Trinity is supporting a charity called Toilet Twinning. By donating £60 a time they help those in desperate poverty to have access to a proper latrine, clean water and the information they need to be healthy. There are already 13 toilets round the world Twinned with Trinity.

Some members of the church have put a notice in the church magazine “Wishing you all a Happy Christmas and Peaceful New Year. I will not be sending cards but contributing to Toilet Twinning.”

To find out more about how to twin your toilet visit www.toilettwinning.org.

There was the first ever Poppy Festival on the Market Place in Abingdon today – 28th October 2017. Army cadets were out in force to sell poppys, and soldiers from Dalton Barracks came to support the event.

Clare organised the event, and brought together many poppy themed stalls, and people.

There was a stall selling poppy cakes …

A giant poppy was brought into the Market Place to the sound of drum and pipes.

This event is at the commencement of the fortnight of the Poppy Appeal leading up to Remembrance Day on 12th November. Homebase donated a waterfall of poppys like the ones first seen at the Tower of London, if a little smaller.

The Royal British Legion Riders Branch were there. Vintage cars came later.

Thre Titanic house band will be on at the Royal British Legion Club in the evening 8.30 pm,and tomorrow there will be a sponsored poppy run in Abingdon, one of seven being held.

Organised by local Charity Against Breast Cancer, the town was touched with pink today with balloons in shop windows, bras tied round the pillars of the County Hall …

 and a lot of stalls and activities going on the Market Place.

Part fund raiser and part raising awareness, you could look through microscopes at slides showing healthy and cancerous ducts. Against Breast Cancer funds groundbreaking research to improve detection, treatment and increase survival after breast cancer diagnosis.

Mr Hemming’s Abingdon Traditional Morris Dancers provided some of the entertainment, and invited people to join in the last dance. They welcome new dancers, men and women, and you can go along on Monday 16th October at 8 pm to the Royal British Legion on Spring Road to have a go, and any Monday after that.

The Crown and Thistle were there providing burgers. Among their upcoming events is Royal Blood, a murder mystery evening on 10th November.

There were various stalls where you could win prizes such as a lucky person who won on the wine or water game.

Mr Muddle provided an enthralling magic show for the children and adults.

Member of Abingdon Operatic Society were there to sing some songs from their upcoming show Sister Act starting 24th October. Tickets are on sale.

There was lots more …

I know it was mentioned in comments that acacia Abingdon has a just giving page to help the charity while it cannot operate a shop in Abingdon.

The page is here. The just giving page says the shop could be out of operation for a year during which time they will be loosing income for the children they support.