to go the place was already packed. It was a sell out and this is about the nearest seat I could find. You can just about make out Wesley seated to the left of the stage.

For three nights the High Street has been closed for resurfacing. On night 1 they dug up the old tarmac. On night 2 they laid most of the new tarmac.

On night 3 they tarmaced the the Bus Layby and other fiddly areas.

All looking very nice first thing this morning.

It is just a shame that the pavements will need to be pulled up and relaid. People have been told by County Councillors that some of the slabs were the wrong size and as a result it has gone awry.