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An Exhibition of Abingdon People who served in World War 1

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An Exhibition of Abingdon People
People have been working hard putting together an exhibition of people who served in WW1, alongside the 1914-18 Roll of Service. It is in the Community Shop, Bury Street. Some displays are are of families like the Hudsons …
An Exhibition of Abingdon People
and the Kings…

Other displays are of people by street. There is: East St Helen Street, West St Helen Street, Ock Street, The Vineyard etc.

This is mostly thanks to Elizabeth Drury and Jackie Hudson and the Library, but also thanks to people who have donated pictures.

The exhibition will be open next week from Monday to Friday 10-4. Then some of it will move back to the Library. This has been arranged as part of Heritage Open Days which is next weekend.

By the way the Vintage Music Fair, with the gold fly posters, has been organised completely independently of Heritage Open Days. The people organising it were told that Heritage Open Weekend was a busy weekend in Abingdon and decided to try staging an event at the same time. Hopefully it will mean there is something to please everybody.

Abingdon Russian Fat Cat Exhibition attracts National and International Media Interest

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Artweeks in Abingdon
For the next week there is an exhibition in The Barn at Stonehill House (OX14 4AA) called From Icons to I-Cats, showing contemporary Russian Icons alongside masterpieces of Russian Art with the cat, Zarathustra, added in various poses.
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This exhibition has attracted a lot of interest from the media with features in:
BBC – Entertainment
The Independent
Huffington Post

Images of I-cats are available from: http://fatcatart.gallery.

Preview of Atom!

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The Abingdon Science Festival is only a week away. There is a display in the Community Shop Window
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There is also a blackboard outside Mostly Books.
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The event is called ATOM! and there are various events:

Converscience on Thursday 20th March at St Helen and St Katherine School. Robin Ince – commedian and host of R4s infinite monkey cage will host a light hearted science discussion.

Schools Science Fair in the Guildhall on 21st am.

A science “Hiring Fair” at the Guildhall on 21st in the evening.

Talk by Jim Al Khali from Radio 4 on quantum biology the evening of 21st in the Amey Theatre, Abingdon School.

Visualise : Magic and illusion family science show in Guildhall 22nd (several performances).

Science Market and science buskers all day in Market Square on 22nd.
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It could be the first and only science festival in the world to have its own beer with Loose Cannon brewing ATOM!

More details on www.oxscifest.com/atom.

A visit to Abrail 2014

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Abingdon & District Model Railway Club held their annual Abingdon show on March 1st 2014.
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The exhibition guide reminded parents that “model railway scenery is delicate and fingers can cause havoc with someone’s pride and joy.” There was a special railway layout where children could have a go but it did not look as good as this one.
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The real station at Rewley Road Oxford was dismantled in 1999, but the model occasionally tours and visited the show this year, and got a good write up in the Oxford Mail.
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The models are beautiful to look at, real works of art, and a delight to look round.
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Some of the enthusiasts looked to be in their seventh heaven.
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Just to say that in June, Didcot Railway Centre have a special educational event for schools where children will be evacuated on a steam train during a WWII air-raid, and will then learn how they are expected to earn their food and board in their temporary homes. For anyone involved in education who want to find out more email: education@DidcotRailwayCentre.org.uk.