Big 750 Mile Bike Ride for Charity and for Dad

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Thanks to Helen for this story …
CMA Bike Ride
“My husband (from Abingdon) and brother-in-law are undertaking a 750-mile bike ride in memory of their Dad. They are raising funds for the Cardiomyopathy Association (CMA) – a charity that supports sufferers of degenerative heart disease and their families – as well as commemorating their father (who died from cardiomyopathy aged 64 in December) by passing through his favourite places and scattering his ashes in places of particular significance.
CMA Bike Ride
They have taken along their Dad’s restored 1956 split screen Morris Minor as their ‘support vehicle’ (although travelling 750 miles in that will be a feat in itself!).

The schedule for the ride is as follows:

23rd July Glencoe to Balloch
24th July Balloch to Ayr
25th July Ayr to Annan
26th July Annan to Middleton-in-Teesdale
27th July Middleton-in-Teesdale to Threshfield
28th July Thresfield to Holmfirth
29th July Holmfirth toTutbury nr Burton upon Trent
30th July Tutbury to Shrawley nr Droitwich
31st July Shrawley to Stow-on-the-Wold
1st August Stow-on-the-Wold to Marlborough (passing through Abingdon en route!)
2nd August Marlborough to Shaftesbury
3rd August Shaftesbury to Bournemouth

You can follow the ride and all its ups and downs on the CMA Bike Ride blog.”

Abingdon Pigeon Discovers GooSki

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Abingdon Pigeon Discovers GooSki
Thanks to Robert for this report …

‘I observed this strange phenomenon off Margaret Brown Gardens in Abingdon on Monday 24th July at 1800 hrs.

The pigeon in the photo had tried a number of times to land on the back of a Canada Goose and succeeded on the seventh attempt.

I have seen people using jet ski’s, but never a pigeon using a “GooSki.”

Nasio Trust on Market Place

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Nasio Trust
Thanks to Spike for the first picture. Today on the Market Place the Nasio Trust provided most of the stalls and music.
Nasio Trust
They work with young people locally and in Africa. It is “a unique programme offering young people the opportunity of taking control and turning their lives around by engaging in positive activities and fundraising.”
Nasio Trust
Also with a Stall were Youngstar TV – a chance to try out acting this summer at a course at Abingdon Baptist Church, or from September at the Northcourt Centre.

The Olympic Rings in Abingdon

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The Olympic Rings
On the Roundabout near Lodge Hill in Abingdon, drivers coming from Oxford are greeted by a floral  representation of The Olympic Rings. When that symbol was originally designed, in 1914,  those five colours appeared on all the national flags of the world.

Less than 24 hours before the opening ceremony and I have been wondering if we could go one better …
The Olympic Rings
With a touch of paint Abingdon Water Treatment Works could make an Olympic Symbol that could be seen from outer space.