After 56 years of providing a social space for adults with learning disabilities, the Abingdon Monday Club will close its doors due to a shortage of volunteers on 18th December 2023. The club’s organisers, Peter and Helen, who have been leading the club since 2003, expressed their gratitude to the dedicated volunteers and members who have supported the club over the years. They hope that someone in the community will come forward to establish a new organisation to fill the void left by Monday Club. I saw one member today, and he was very sad and said he would miss the club.
The organisers will give the members the club’s games, puzzles, and other items. They will also spend the club’s remaining funds on activities that benefit the members.
(The organisers were pictured at this year’s Clubs and Societies Day.)
This is a shame. People are not aware of what is going on in Abingdon. If there was more wider pubicity about the need for volunteers I am sure that people would have come forward.
The Abingdon Town Band will miss playing to the Monday Club. Good luck to all its members and those dedicated organisers who kept the club going for so long. Happy Christmas to you all.