June 2012 Slideshow
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Biggest Ever Local Excellence Market
There were a record 33 stalls at the Local Excellence Market organised by the Abingdon-on-Thames Chamber of Commerce, and all week there have been notices up to advertise the event.
The Mayor, Monica Lovatt, walked through to have a look around on the way to Abingdon School where today is prize giving.
The Veg Van was there. It will be stopping weekly at the Northcourt Centre on Friday, 8.15 – 9am, selling local produce. It will do other stops if there is sufficient demand for an area. More details at Cultivate Oxford
There were a mix of chamber members, and stalls from the Farmers Market such as the cheese man.
There were also craft stalls such as the The Pathway Workshop. This young lady was painting one of their signs before taking it home.
Green Roofs on the Old Gaol
Looking down on the Old Gaol it appears that about half the flat roofs on the new build will have vegetation. The Old Gaol website says, in the sustainability section “Sustainability features include: Green roof technology on some buildings to reduce annual water run-off by at least 50% …”.
40 years of Bingo
There is Bingo every Tuesday at Preston Road Commuity Centre, and has been for many years. Doors open at 7pm. Eyes Down at 8pm.
The bingo was started by Abingdon Boys Football Club (now called Abingdon Youth Football Club) at Tatham Hall ( now called the Northcourt Centre) in the 1970s, and moved to Preston Road when the football club moved from Box Hill Recreation Ground to Southern Town Park. Bingo was a useful fund raiser for the football club and when they decided to stop running bingo, Preston Road Community Centre Association took up running the bingo to help raise funds for improvements to the centre.
This evening was the AGM of Preston Road Community Centre Association.