The Saxton Rover captain makes peace with the referee after an altercation. Saxton Rovers were playing AFC Wallingford in the North Berks Cup Final, a game that Saxton Rovers dominated and won 1-0.
Here he is again receiving the cup for the second year running. They have also dominated the league for the second year running – winning all but one game which they drew.
Mr Hemmings Abingdon Traditional Morris dancers, danced at many pubs round Abingdon, and even some ex-pubs like this one – which was once The Happy Dick Inn in Ock Street.
This annual day of dance was to celebrate Cecil Sharp who worked at the end of the 19th and the start of the 20th ecntury, collecting dances, and keeping the old morris dancing tradition alive. He visited Abingdon one hundred years ago.
The Mr Hemmings group were accompanied by 7 other groups. This colourful Oxfordshire group, called Armaleggan Morris, dance in the borders style with blacked faces and tattered clothes and energetic stick hitting. They are at the Kings Head and bell.
Belly dancing, by Hazzaz, in the Carpark of the Cross Keys pub.
Mayflower Morris clog dancing at the front of the Cross Keys.
Then at 2 pm all the groups got together to dance on the Market Place.
Les Badcock, the bagman of the Mr Hemmings group, led the dance.
On Wednesday there was a presentation of the peace seeds from Hiroshima, from the tree that grew after the atom bomb destroyed all around. They came with a letter from the Mayor of Hiroshima, and they were received by our own Mayor. Thanks to Anne and Peter for the pictures.
The big names who fell for the Liberal Democrats included Dr Evan Harris. It was a shock to many of us because he had a 7,500 majority 5 years ago…
This time he lost by a very narrow margin to Nicola Blackwood. She has run a very good campaign.
It is interesting how this result is being reported beyond Abingdon, and the significance being placed on the result by some interest groups…
In Christian Concern For Our Nation … Christian concerns over Dr Harris’ extreme position on many ethical matters have undoubtedly played an important part in the result. Many local Christians and churches have engaged with the election process in a way not seen before.
In particular, constituency resident and ordained Anglican minister, Rev Lynda Rose, has worked tirelessly and boldly to draw voters’ attention to the reality of Dr Harris’ anti-life and secularising agenda.
It seems that for many, these critical issues, which include matters of life and death, have outweighed party considerations….
The Guardian Blog says … And Evan Harris, the very maverick but engaging Lib Dem MP for Oxford West and Abingdon, got ousted too – too many enemies.
The Times under the headline Election 2010 : a terrible night for Science…
The most damaging result came in Oxford West & Abingdon, where Evan Harris, the Liberal Democrat science spokesman, lost to the Tories by just 176 votes, after a recount. His departure will be keenly felt, for no MP has done more to speak up for science and to campaign for its interests over the past 13 years.
Evan Harris has been front and centre on almost any scientific issue you care to name. He played a pivotal role in ensuring that the recent Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act was amended so as not to constrain science or medicine. He has led the campaign for reform of the libel laws, in light of cases such as Simon Singh’s. He speaks up for the researchers who conduct animal experiments, and was a brave defender of Oxford University’s new animal research facility (which was in his constituency under old boundaries).
Another enemy was the The Animal Protection Party with their infamous Dr Death Leaflet – because of his support for that animal research facility. The name had been dreamed up by a Daily Mail blogger a couple of years ago.
The National Secular Society website said…
Valued Honorary Associate and former Secularist of the Year, Dr Evan Harris, has lost his parliamentary seat in the General Election. Dr Harris was beaten by 176 votes by the Tory candidate.
Keith Porteous Wood, Executive Director of the NSS, who has worked closely on many campaigns with Evan, said: “Evan Harris has been a tireless worker for secularism and many other progressive causes…