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Armed Forces Day and Thanks to Dalton Barracks

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Armed Forces Day
Armed Forces Day is on Saturday but as schools don’t normally open on Saturday Carswell Scool are having a Camo Day for army charities today (Friday) “Cam Up…Be Cool”
Armed Forces Day
On the Sports Field across the road from Dalton Barracks, everything is being laid out for the Abingdon Station Families Fun Day on Saturday 12 – 4:30, which is followed by a Party in the Park, where among other acts there is an Olly Murs Tribute Act. The event is to say thankyou to families, and local community are very welcome.
Armed Forces Day
Many thanks to Dalton Barracks for allowing Abingdon Town Amateur Boxing Club to train in your excellent gym for another year. A big thanks to Robert who is taking a rest as coach after this year, after many years of coaching, and to Kevin who has led coaching this year. Thanks also to Zaheer and Hamish for all the work they do at the club. If anybody is interested in the art of boxing and would like to help support the club, the AGM is on 11th Aug at Preston Road Community Centre at 7pm.

Open Day and Circus at Stonehill House

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Circus with a difference
On Saturday 6th July from 3 – 6.30 pm there will be a variety of entertainments followed by a circus with a difference …
Circus with a difference
in the barn of Stonehill House.
Circus with a difference
The performers are ‘Street Children’ from Russia.

Upsala Circus is a unique project aimed at giving ‘at risk’ kids, a dream, through learning circus and other skills.
Circus with a difference
If the weather holds good then there will be a chance for people to wander the gardens, enjoy a string quartet playing in the open pavilion, have tea & cakes, look at stalls on the lawn etc. The circus show itself is at 5pm.

Stonehill House is off Oday Hill. The Stonehill house website has the booking details and directions. Many thanks to Anthea for hosting this, and all the other interesting activities she has put on of late.

Carswell School Summer Fete

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Carswell School Summer Fete
Not far from the Mayor of Ock Street celebrations, featured yesterday, Carwell School Summer Fete was happening. It began rainy, but soon brightened up.
Carswell School Summer Fete
The Deputy Head was in the stocks, having wet sponges thrown at him by pupils, parents, and in this case by a school governor by the name of Ann Bittleston.
Carswell School Summer Fete
I gambled 50p on the Carswell Human Fruit Machine but an apple and two pineapples was not a winning combination.

The fete is organised by the Friends of Carwell School, formerly known as the PTA, to get extra funds for the school.

St Edmunds also had a fete in the afternoon.

Mayor of Ock Street 2013/14

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Mayor of Ock Street
Today was the day when the people of Ock Street had the chance to vote for their Mayor for next year.
Mayor of Ock Street
Lesley Arygle was Mayor of Ock Street for seventeen years and still attends the annual day of dance.
Mayor of Ock Street
There were a lot of Abingdon Traditional Morris Dancers out today, many young.
Mayor of Ock Street
There were fewer visitors. Pictured above are the Berkshere Bedlam, the visiting team, from Wokingham.
Mayor of Ock Street
Stuart Jackson another ex Mayor of Ock Street held the office for eleven years.

But the real legends of Abingdon Morris Dancing are The Hemmings Family – a dynasty that Mayored Ock Street for much of the twentieth century.
Mayor of Ock Street
This year Roger Cox was up against two very good candidates, but he won again for the seventh or eighth time, on a very good turnout, and can be seen being chaired along Ock Street.

Behind the scenes the story of this years Mayor Making was that a younger generation have taken over organising the event.