Monthly Archives: May 2020

Abingdon Zoo Day

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Abingdon Zoo
Lots of animals could be seen round Abingdon today. There were crocodiles and pigeons…
Abingdon Zoo
and a large cow among the menagerie in West St Helen Street.
Abingdon Zoo
In East St Helen Street there were Polar Bears,
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a Giraffe,
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and a Toucan among other species.
Abingdon Zoo
In Parsons Mead, there was a lego model of the County Hall built by one of the Abingdon Traditional Morris Dancers.
Abingdon Zoo
The Ock Street Ox was there as part of the Abingdon Zoo Day. The notice beside it says that the Mayor of Ock Street ceremony will be back in June 2021.

It was not possible to get round all Abingdon, especially as I had to go to work in the afternoon. Our next door neighbour remarked, it goes to show how amazingly artistic the people of Abingdon are

Why no Ducklings?

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Why no Ducklings
One thing has been puzzling us on our lockdown walks. Why have we not seen any ducklings on the River Ock and the millstream

Somebody tonight told us that in the last two years mink have become so rife that they are eating the ducklings, and the young of other native species.

Celebration of Carers is ending its spot on Thursday at 8pm. Next up ….

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In West St Helen Street there was a good turn out for the final Thursday 8 PM celebration of carers. Every Thursday people are encouraged onto the doorsteps by a member of the Oxford Caledonian Pipe Band with a drum

In Thesiger Road, George Haslam has been playing the clarinet on Thursdays at 8pm, and on this final week he appeared with a saxophone to play Over the Rainbow.

There will be other ways to show our appreciation to carers like making sure they are paid fittingly for their heroic efforts in future.
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We can also find new ways to come together as a community. One such is Abingdon Zoo Day this coming Sunday.