Flight Lieutenant Mike Randles was in the RAF during WWII and took part in reconnaissance flights over Germany, France, Italy and Norway. Over Norway he took pictures, while balancing in precarious positions in the hold of a plane, to try to identify where Germany was manufacturing heavy water – used in nuclear fission and of use in building an atomic bomb.
In a service last Sunday at St Nicolas Church, Abingdon, a window was dedicated to Mike and Barbara Randles. The Organ then played the 633 squadron theme.
Outside St Nics, a notice was being put up to advertise the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.
This week starts with a Church in Abingdon (CiA) joint service on Sunday 19th January 2020, 3 pm, at Christ Church, Northcourt Road, led by Revd Paul Smith with refreshments and an exhibition of CiA task groups after the service.
Then midday prayers Monday 20th – Friday 24th January, at 12 noon led by various people at St Nicolas Church.
Finally there is the CiA Inter-church quiz on Friday 24 January 2020, 7.30 pm, at St Michael’s Church, Park Road.
On the subject of notices being put up, does anyone know whats happening with the noticeboards run by the town council? I see the one at the end of bath street has now gone. Are notices being put up somewhere else instead?
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The Town Council approved the purchase of replacement noticeboards for Bath St and Roysse Court last summer. I was also wondering what had happened to them so I asked last week. Apparently the public sector procurement process grinds extremely slowly, but they should be arriving soon. They are also looking for a different style of notice board for the Market Place – I think that will take a bit longer.
Now that we are getting the Community Freespace back into operation we should be able to display some notices there like we did before.
PS sorry for the extra “i” in your name!
Thx Hester, thats good news
Strictly speaking, I think it was the organist who played the 633 squadron theme 😉
Mr Randles took up teaching after the war and was my English teacher at Larkmead. He was a brilliant teacher and inspired my love of the English language, literature, poetry and drama. He directed many school plays, some of which were played at The Unicorn. Does anyone remember the amazing production of The Passion Play in the 1960s? My now husband and I kept in touch with him and Mrs Randles until his death a few years ago. Great memories.