Abingdon Music Centre to move

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Abingdon Music Centre
When one door closes, another door opens.

Abingdon town centre will be loosing the presence of Abingdon Music Centre as their lease at the Magistrate’s Court comes to an end. The Music Centre began life in the Old Gaol in 1975 and moved to The Old Magistrates Court in 2002 when The Old Gaol closed for development. The Magistrate’s Court is part of the Guildhall owned by Abingdon-on-Thames Town Council which the town council now needs for their own use.

Abingdon Music Centre have announced a new partnership with Larkmead School, and will be moving to premises at Larkmead School from September 2017.

More pictures from yesterday – Palm Sunday

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Thanks to Elizabeth and Peter for more pictures taken yesterday.
Palm Sunday
It was Palm Sunday yesterday, and Elizabeth sent me a picture of the Palm Sunday Procession round St Helen’s Church beside the River Thames in Abingdon. Palm Sunday commemorates the entrance of Jesus into Jerusalem riding on a donkey, when people welcomed him with palm branches, and the people in yesterday’s procession carried crosses made from palm leaves.
Rowing
Peter sent me some more pictures taken during the Spring Head rowing yesterday. Here is one rower after the race near Abingdon Bridge.
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Here are rowers going under Abingdon Bridge.
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A picture from the bridge looking down giving a feeling of movement.
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And from Nags Head Island near Abingdon Bridge

Abingdon Rowing Club hold annual Spring Head of the River time trials

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Rowing
The Abingdon Rowing Club chose the warmest day of the year for the annual Spring Head of the River time trials. Boats were put into the River Thames at the landing stages alongside Rye Farm Meadows.

Lots of people were there to enjoy the spectacle and the sunshine.
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The rowers then rowed under Abingdon Bridge, and beside St helen’s Church, to the start at Culham Reach, passing the finish along the way.
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There was rowing throughout the day as rowers were divided into four divisions. So at most times there were rowers either rowing to the start, or racing to the finish.

They started in the wilds of Culham.
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They passed the woody area of the Marina Park.
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Then came into the blue stretch alongside Abingdon Rowing Club.
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Back at Rye Farm Meadow there were refreshment tents serving burgers and hot dogs.
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Then another batch of 80 boats set off for the start.
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An excellent job was done by the stewards keeping order, and allowing other motor boats to come through during the gaps between racing.

Abingdon Horticultural Society – Spring Show 2017

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Horticultural
There were colourful displays of flowers and plants at the Abingdon Horticultural Society – Spring Show, in the Northcourt Centre this afternoon.

In the main hall, many early flowers were displayed and judged by category. Most of the daffodils are faded outside, but exhibitors had managed to keep some daffodils at their peak for the show.
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Also on display were works of art and craft; pictures of the Best Spring Gardens, three of which had been given prizes; and a selection of photographs on a Spring Theme.
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Then in the back room were displays of preserves and cakes, and a few entries for the children’s classes: decorated eggs,  paintings on a Spring theme, and Easter nests.

Coffee and tea and cake were also available, and after looking around the show, people were sitting outside enjoying the spring sunshine.