Thanks to Ed for letting me know that Abingdon, the horse, is due to run this Saturday in the Lancashire Oaks at Haydock.
She is forecast to go off at around 7-1 so might be worth 50 pence each-way.
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The Abingdon Free Space is currently promoting The Oxfordshire Science Festival from 23rd June to 3rd July. A lot of the events are in Oxford, but the finale, ATOM ( a celebration of Science and Technology in Abingdon-on-Thames), runs from 29th June until 3rd July. Details at www.oxfordshiresciencefestival.com
The St Ethelwold’s Summer Celebration is this Sunday 3rd (3pm to 5pm). Revolutionary singing will be provided by the Seagreen Singers, then peace will be restored with circle dancing, teas, and a time in the sanctuary.
Mostly Books are celebrating their 10th Anniversary. First post on their blog written after opening was on July 1st 2006.
When this picture was taken in May 1975, by the Herald, the community centre at Preston Road, South Abingdon, was being built at a cost of £30,000 to serve the 3,500 residents south of the River Ock. £20,000 of that money came from Abingdon Borough Council (wound up the year before). The council used a lot of its surplus money on Abingdon schemes before all that Abingdon money got sucked away into the newly created Vale of White Horse District Council.
Even older than the community centre is the bingo club.
John and Valerie Hayward set up a bingo club 50 years ago to raise funds for the Caldecott Boys football club they helped found in 1963. The bingo was first played at the Railway Inn. It then moved to Caldecott School, and then to the new community centre at Preston Road.
The boys football club played at Caldecott Recreation Ground in the early years, before moving to become the Abingdon Youth FC at Southern Town Park.
This evening tickets were still being sold for the bingo. Volunteers at the community centre have taken over running this popular Tuesday evening activity. (Valerie is seen here with Pete – a volunteer with the bingo for many years). Any profits go back into the community centre.
Prizes this evening included two solar powered snowy owls.
The St George Flag has been flown round Abingdon for the last few weeks as England competes in the Euros football tournament.
During the group stages England played well against Russia, Wales, and Slovakia.
In the knock-out stages England came up against Iceland (population 300,000). England were odds on favorite.
But this has been a difficult week since the UK voted to exit the EU 4 days ago. Trading in Barclays and RBS shares were suspended this morning following heavy losses on the London Stock Exchange.
England lost 2-1 against Iceland. Can you imagine how Iceland’s Supporters feel? It must be amazing!
But England are now out of the Euros and the EU.
Wales carry our last hopes in the football, and Scotland carry the only hope of remaining in the EU.