South Abingdon Children’s Centre – Crayon Fence

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Crayon Fence
At the South Abingdon Children’s Centre, on Caldecott Chase, the Mayor of Abingdon, Cllr Charlie Birks, did a bit of DIY to fix the last crayon to the fence.Crayon Fence
He also gave a speech thanking everybody who helped get the centre back up and running. It is now run by the Abingdon Carousel Charity.

It is the end of National Volunteers Week – a week in which the UK celebrates volunteers and says thank you to them for the contribution that they make. Charlie thanked all the volunteers who have given time to get the children’s centre working, or who volunteered elsewhere in Abingdon.
Crayon Fence
There is a named crayon for each of the organisations that have helped provide funding or done work to make sure the Children’s Centre opened.

Other news from the Children’s Centre is that a new Saturday Club has started and it runs between 9.30am and 12. They do things like stories, science, cooking, planting and gardening, music, art and crafts. Parents or carers stay with the children, who can be any age – although activities will mostly suit pre-schoolers.

Unidentified circular structure

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Unidentified circular structure
Lyn asks does anyone know what this circular structure is? It was found by the Abingdon Health walkers.  It is situated off the Thames path in a wooded area opposite the St Helens slipway. There are a few steps up to the wall of the building and it’s  been used as a fire pit recently.
Unidentified circular structure
There is a pretty little stone bridge over a ditch nearby that looks about the same age.

I do not have a good answer and so thought I’d direct the question here.

Summer Choral Concert, Abingdon Country Market, and Marina area Litter Pick – Saturday 8th June

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Whats On
The Abingdon and District Musical Society will hold its Summer Choral Concert on Saturday 8th June at 7:30 pm in St Helen’s Church. They will be performing Stabat Mater by Dvorak.
Whats On
The Abingdon Country Market will be at the Salvation Army in West St Helen Street on Saturday 8th June (2nd Saturday in the Month) from 10.00 am to 12.30 pm. They have homemade cakes, preserves, bread, eggs, plants and flowers (in season, locally grown). Also Crafts and cards.
Whats On
Then the is a Abingdon Marina area clean up organised by the Rotary. The event is in support of World Oceans Day, (https://www.worldoceansday.org/ ) to reduce the amount of plastics getting into the Thames and flowing on to the sea.

Anniversary of Dunkirk (79 years) and D Day (75 years) – Abingdon Men who made the ultimate sacrifice

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Thankyou to Steve for this article. Steve’s late uncle, Eric McIntyre helped him compile this list. Eric went over on D Day + 6 (June 12th 1944) as part of a tank regiment. He survived the war. Steve says …

This week, some 79 years ago the evacuation of over 330,000 British and Commonwealth members of the British Expeditionary Force were successfully evacuated from the beaches of Dunkirk by an armada of “Little Ships”

However, there was a resolute rear guard of about 20,000 who kept the Nazis at bay and were not so lucky. They were either captured, wounded or killed and sadly some of Abingdon’s finest were among them.
Anniversary of Dunkirk
Bedworth – Charles, Lance Serjeant 5337501, Royal Berks Reg, son of Ernest & Daisey, died of wounds on 21-05/1940, Hainaut, Belgium.
Bennett – Albert Ernest, Prvt 5110890 2nd bat Royal Worcs reg, son of Lilian Hart of Abingdon,died of wounds 30-05-1940,Wulverdingehe,Belgium
Lee, Reginald Percival, Prvt 5336463, Royal Berks Reg, son of Richard & Winifred of Abingdon, died of wounds 29-05-1940, Zuidschote, Belgium
Marsh, Henry John, 5333164, Royal Berks Reg, son of Henry & Ivy, husband to Ann of Abingdon, died of wounds 24-05-1940, Dunkirk, Belgium
Rutty, Lewis Bernard, 5337644, Royal Berks Reg, son of Henry & Elizabeth of Abingdon, died of wounds 10-05-1940, Zuidschote, Belgium
Rutty, Leslie Henry, 5337661, Royal Berks Reg, brother of above, died of wounds 01-06-1940, Veurne, Dunkirk (uncle went to school with them)
Anniversary of Dunkirk
This week some 75 years ago the biggest invasion force ever assembled prepared to sail to Normandy on June 6th 1944, D-Day. Once more some of Abingdon’s finest made the ultimate sacrifice.

Belcher, Lieutenant Raymond Charles, 258144 6th Airborne Reconnaissance Group, died on D-Day and is buried at Ranville, Normandy,
(Uncle went to school with him too and spoke of Hitlers orders to shoot all paratroopers on sight)
Burborough, Rex, 5110473, Royal Warwickshires,son of William & Lucy of Abingdon died on 13-07-44 (D + 37) Ryes cemetery, Calvados
Wicks, Major James Macrae, 64611 son of Reginald & Elenor of Abingdon, 1st Bat Hampshire Reg, died of wounds Caen,12-06-1944 (D+6)

(Image of D-Day from Wikipedia from File:D-day – British Forces during the Invasion of Normandy 6 June 1944 B5246.jpg.)