Abingdon Cancer Research UK are wearing 100 ‘Frocks’ in 1 month for Stand Up To Cancer.
In week 2 the fair came to town. There was also a rainy start to the week, brightening later.
The Mayor of Abingdon, Councillor Helen Pighills, visited Cancer Research UK’s shop in Bury Street this morning, and is seen here with Clare.
There is also an ever changing display of frocks in the shop window.
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Thanks to Clare for this …
In October we are Standing Up to Cancer, a national campaign between Cancer Research UK and Channel 4 to raise funds for life-saving research.
Here at the Cancer Research UK shop in Bury Street, Abingdon, we have also designated October “Froctober” – a month in which staff and volunteers will every day be wearing dresses that have been donated to us.
We will be modelling 100 dresses throughout the month, raising money through sponsorship as well as through the sale of the dresses.
Cancer has touched too many people and these dresses demonstrate the generosity of our supporters. They range from high street favourites such as Boden and Karen Millen to designers like Diane von Furstenberg and Joseph Ribkoff.
Friday October 9 is “Froctober Friday”. Please join us by dressing up on Friday October 9 and making a donation. You can wear a frock or
something in the Stand Up to Cancer colours, which are orange, red, yellow, white or black.
You can follow the fashions on our Facebook and JustGiving pages:
www.facebook.com/abingdonshop
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Abingdon has been turning pink in preparation for the annual Splash of Pink Day organised by Against Breast Cancer – an Abingdon based charity.
Shops joined in by competing in the shop window competition…
Third place went to Rosie’s Tea room,
Second place to Robert Stanley,
The winner’s award was presented at the end of a day of activities on the Market Place.
As always, the cup cake stall was very popular, as was the design a cup-cake stall.
The weather could not have been nicer in late September. You could feel the force at times, and people were just throwing £5 and £10 notes into the collecting buckets.
Otto (pictured above), and Harvey, search dogs from Buckinghamshire, came to let people know that they are trained to locate missing persons.
There was music from the group BMW, Abingdon Operatic, Abbey Sax, and Abingdon Community Choir.
Entertainment also included Ashnah Tribal belly dancers …
TheFlyin’ Aces street dancers, Strawberry Fayre Majorettes …
and Mr Hemmings Traditional Abingdon Morris dancers. There were also appearances from some well known cartoon characters who look much bigger in real life.
Having danced round Daleks earlier in the year, Traditional Abingdon Morris Dancers danced round Storm Troopers, from Star Wars, on this occasion. The sky is the limit as far as they are concerned.
And the prize for the shop window competition went to …
Masons, for their double front shop at 20 and 22 Bath Street.
Thanks to Hollie, from Pure Marie on Bath Street, for this ….
For the second year running we will be taking part in the Breast Walk Ever on Sunday 6th September 2015 to raise money for the Abingdon based charity, Against Breast Cancer, and we would really appreciate your support!
This 13.5 mile half marathon will take us along the River Thames across all sorts of difficult terrain!
Last year we managed to raise over £700 and this year, with your help, we would love to smash that target!
Donating to our JustGiving page is easy – just follow this link and click Donate: http://www.justgiving.com/owner-email/pleasesponsor/TeamMarieBoutique
JustGiving sends your donation straight to Against Breast Cancer so it’s a quick and safe way to donate.