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Abingdon & District Musical Society Concert

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Abingdon & District Musical Society will hold its next concert in the main hall at the Manor School, Faringdon Road, Shippon OX13 6LN on Sunday 26th June at 4:30pm (please note the unusual day, time and location).

The conductor will be Alexander Walker, and the orchestra will be led by Kate Bailey.

The programme will consist of:
Elgar – From the Bavarian Highlands
Brahms – Liebeslieder Waltzes
Selected opera choruses
Tchaikovsky – Symphony no 2 ‘Ukrainian.’

Tickets will be £14 at the door (children £1) or £12 in advance. They can be reserved online at the advance sale price by going to www.wegottickets.com or contacting Peter Smith (01235-521392 or 07979-894-095). More information about ADMS is on the Society’s website, www.adms.org.uk.

Mayor of Ock Street 2022

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On the day the Mayor Of Ock Street was elected, the outgoing Mayor, Harry,  gave a lesson about Morris Dancing to some school-age children. He explained that the man beside him was the fool – Roger.

Richard was holding the horns, and Dave played the music.

The lead dancer, Rob, shouted the calls so the other dancers could follow the steps. They then did a dance.

Pam & Alick keep the Coopers Tavern down Coopers Lane. After the dance, Pam and Alick supplied beer from Loose Cannon and a local home brew called Mayor Makers Ale, brewed by Colin for the occasion.

The Morris Dancers then went to the Brewery Tap, where Stuart welcomed Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls, and announced the result for the 2022 election of the Mayor of Ock Street. Stuart was joined by the two previous Mayors of Abingdon,  Cheryl and Charlie, who helped count the votes.

Richard got 74 votes. Harry got 82 votes. Harry was duly re-elected as Mayor of Ock Street for the coming year.

Harry was chaired by the Abingdon Traditional Morris Dancers along Ock Street and back again.

(Thank you to Lesley for the pictures, and Colin for the Mayor Makers brew.

Hot day for Shire Horses through Abingdon

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A traffic survey is happening in Abingdon town centre with cables attached to boxes across the road. They won’t detect a 2 HP cart that drove through Abingdon from Cardiff to London – part of a charity drive. See https://www.peoplesfundraising.com/fundraising/shirehorses2022.

Daniel was in town and made a video showing the horses having a much-needed drink of water  https://youtu.be/2lVqn3UYnhU on their way to London

They then set off again on what was a hot day.

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