Nearly every Monday

Nearly every Monday there is a Market on the Market Place in Abingdon and today was just such a Monday.

There was a fish stall and bakery,

a butcher,

a large plant and flower stall,

best bananas on the fruit and veg stall,
and on the paper stall: quality gift paper, puzzle books, notebooks, and cards for many occasions including Easter.

That is just a small part of the market. You have to visit it yourself to see the full range. Next Monday is Easter Bank Holiday and will be one of those Mondays when there is no market.

Jubilee Bunting and Palm Crosses

Soon after Midday, on the Market Place, a group from the One Planet Abingdon centre were making a length of bunting to be used during the Jubilee celebrations in June. Other lengths of bunting have been made under the County Hall, but today was warm and sunny.

A group of cyclists were just setting out on a ride.

Martin had been invited to put a stall up and will be back again selling pictures of Abingdon and beyond on the Monday Market.

People were emerging from St Nicolas Church with palm crosses.

It is Palm Sunday.

Market Place this morning

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The Town Crier was on the Market Place announcing a Beer Festival at the Abbey Buildings this weekend.

Members from the Abbey Baptist chapel, next door, were also out on the Market Place to let people know about their activities. They have a Good Friday Service at 10:30 am and an Easter Sunday Service at 10:30 am.

The Church in Abingdon also has a Good Friday procession and united service on Good Friday. The procession will leave Abingdon Library at 11.45 am, proceeding through the town centre to St Nicolas Church for a service at 12 noon.

New Fabulous Flowers Archway

Fabulous Flowers have a new archway into the shop. It incorporates rainbow colours and bows. Very clever.

Meanwhile, the finishing touch has some blue and yellow and Easter lambs.

There are real lambs for anybody walking near Abingdon Lock.

Following my pictures from Albert Park yesterday, Daniel sent a link to an aerial view of the park showing Albert from above, face to face, and all the way down to the ground.