Careers Week and Open Day from Abingdon and Witney College

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Abingdon and Witney College
As part of National Careers Week 2021, Abingdon and Witney College‘s careers team is offering out its services to the wider public as well as the College‘s students. They are  running a FREE drop-in service during lunchtime (12 – 2pm) and later in the afternoon (4 – 5pm) everyday between 1st – 5th March. See https://www.abingdon-witney.ac.uk/national-careers-week-2021 for more information. There are also webinars that can be watched at anytime.
Abingdon and Witney College
Earlier in February they had a Virtual Open Day for anybody interested in courses at the college. Since the open day was virtual the webinars can still be viewed by visiting https://www.abingdon-witney.ac.uk/college-guide/past-events/february-virtual-open-week-2021-start. They use Microsoft Teams.
Abingdon and Witney College
I walked round the college this morning and took pictures of the trees in blossom.
Abingdon and Witney College
There did not appear to be a lot of cars or students about. The college is closed for face-to-face learning except to vulnerable students and the young people of key workers, where appropriate. It is open to all students for remote / online learning. The college are reviewing the latest government advice before telling students about any face-to-face reopening.

Swift Ditch bridge rebuilt

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Swift Ditch
Yesterday, I got a message and two pictures from Michael to say ‘The Swift Ditch Bridge near the old lock is being repaired. It is closed until about March 5th. That means you cannot get from Abingdon Lock to the path by the railway line that leads to Culham.’Swift Ditch
The warning notice was still up there today.
Swift Ditch
The bridge had however been put back together and there were no barriers, today. Some people were walking across.
Swift Ditch
Swift ditch leaves the River Thames above Abingdon Lock and rejoins the River Thames near Culham Bridge.
Swift Ditch
Work is continuing at Abindon Lock on ‘Reconstructing of tail layby and canoe portage’. Progress has been held up by the weather.
Swift Ditch
I will see Michael tomorrow on Zoom at the Abingdon Share a Poem group where the topic is Rivers. One poem I may read is this one by Oswald Couldrey. I found it in the book Local Colour – an anthology of local poems from 1951. Oswald worked and travelled, painted and wrote, in India and surrounding countries from 1909-1919, and must also have known Myanmar (then known as Burma).

March Mirrors

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Mirrors
This mirror was on display in Caldecott Road, Abingdon almost a year ago when the UK first went into lockdown because of Covid-19. The mirror has the rainbow of hope, NHS (national Health Service), and the phrase ‘This too shall pass’.

For other photos on the same theme of Mirrors for the month of March from the City Daily Photo Blog Community, click here.

Golden Evening Walk by the River Thames in Abingdon

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Evening Walk
This goose has settled down but with its 360 degrees vision is not going to be taken by surprise. I read on one blog that geese can see more colours than us. They have finer sensitivity to green to discriminate the tenderest green grass to nibble.
Evening Walk
As the sun went down the stones of Abingdon Bridge took on a golden / honey colour.
Evening Walk
Reflected in the water it was like liquid gold.
Evening Walk
I walked on the other side of the River Thames with views back to St Helen’s Church, and saw a bunch of blue flowers growing all alone, near the trees. They could be Chinodoxia.
Evening Walk
The sun set at about 5:45.

There was a little frost this morning at sunrise, but the sky was clear of cloud all day and so lots of people were out walking and enjoying the sunshine. It felt congested in places – with people and not cars.