The Head of the River rowing event on Sunday will see nearly 400 boats rowing against the clock from Culham Reach to Wilsham Road. They set off in groups of almost 100 at intervals from the following times:
Division 1 Start Time: 09:30
Division 2 Start Time: 11:45
Division 3 Start Time: 14:00
Division 4 Start Time: 16:15
You can also watch boats, and visit refreshment stalls, at Rye Farm Meadow where boats embark from landing stages. So throughout the day from about 8:30 until 17:00 there are rowing boats to be seen going up to the start point at Culham Reach or back again. The event is run by Abingdon Rowing Club and they have many volunteers to make sure it runs smoothly on one of the best stretches of water on the River Thames.
At Abingdon Lock there will be the Thames at War event from 10:00 – 16:00. There will be WW2 re-enactors, Winston Churchill, Live Music, Exhibitions, Period Boats, Military Vehicles. Feel free to dress in 1940s clothes.
There will also be the Eighth Abingdon Cycle Festival starting at Abingdon Market Place. There are a wide range of rides planned, including quick race team dashes, mellow road, mountain bike rides, and family rides.
so good to see so much happening in the town…though I thought for the moment the chaps in the rowing boat were taking pot shots at the rowers!
Why not inform the shop owners/businesses in town? It may be worth them opening on Sunday if there are going to be so many people around town.
All of these events have been publicised for many months now – in some cases they have posters I n the shops. I would have thought the shopkeepers would keep an eye out on the main events calendars, but maybe it could be an idea for the Chamber of Commerce to do the same and notify their members when there is a busy weekend coming up.