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In Abingdon the moorings are free but a bit of a free for all

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Bank Holiday Monday on the River
On Saturday was the Mayor’s Junior fishing contest. Bank Holiday Monday saw the senior event with over 30 contestents. It began at 10 am and ended at 3 pm.
Bank Holiday Monday on the River
The boating season does restrict the number of good pitches. Abingdon does have free moorings.

Upstream from the bridge there are no fixed moorings and boat owners hammer in their own spikes and get very close together. In places they double park.
Bank Holiday Monday on the River
The best catches during the day were down near the marina where some of the fishermen caught over 18 lbs. This chap near the bridge got about 13 lbs – the best in his stretch of the river.

Good waterfront – no tourist sign

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Fine Waterfront
John took these on Monday, arriving by Salters’ Steamer from Wallingford. He said “Who can doubt that we have one of the finest waterfronts in Britain.?”
Fine Water Front
Still he says “the A34 points passers-by to Millets Farm instead….”

It is about a year since John last mentioned the lack of a brown tourist sign from the A34. I know far cleverer people than me have tried and been told that historically it was easy to get brown tourists signs but nowadays there are so many criteria to fulfill – it is not easy to get a new one.

Maybe to get such things done you have to stop listening to reason.

2010 Dragon Boat Racing

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As in previous years, rain or shine, the 2010 Dragon Boat Racing was a great event. It had all the ingredients …
practising on dry land
The dry run as teams tried out their oars before boarding …
Vikings waiting to board Dragon Boats
The fancy dress teams waiting to board…
Banging the Drum
The team leader banging the drum…
People watching
The crowds watching and cheering the teams, with stalls and a funfair behind…
Pirates boat drives on
The teams powering down the course as hawaii-five-o played…
Abingdon School Team Hug
The Team Spirit…

And of course raising money for good causes… Each team raised money for charity through sponsorship. The target was £2000 per team, with one third of the money going to the Rotary Club of Abingdon Vesper’s charity fund and two thirds to the team’s nominated charity.