Things have been very quiet on St Helen’s Wharf …
as the road is closed for 2 days for resurfacing work over the other side of the iron bridge.
St Helen’s Wharf Closed for two days
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Category Archives: River Thames
Abingdon on Sea
I hope the boats and the long distance swimmers and the water help make the title ‘Abingdon On Sea’ plausible as a title for the September 2011 Blog Slideshow.
The tune – Lord Franklin – is about a heroic man who was lost at sea trying to navigate polar waters a long time ago and people – who loved him – did not give up hope of finding him … Youtube allows you to search 1000s of audios for a slideshow and this is the one that stuck…
Skies of Blue…
I see skies of blue and clouds of white, a bright sunny day, boats moored for the night, and I think to myself what a wonderful world.
Barges going upstream
smaller boats come down.
People sat together
very near to town …
I see trees of green, red houses too …
Dragon Boat Racing 2011
The Dragon Boat Racing is run annually by the Rotary Club of Abingdon Vesper
to raise money for some of their projects like Barge Trips along the Kennet and Avon Canal, Kids Out Day, working with the Stroke Association, providing equipment and services to schools and hospitals in Africa, Shelterbox and more…
Each crew normally also raises additional sponsorship for their own good cause. It is exhilerating good fun.
Its even gives some people the chance to accompany the Hawaii-five-O theme tune on the drum,
or dress a bit funny.