On the Roundabout near Lodge Hill in Abingdon, drivers coming from Oxford are greeted by a floral representation of The Olympic Rings. When that symbol was originally designed, in 1914, those five colours appeared on all the national flags of the world.
Less than 24 hours before the opening ceremony and I have been wondering if we could go one better …
With a touch of paint Abingdon Water Treatment Works could make an Olympic Symbol that could be seen from outer space.
There are two competing colour schemes in the civic beds of Abingdon-on-Thames this floral year. There are the Red White and blues for the Jubilee.
There are also the yellows or gold for the olympics. The flowers are from Wick Farm Nurseries on Audlett Drive.
I have seen a couple of shops in town that have created their own versions of the Olympic five hoops logo, and then taken them down before the big day. I hear that the olympics are very precious about who uses their logo and how.
Olympic Gold should be OK.
The torch will be coming through very soon on Tuesday 10 July 2012. Schools and many other local organisations will be out lining the route for this once in a lifetime experience. There could be 20,000+ people along the route in Abingdon with people from surrounding villages and towns.
Last Sunday was Mothers Day – daffodils were given out to the mothers, grand mothers and GGMs in the congregation at Trinity. It was also Revd Richard’s last Sunday before a 4 month sabbatical. The one benefit of being a minister is that every few years you get an enforced sabbatical – or study leave.
21st March – yesterday already – was the first day of spring. (More importantly it was my mum’s birthday.)
The south part of town looks at its best at this time of year with the cherry trees in bloom.
Today there was a UK Budget and Abingdon-on-Thames Town Council had their first full meeting as Abingdon-on-Thames Town Council.
I did intend going to report on the town council meeting. Unfortunately I did not get back from work in time.
Hopefully somebody can let us know what happened.
Jan 21st – 2 months before the official start of Spring and I saw my first daffodil outside the bowling green at the Albert Park. Plenty more look to be on their way. Maybe time to start cutting that grass.