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Yeah Baby 4 – Free Music Festival

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Yeah Baby 4
On the Market Place in Abingdon today and until late is the 4th Free Music Festival “Yeah Baby”. First picture shows the Blind Dogs Blues Band (from Sutton Courtney, Drayton, and Wantage).
Yeah Baby 4
For the first time there is a beer stall on the Market Place – so a bit of a trial.
Yeah Baby 4
Money is being raised for the Festival Charities which are all on the Yeah Baby Website
Yeah Baby 4
Florian Stoermer ran a Marathon and a half, ending on the Market Place soon after noon, and raised over £2,000 for the charities. The sun is warming up now. The early rain is gone.
Yeah Baby 4
There will be lots more bands through the day.

Abbey Brass Tweets from Saddleworth

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Abbey Brass at Saddleworth
Today many bands, including the Abbey Brass from Abingdon, have converged on Saddleworth in the North of England.

Saddleworth is an area near Oldham comprising several villages. There has been a day of processions with bands marching through the villages in the area.

Abbey Brass at Saddleworth
The last picture I have of the Abbey Brass was taken back in April on Clubs and Societies Day. But at Saddleworth they are mixing with the likes of the Brighouse and Rastrick Colliery Band, and bands from round the world.
Abbey Brass at Saddleworth
After the parades the bands, including the Abbey Brass, seen here playing March: The Thames Valley, take part in contests in various Saddleworth villages to win some big money prizes.

The only news comes from their tweets …

We’re about to do our first march at Whit Friday

Dobcross now, after a long queue through Uppermill   (two of the villages)

A lot of fun – more than 100 buses & bands, and massive crowds. Lovely evening too!

Its all over.

Flash Choir in Waitrose Abingdon

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The choir sang first in Abingdon Market Place but had more impact when they perfomed the same song “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” and disrupted the shopping experience for 2 minutes at Waitrose Abingdon where I think they were asked to leave. This was part of the Big Sing that kicks of the Abingdon Arts Festival. Money raised from the Big Sing goes to Christian Aid.

(if the video does not work on the blog just press the youtube image bottom right to watch on youtube.)