A stone wall on Bath Street has been rebuilt in a set back position after the completion of the sixth form extension at Abingdon School.
The Nags Head has also got a new stone wharf wall where an old willow trunk caused damage to the previous river bank.
That work was done by Greenford Ltd who are also making a new stone wall along the river boundary of Coseners House.
We like our stone walls here in Abingdon.
TrinityLearning, the outreach project of Trinity Church in Abingdon which works to help quality of life in local schools, was one of four finalists to win the United Reformed Church (URC)’s Community Projects Award 2018. They were awarded with an brass plaque and cheque for £2000 at The URC General Assembly in Nottingham.
On Friday 20th July 2018 the Royal Swan Upping will be coming to Abingdon.
Their approximate schedule is
Moulsford 09.00 – Departure point
Benson Lock 10.15
Clifton Hampden Bridge 13.00
Culham Lock 16.15
Abingdon Bridge 17.00
You could arrive at Abingdon Bridge at 17:00 and find that they have come and gone an hour before, or that there is another ninety minutes to wait. It all depends on conditions and how many swans they find. We really need somebody using social media at Culham Lock to warn us they are coming.
The Abbey Mill Stream area swans have 2 cygnets and are beyond the bridge and so will probably not get ringed.
The Abingdon Marina area swans have seven cygnets and so could well be caught by the swan uppers and get ringed.
“Swan Upping plays an important role in the conservation of the mute swan and involves The Queen’s Swan Warden collecting data, assessing the health of young cygnets and examining them for any injuries. “
Once upon a time there was a fairy who lived on a boat that motored up and down the River Thames. It was a lovely sunny morning and the fairy was reading her book near a town called Abingdon-on-Thames. Her faithful companion had eyes and ears for all that was happening.
The town had lots of flower baskets along the river banks.
All seemed very quiet until people in brightly coloured clothes started to come across the bridge from the town to the meadow.
Soon there was a very big gathering of people. None of them had any plackards. So they were not protesting about the visit of Donald Trump to the country that had been on the radio. Instead a lady came along with a megaphone, and people cheered her announcements. At one point she asked if it was anybodies birthday.
Then they all set off together towards the lock in one big race. Some had dogs with them, others were pushing buggies.
Then all became quiet again. The fairy continued to read, and her companion watched and listened. The river reflected back the blue sky.