Yesterday in the Albert Park there was a fun day with face painting and a bunny hunt organised by the Abingdon Vineyard Church. Three of the helpers dressed up as bunnies and went and hid. When children had found all three (with tokens to prove it), they could collect a chocolate egg. The event was so popular the organisers ran out of eggs, and eggs are to be dispatched after the event to those who missed out.
At Preston Road Community Centre today residents were invited to take part in the first part of the formation of a plan for the area. The Mayor dropped in to wish everybody well.
Children could draw their big ideas for the area…
Adults were given post it notes to put down their thoughts. From an initial look at the results, I would say that green spaces (parks and river and walks) were seen as good in the area, while traffic, and youth facilities, needed improvement. But lots more work needs now to be done analysing the detail.
The Mayor of Abingdon is seen here opening the latest event in the Community Shop. Beside him is one of the members of the Anglo German Club.
Other societies exhibiting include the Twinning Society, and the European Society,
Both the Anglo German Club and European Society have a program of talks which might interest those who like culture. The Twinning Society is more about exchange visits with our five twin towns, regular social events, and sampling food and drink. Go inside, find out more, and maybe even sample some yourself.
Last time I looked at the Community Shop it had an ecological theme. In the front window was a model of a turbine like we might get to generate power from the Abingdon rivers.
Today I saw the Abingdon Music Centre had taken up residence and an after school concert was about to begin.
Fairly soon the shop will become the Abingdon Arts Festival Community Shop.
George Haslam’s Big Band “Swingtime” are performing this Saturday with Alison Bentley at The Arts Festival Ball.