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The Saving of Crazy Golf

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Abingdon Boat Centre
Over the four day, double bank holiday, weekend the sun shone constantly once the Royal Wedding was over. Boats could be hired from The Abingdon Boat Centre on Nags Head Island.
Abbey Meadows Golf
Abbey Meadows golf and tennis facilities were also open over the weekend, with either crazy golf
Abbey Meadows Golf
or pitch and putt. As you may remember back in January, the Vale District Council was looking for possible savings given the reduced grant from central government and the golf and tennis was put forward as a possibility.  So it is good to see the golf saved.

Abingdon Youth Football Club wins higher award

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Abingdon Youth Football Club
Congratulations to Abingdon Youth Football Club on gaining Charter Standard Development Club Status. This is a further development from an earlier award and demonstrates the club has even better trained coaches, good management, and cares for the young people who train with the club, with teams at several different age ranges. The award was presented by the Chair of the Berks and Bucks Football Association to Chris Day (Youth Development Officer).
Abingdon Youth Football Club
The club was founded in 1963, and moved to its current ground in Lambrick Way in 1985. Thousands of young people have already been trained by the club, and thousands more will probably train there in years to come.

Not on the pitch

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Boxhill Rec
At Boxhill Recreation Ground there are three football pitches used by the boys, and girls, of St Edmunds Football Club.
Boxhill Rec
Round the pitch area are four dogbins, the highest concentration of dogbins anywhere in Abingdon.
Boxhill Rec
There are also three notices – including this one next to the Workhouse wall – requesting

“DOG OWNERS
PLEASE EXERCISE YOUR
DOGS AROUND THE EDGE
OF THE FIELD
DO NOT USE THE PITCH AREA”

But before every match or practice the pitches need to be cleared of dog pooh so the children can play football there.

Abingdon Marathon 2010

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Abingdon Marathon 2010
The Abingdon Marathon begins at Tilsley Park. The route is round by Radley Lakes, through the town centre, twice round a circuit from South Abingdon through Drayton and Sutton Courtney, then back through the town centre and up the Wootton Road to Tilsley Park.
Abingdon Marathon 2010
It is a fairly flat course and today started off chilly but soon turned to October sun. (Susan Douglas and Rob Taylor from Abingdon Amblers AC are pictured near Lodge Hill – just a few minutes after the 9 am start.)
Abingdon Marathon 2010
As always it was well organised and friendly with lots of stewards to direct the runners and try to direct the traffic. There were some minor adjustments to the route through the town centre this year – it crossed the Market Place instead of going under the Abbey Gateway just before the 5 mile point.
Abingdon Marathon 2010
Being Abingdon, there are some good waterside stretches like this view from St Helen’s Wharf towards Abingdon Bridge.
Abingdon Marathon 2010
Colin Paton from the Army Athletic Association had the highest number – 1126 – on his vest, but he was to come in as number 1. Colin came in first in 2006 and was disqualified because he had not registered properly so it is good to see him win. Time this year 2:33:48.
Abingdon Marathon 2010
Paul Waterston of Morpeth Harriers came in second, and first in his age category (MV40). Time 2:36:24.
Abingdon Marathon 2010
In the women’s race Helen Taranowski – number 218 – came in first. Time 2:53:52. The rest of the results can be found on www.abingdonmarathon.co.uk. Official photographs available soon at Sussex Sport Photography (thanks for the comment).