The annual fun in the park was on this afternoon. As usual there were lots of community stalls, and as the weather held out there were also lots of people.

This stall is run by the north and south Abingdon Children’s Centres.

At fun in the parks there is always the chance to try something new – like Scottish Country Dancing.

or dash under the coloured parachutes before they comes down.

I had a go at the quiz at the Green Gym stall.

I did hear that one of the ex pubs we visited yesterday had an incident soon after. The fridge started leaking gas and Stert Street got closed as a result. The ex pub was the George and Dragon.

The Nasio Trust was formed to build centres to care for children affected by HIV in Kenya. They also work with young people locally who learn a lot by raising money to travel to Kenya to help. The project is called Operation Exit 7 – a link can explain better than me

This group of young people, some who currently live at The Foyer, in Abingdon, had organised today’s fund raising day on the Market Place.

There was also a group there from Berinsfield involved in a similar project.

I’m afraid I must have missed the performance by traditional African Masai Dancers, but did have some very good rice and peas thanks to ACKHI from East Oxford.

There were also a number of music performances during the day, face and nail painting, cakes, a bouncy castle, a roundabout, fairground hammers, and two tombolas – one at 50p and one at a pound a go.

Somebody suggested that stocks should be brought back in earnest for people who had had too much to drink the night before, but at the Fairtrade event on the Market Place it was more a chance to throw wet sponges at some well known Abingdon people.

Paul Townsend – Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce…

Heather Brown, of Choose Abingdon, answering a call from one of the town centre shops – after getting a dowsing.

Duncan Brown, last year’s Mayor, getting one right in the googles.

(More pictures of  the Fairtrade event on the Market Place in a bit.)