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Scouts seen packing bags in Tesco in return for small change

Thanks to the Mayor for this report …
Boundary Walk
“36 young people from Oxfordshire will be attending the 22nd World Jamboree in Sweden next summer. Jamboree’s are huge camps with Scouts attending from nearly every country on earth. Lord Baden Powell intended them to foster good relations between countries and promote peace. They’re great fun and they can change young peoples lives, I know, I attended one in Korea in 1991. Today they have been packing bags at tesco in return for small change. If you’d like to help you can also become a Jamboree mate. For a donation of £10 you will be informed of the contingent progress and even get a post card from Sweden.

Flag Flies Half Mast Again

Flag Flies Half Mast Again
I am sad to report that the Abingdon Flag is flying half mast for the second time in three months. This time we ALL regret the passing of Patricia Hobby, our Mayor until a few weeks ago.

Many people in Abingdon will better remember Pat as a primary school teacher. When I ever accompanied her we would meet ex-pupils glad to see her, and she would remember them.
Flower in Full Bloom
I remember David Fleming saying about Pat “One abiding memory of Pat at school was that she used to grow butterflies in her classroom, from caterpillar to butterfly. Her class was always colourful – with a flowery theme, as befitted her interest in Abingdon in Bloom.

Are politicians getting younger?

Morris Men and Fire Men Before the Mayor Making
Wednesday night was the Mayor Making in Abingdon. Duncan Brown, the new Mayor is both a Morris Dancer and part-time Fireman, and both were there to help. The morris dancers performed beforehand, and the Firemen helped get signatures for Duncan’s first charity fund raising event which involved throwing himself out of an aeroplane.
Mayor and Escourt
This is Duncan with his escourt, Sreeja, after the ceremony, saying goodbye to the ‘Honoured Guests’.
Mayor and Deputy Mayor
And here he is again with the new deputy mayor whose name escapes me for the moment. By the way Duncan is thirty three years old which seems quite young to me, but not so young as our new MP who is only thirty.

Are our politicians getting younger?