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Splash of Pink Day 2015

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Splash of Pink Day
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.
Splash of Pink Day
As always, the cup cake stall was very popular, as was the design a cup-cake stall.
Splash of Pink Day
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.
Splash of Pink Day
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.
Splash of Pink Day
Entertainment also included Ashnah Tribal belly dancers …
Splash of Pink Day
TheFlyin’ Aces street dancers, Strawberry Fayre Majorettes …
Splash of Pink Day
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.
Splash of Pink Day
And the prize for the shop window competition went to …
Splash of Pink Day
Masons, for their double front shop at 20 and 22 Bath Street.

Pure Marie and The Breast Walk Ever

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Thanks to Hollie, from Pure Marie on Bath Street, for this ….
Pure Marie
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.

World Record Loom Band to reach the Moon

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Loom Bands to the Moon
The new world record is on The Guinness World Records.

It can also be read about it on The BBC , Abingdon Herald, BT.com …

Skye Hall took part in the children’s craze of weaving small colourful bands into bracelets, but took it to another level while undergoing treatment for cancer. He had the dream to make a loom band long enough to stretch to the moon. His courage and dream has seen his family and friends this week taking the world record.
Loom Bands to the Moon
Today there was a fun day at the Abingdon Business Park, and the presentation of the certificate by The Mayor, Helen Pighills, who has made Blue Skye Thinking one of her charities.

They are continuing to fund raise so other young lives can be saved.

Walk on the Ridgeway

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Thanks to Naomi for sending me this…
Ridgeway
Naomi helps fund raise for a local Oxford/Abingdon charity called Flexicare. They have been going for thirty years and provide sitting in / care at home for families who have a child with severe physical and/or learning disability.

Over the weekend the charity had two fundraising walks around the Ridgeway including a wheelchair accessible route.
Ridgeway
The refreshment tent was at Scutchamer Knob.

The next Flexicare fund raiser is a concert at the Natural History Museum in Oxford on June 19th.