Street Pastors first hit the streets in Brixton in 2003 when some men from a church decided they would not just pray about all the troubles of modern life but get out there and do something. At first the police were worried that the Street Pastors might be some sort of vigilante group like the Guardian Angels, but very soon found them a positive influence, and now there are over 8000 street pastors serving in over 300 towns and cities.

If the people recruited tonight, at the launch event at the Strattons Night Club, complete and pass their training, then Street Pastors could be comimg to the Friday and Saturday Abingdon nightlife within months.

Most of the Christmas lights in the town centre were off tonight. That could be because we are beyond Twelfth Night (5th December).

But some of the lights along Bath Street are still on.

According to wikipedia, there are some that count the 6th December as Twelfth Night because they start each new day at sunset, so Twelfth Night precedes Twelfth Day.

Anyway,  Christmas trees can be recycled on the Market Place on Saturday 8th January by a very friendly group of lads… or they can be taken to Millets Farm up to Saturday 15th January, or put out next to your brown bin if you pay for a brown bin.

No fresh snow but there is plenty of crusty snow from a week ago. The pavements are slippery.

Merry Christmas From Abingdon. This is possibly the first white Christmas we have seen in all the years we have lived here. (Pictures taken near Abingdon Lock. )