The Abingdon Spring Clean began in South Abingdon today when 26 bags of rubbish were collected. It was organised by AbiBinit

There was also a litter pick along the Ock Valley Walk, organised by the Green Gym , and one on Northcourt Road, Northcourt Lane and Oxford Road. There could have been others.

The Spring Clean will continue in the town centre tomorrow when AbiBinit lead a litter pick from the town centre. Volunteers can meet at 10 am outside Costa in the precinct. But if you get there a bit later there is usually somebody directing.

More pictures can be seen on the AbiBinit Facebook Group.

The Church in Abingdon annual Lent Lectures began this evening at Trinity Church. They run for five weeks.

Lent starts on Ash Wednesday – after Shrove Tuesday, 5th March, and ends on Easter Sunday, 21st April. Some people gives something up for Lent, and give the money to charity instead.

Today was also the hottest February day on record in some parts of the UK – the first time a temperature of over 20 c has been recorded in winter.

We could do an environmental pledge this Lent. Any ideas?

Thankyou to Helen for this poster  in advance of the start of the big spring clean.

Regarding the town centre I know that the local councils do litter pick some areas regularly. Along West St. Helen Street, a man does an excellent job clearing up the drink and fast food containers after Friday and Saturday night.

Other places are just a trap for litter that are very difficult to clear. For example, next to the Reynolds Way Supermarket there is a hedge that traps a lot of litter, and you notice it when there are no green leaves.

There have been three warm sunny days in Abingdon. It has started to feel like Spring is here a bit early. The sky looked so blue over the Guildhall and the new grass so green on Roysse Court. Which reminds me it is Guildhall Open weekend 10:00am to 6:00pm.

More sunshine making a dazzle at Abingdon Bridge.

Some school children arrived back in Abingdon late in the afternoon, with a placard, after their school strike and big protest march in Oxford about the future of the planet. Looking at the reports there could have been 1500 taking part in Oxford, one of 60 marches. One slogan read ‘There is no Planet B’.