Bank Holiday Walks

On Monday there were the Friends of Abingdon Bank Holiday Walks. In the morning I saw them leaving at 10:30 on what was a sunny day:
Bank Holiday Walks
The 1556 Boundary Walk – with Councillor Helen Pighills and the Town Crier.
Bank Holiday Walks
The Lost Abbey Tour – with Ian Jardine, of the Twin Towns Society
Bank Holiday Walks
Alternative Flowerbeds – with Cliff Marshall of Abingdon Carbon Cutters
Bank Holiday Walks
Rivers of Abingdon – with Martin Buckland, an enthusiast from the Wilts and Berks Canal Trust.

I did not get pictures of the afternoon walks as I was holding a board saying  Art About Abingdon and led that walk. It was based on the Art About Abingdon leaflet the Vale produced about ten years ago. It was interesting researching more detail on the artworks.

8 thoughts on “Bank Holiday Walks

  1. JANICE LAWRENCE

    A very enjoyable walk, discovering community art works I had never seen in my 20+ years in Abingdon. Thank you Backstreeter.

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  2. Horsesmouth

    On another subject there is a planning application just to for the change of use of 25 Bury st, aka the Gift Centre in the precinct, from retail to become a dentist and orthodontist, think I’m gong to object to this on the grounds our shopping precinct should be just that !

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  3. Sarah

    There always used to be a dentist in the precinct. Has it closed? Would this one replace it or duplicate it?

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  4. Horsesmouth

    Still there Sarah, the Precinct Dental Practice is “up stairs’ where it’s always been not taking up any retail space

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  5. Sarah

    Oooh. Maybe there’ll be a price war, and the whole of Abingdon can get sparkly gnashers for almost nothing!

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  6. EvansJ

    If we can return to the walks, may I say how much I enjoyed the rivers walk with Martin Buckland. In spite of having lived in the town many years, he pointed out many things new to many of us, and did it with considerable enthusiasm! Many thanks to the organisers.

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  7. Michael

    I heartily endorse EvansJ’s comment. Martin led an excellent and well-researched walk with much to learn.

    Could I put in a plea for people to confine their comments to responses to the article they’re commenting on please?

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