The latest decoration on the postbox in the Market Place in Abingdon has been put there to symbolise
‘those who gave their tomorrow
for our today
LEST WE FORGET’.
Thanks to ‘THE CREATOR’ for the excellent crochet / knitwear.
The big red poppy over the war memorial is there waiting to be turned on soon. The remembrance service is on Sunday 14th.
There are three charity shops with Remembrance Displays. Acacia
Helen and Douglas House, and Sue Ryder.
Abingdon & District Musical Society will hold their 300th Concert on Saturday 13th November 2021 at 7:30 pm in St Helen’s Church.
Programme:
Bushell – ADMS 300 (a specially commissioned coral work by ADMS member, Geoff Bushell to celebrate the 300th ADMS concert)
Dvorak – Te Deum (the Te Deum is a traditional Latin hymn set to music here by Czech composer Dvorak)
Poulenc – Gloria (this is a Mass set to music by French composer Poulenc in 1959 and has soprano solo, orchestra, and choir)
Dvorak – Symphony no. 6 (the sixth of Dvorak’s nine symphonies, inspired by Czech folk music, has warm lyrical melodies.)
Conductor: Alexander Walker
Orchestra Leader: Kate Bailey
Tickets: Adults £14 on the door (£1 children) or £12 in advance. The advance tickets can be obtained from: https://www.wegottickets.com/event/529055 or telephone 01235-521392 or 07979-894-095.
When I walked round the Abingdon Marina Park late this afternoon there was still debris from the Sunday morning winds. Willow branches with leaves were thrown around. One larger branch lay across the path and had been wound with hazard tape.
In other places it did not look so bad in the late afternoon sun.
The park is between the River Thames and the Marina and has a view across to where Swift Ditch rejoins the Thames.
A lone swan was there. Swans are usually seen in pairs or family groups or teenage gangs. Perhaps the family had gone off somewhere and this one was just waiting for their return.
Strong winds on October 31st have blown down leaves. Today, November 1st, all was calm and sunny.
The water of the River Thames looks blue from this angle.
The works at St Helen’s Wharf have all been completed and the benches are back. The ‘Happy to Chat’ bench has moved down a tree. The ‘Happy to Chat’ bench is not just an Abingdon thing. Such benches are used in many places and are intended to combat loneliness and isolation.