Monthly Archives: May 2010

Sanctuary for Wildlife

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View across Thrupp Lake
Notices from Northmoor Trust / nPower say
‘Welcome to Thrupp Lake
This area is a sanctuary for wildlife.
Please respect this site and other’s enjoyment of it.
Warning: the water in this lake is deep and dangerous.
Members of the public are prohibited from using the lake for
fishing swimming or other activities‘
View across Radley Lake
It was a lovely sunny day as we walked round by Radley Lakes…
Two Ducks
None of the wildlife we saw was that unusual.
One Ducks
But there is still some beauty in common things.

On the Northmoor Trust website there is a

Family and Community Day at Thrupp Lake, Radley
Thursday June 3, 2010
10am – 3pm drop in any time
Sandles building, Thrupp Lane, OX14 3NG

Spend a day exploring Thrupp Lake with the Northmoor Trust!
* supervised pond dipping * wildlife trails * games and art * vital conservation tasks – we provide the equipment.

Boxing, Bungee Jumping, and Bugs

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A number of events covered on the blog almost exactly a year ago have happened again…

Boxing Club
Abingdon Town Amateur Boxing Club had another boxing show. This year they took the show out of town to Didcot Town Football Club. Such shows are good fund raisers for their campaign to get a gym built in South Abingdon, and there could be a show in Abingdon later in the year.Bungee Jumping
There was Bungee Jumping at the Boundary House. Last year the crowds were round in the car park watching.  This year they were mostly in the pub garden, watching over the roof.
Spindle Tree
The Spindle Tree next to the Crown and Thistle was again attacked by bugs . The Spindle Ermine Moth Caterpillars have ravaged it again and left a parachute of silk behind … It grew back last year. Will it this?

Happy Birthday Churchy

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Crowds on Market Place
It looked like somebody had put a mosque in front of the County Hall this morning.
Inflatable Church
But on closer inspection it turned out to be an inflatable church.
Puppet Show in Church
Inside there was a puppet show going on, and nearby were stalls put on by the Church in Abingdon and a big cake to celebrate the birthday of the church on the day of Pentecost back in the first century AD.

It is Pentecost tomorrow and there will be an act of worship at 3 PM  on the Market Place.
Activities on the Market Place
As well as the church in Abingdon celebrations there was music from the Abbey Concert Band, Coffee from Costa and Coffee Republic, and a stall by Vale House who care for people with Alzheimer’s in Botley.

New Chairmum of the Vale

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Beth Fleming
The new chairmum of the Vale of White Horse District Council was voted in on Wednesday.

Beth Fleming is married to David and has four children, aged between six and nineteen years. Trained as a geochemist, she has run all sorts of breakfast clubs, and scout troops, and toddler and baby clubs over the years – some at school, some at Abingdon Baptist Church where husband David is the Minister. This is all good training for being chairmum of the district council. She takes over from Alison Rooke.

Thanks to David for the picture.