There was a party in the carpark of Abingdon Baptist Church this afternoon with a hog roast and balloons.
It followed a special service in the church building where old friends returned to Abingdon to join in celebrating the 20th Anniversary of 35 Ock Street – next door.
35 Ock Street was built as a timber framed house in the early 17th Century, and so is older than those twenty years.
From around 1700 it became the manse where the Baptist Minister lived, with a Georgian facade added towards the end of the 18th Century.
During the late 20th Century, after the Minister moved to a manse elsewhere in Abingdon, 35 Ock Street was scheduled for demolition to create modern offices. But because of its listed building status the old rickety building survived, and after a lot of fundraising it was renovated and re-opened in 1996 as a cafe and community centre serving the town centre .
Twenty Years On , it still runs as a cafe, and community centre. And today there was free coffee and tea.
Lovely people and they do an excellent carrot cake.
At the moment there is a display of photographs by Members of the Abingdon Camera Club (who also have a beginners meeting next Thursday evening).
As a sub message. If any members of the Abingdon Camera Club, read this, or if a message can be passed on. At All Saints Methodist Church – in the foyer. Pigeon Holes (to be precise) there is about 2-3 years of post for them. I was Steward this weekend and brought to my attention.
Thanks Colin, I will ask our Chairman to collect the post.