At St Nicolas C.E Primary School there was the May Fair this morning.
The Fair was opened by the Mr Furniss, the Headteacher.
There was traditional Maypole Dancing.
These young ladies have just been to the face painting stall… Butterfly and Japanese Princess.
I have just checked the e-mail and there are 3 reports from different correspondents. It is always good to hear from others. Thanks to Ian for the first…
“At the end of last term, some intrepid year 7 students volunteered to help clear all the rubbish that had blown up against the fence with Dunmore School over the last few years. They cleared several bin bags worth of litter. The constant rain failed to dampen their spirits, although the rewards of Mr Dennett’s big box of biscuits may have also helped keep enthusiasm high.
This latest drive to help clear the environment of Fitzharrys and the local area comes after all of year 7 cleared the field, all weather pitch and fences of our neighbours of litter. Students are also now eating their lunches in the hall to stop food waste and litter spreading around the school and community service volunteers work with the site team to help keep the school spotless.”
I am sad to report that the Abingdon Flag is flying half mast for the second time in three months. This time we ALL regret the passing of Patricia Hobby, our Mayor until a few weeks ago.
Many people in Abingdon will better remember Pat as a primary school teacher. When I ever accompanied her we would meet ex-pupils glad to see her, and she would remember them.
I remember David Fleming saying about Pat “One abiding memory of Pat at school was that she used to grow butterflies in her classroom, from caterpillar to butterfly. Her class was always colourful – with a flowery theme, as befitted her interest in Abingdon in Bloom.“
There were two 150th anniversary celebrations in Abingdon yesterday.
2010 is the 150th anniversary of the founding of Our Lady’s School, Abingdon, in 1860 by the Sisters of Mercy. Yesterday, many former pupils returned for a huge reunion. The senior school has only this year become Co-ed and the first boys are currently in year 7. I did a blog on the Sisters back in 2006
The second 150th Anniversary was the Air Cadets. People have not been flying that long admittedly, but cadets came into existence after the Crimian War 150 years ago. Army Cadets, Air Training Corps, Combined Cadet Force and Sea Cadet Corps all trace their origins to 150 years ago. The Cadet Forces were initially formed to help bolster the country’s defence numbers after the Crimean War. It gave early training to young people, some of whom would join the forces and be already well prepared.
150 Cadets each had a twenty minute training flight, each in a powered gliders from Dalton Barracks to celebrate the anniversary. They started flying at dawn on the longest Saturday and finished at dusk. Thanks to them for these few pictures taken over Abingdon and coming to land at Dalton Barracks…
