Auctions near Abingdon

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Auctions near Abingdon
Earlier today from 10am until about 2pm there was at auction at Radley Village Hall, just outside Abingdon.
Auctions near Abingdon
There were lots of bargains to be had. The auctioneer said about one vase that “One like it went for about £1000 on ‘Flog It!’ Just £5 for you!”

There were 570 lots in all. It was a good fun auction with cups of tea and bacon butties throughout. I got a box of ephemera for £5. Includes:

  • signed cassette by Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen
  • signed 45rpm record by Bob Anthony, three times holder of the world non-stop singing record
  • etc …

Their next auction is March 8th.
Auctions near Abingdon
Not very far away at Mallams, the professional Auctioneers on the Wootton Road in Abingdon, there is an auction on Monday. The Friday and Saturday before you can visit the showroom to see the lots.

They have 663 lots for this coming Monday. The next auction after that is March 10th.

The Information Centre in Old Abbey House (How it looks before the Move)

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The Information Centre
I popped into the Information Centre at lunch time to find out what is happening in Abingdon over the weekend – entertainment-wise.
The Information Centre
The Town Council started running a Information Centre in 2005, after the Bridge Street tourist information centre had it’s District Council grant cut, and then closed.

(The current Information Centre will be moving to new premises when the Town Council moves to the Guildhall in the coming months.)
The Information Centre
Anyway, on Saturday, the Isis Chamber Orchestra have a concert with music by French Composers – raising money for the Archway Foundation.
The Information Centre
Then on Sunday at the Unicorn Theatre there is a show called Margarita & The House of Love. You can be transported to the warmth of a house in sunny Spain for a couple of hours. It is a musical story, with music by some Spanish Composers and looks very glamorous.

An Old Landfill South of Abingdon

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Old Landfill South of Abingdon
The Sutton Wick landfill site has been filled and landscaped and there is a footpath from Peep-o-Day Lane across to Drayton over the site.
Old Landfill South of Abingdon
Trees have been planted.
Old Landfill South of Abingdon
There is also a lake with an island at the centre
Old Landfill South of Abingdon
where birds are at home.

Lorries no longer come this way from the Drayton Road to the landfill site. The remote area just south of Abingdon is being left for nature to reclaim in a managed way.
Old Landfill South of Abingdon
In one corner of the site there is evidence that Cemex, the multinational company who took over the company that originally extracted gravel from this site, are generating electricity from the methane produced by our old waste.

Cemex work with RSPB on a number of old landfill sites.