As part of Yeah Baby 10 on 7th July, author Tom Moorhouse will be talking about his books at 2.30pm at Mostly Books. Tom’s books ‘The River Singers’, ‘The Rising’ and ‘Trickster’ are for 10+ readers whilst his books about The Adventures of Mr Toad are for younger readers. A selection of Tom’s books will be available to purchase on the day. Suggested donation for the talk – £3 in support of ‘Yeah Baby’

Yeah Baby runs from 11am – 6pm on the Market Place then from 7pm til late at the Brewery Tap. This is the 10th Yeah Baby Free Pop Festival on the Market Place in Abingdon. All the money goes to Helen & Douglas House, Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC), and the Amber Phillpott Trust – a trust set up to research a cure for leukemia with the help of Birmingham University. Amber Phillpott was the daughter of musician James who organises the event with friend Leon.

It should be a sunny day if the last three weeks are anything to go. At 3.00pm the world cup quarter final game between England and Sweden kicks off. I don’t know whether anybody will arranging a big screen on the Market Place. But there are plenty of pubs roundabout with large screens. Sweden needed a big deflection to beat Switzerland, and England needed a penalty shoot out to beat Columbia. What will separate them on the day?