The Jumping Game

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The Jumping Game
Henrietta Knight, a retired racehorse trainer, will be signing her latest book The Jumping Game on Saturday 14th April 2018, at Mostly Books in Abingdon.

Later on in the day the Grand National will be run, and so I have looked at the 40 runners with an Abingdon Prism and chosen …

REGAL ENCORE – 28/1 – With the return of a cinema in Abingdon run by the Regal Evesham. The previous Abingdon cinema having been called Regal, this looks the most Abingdon horse to me.

Also ran …
The Jumping Game
GAS LINE BOY – 33/1 – The road closure in Bath Street while they put in a new Gas Line. Boy is that taking a long time!

VIEUX LION ROUGE – 28/1 – Translation in English is Old Red Lion, an old pub in the village of Drayton, only a mile from Abingdon.

Bridge Open

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Bridge Replaced
Thank you to Elizabeth for this picture of the bridge being replaced at the town end of the Ock Valley Walk. The work happened yesterday. Elizabeth says she is delighted, as will be many other people, that the much loved walk is open again after a long closure.

The previous bridge was vandalised and closed almost six months ago.

Three Days Free Mooring in Abingdon-on-Thames

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Free Mooring
As every year there is a crescent of daffodils over the River Thames from Abingdon.
Snake’s Head
Another flower that frequents the wet area under the trees is the Snake’s Head Fritillary.
Free Mooring
New signs have recently appeared over the river saying there is three days of free mooring for boats in Abingdon-on-Thames. Cars get two hours free parking in the council carparks.

Pictures of an Exhibition

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Pictures of an Exhibition
The Abingdon Artists Spring Art Exhibition 2018 is open at St Nicolas Church from April 9th – 14th (10.00 – 4.30 most days and late night Wednesday until 7.00).
Pictures of an Exhibition
Entry is Free but you can splash out £1 on a raffle ticket to win an original pastel ‘Seascape’ by Christine Russell. Runners up prizes are Art Materials and chocolates.

The Abingdon Artists have a programme of talks and demonstrations throughout the year; they also have a Tuesday afternoon group at Christchurch where people bring their own projects to work on; and a Friday morning sketching en plein air group.

More information at www.abingdonartists.org.uk. There will be more art as part of Oxfordshire Art Weeks for the Abingdon, Didcot & Blewbury area from the 19-28th May 2018.