The World Cup is due to start in Brazil . Here in Abingdon I am not sure whether The Midget
or the College Oak has the better display of flags. The College Oak has more up front but The Midget has more round the side.
England expects – not a lot this time. It will be an achievement if the England team get over the first hurdle (Italy). Anything after that will be a bonus.
As part of National Volunteers’ Week, Dave Butterworth and Marigold Brown, the OCVA Community Ambassadors for Abingdon opened the community shop in Bury Street on Friday 6 June to help community groups to find volunteers.
They were joined in the Community Shop by the following groups looking for volunteers
Dave says, “We are amazed by the range and depth of community activities in Abingdon and are keen to meet as many groups as possible and see what sort of help they need, whether it is fundraising, finding volunteers or learning about how best to set up and run groups.”
They can be contacted at dave.vol@ocva.org.uk and marigold.vol@ocva.org.uk
Everybody coming up West St Helen Street has a good view of the shop that was Abingdon Fashion and soon will become a Turkish Barber.
When the transformation is complete this new business could provide a new experience to the men of Abingdon. As well as shave, cut, or wet cut I gather there are options like facial steamer, hot towel, mask, and head massage. Or a special including all of them.
A 3,000 sell out audience enjoyed the annual Music in The Park and the weather could not have been better. It turned into one big party with many people coming in groups with family and friends and a picnic. And by the end of the evening the Loose Cannon Beer Tent had run dry.
Local Band ‘Prisoner of Katrina” had many people dancing at the front and said at the end of their set “Who would have thought at 8 O’Clock ths morning it would have turned out like this.”
Skin the Cat and the Awesome Horns, playing R & B and Soul, also had the party people dancing at the front.
Flags were waved and the Abingdon Community Choir led the singing of the Proms. People at the front sang along with: You will Never Walk, Land of Hope and Glory, Sailor’s Hornpipe, No Place Like Home, Jerusalem …
As in previous years Councillor Angela Lawrence led the singing of Rule Britannia, and this year did it as Mayor. The Abingdon Town Band played under the Directorship of Steve Rich. Heroics by him to even be there. He had been taken to hospital that morning – not feeling well.
The Grand Finale of Music / Party in the Park was the singing of the National Anthem and Fireworks.