We were very pleased to be visited today in Abingdon by the National Youth Folklore Troupe of England, a group of young people from all over the country who share an interest in traditional folk music, song and dance. They performed two one hour sessions on the Market Place.
It is good to see young people getting an early interest in Folk.
The little boy watching was also enthralled. He kept trying to copy with his drinking straw.
Curses. Another event I did not know was happening.
Do I really not spot stuff, or are events like this woefully underpublicised?
http://www.abingdondiary.co.uk/
is a site I find mast useful!
Great site, but could be vastly improved with a modicum of web design
those kids appear to be levitating – possesion i say!
The upcoming highlights for this blog in the next two weeks are the Abingdon Street Fair, the Apple Day, and the Abingdon Marathon. The Town Council diary is also good and updated by very dedicated people. Don’t let the word council or the design put you off. It has regular and one off events. I do have a hand in the Abingdon Diary so bad design is my fault more than anyone. There was always going to be something better coming along. But I am still waiting.
At least this activity keeps them off the streets and weapons out of their teenage hands….Yokel capoeira!
OK. So I have web access, and so Abingdondiary ought to have been a port of call for me – my bad.
What about the people who do not have the internet?
This event was advertised in the Town Crier which is delivered to every household in Abingdon. In fact, it wasn’t just listed, it was given 1/4 page advert.
The “Whats on in Abingdon” leaflet is a hard copy version of the Abingon Diary produced quarterly, delivered to every house via Round & About magazine and available in the Library, Information office and various cafes, shops, hairdressers, community centres etc. Unfortunately many events (including this one) aren’t announced far enough ahead to meet the publication deadline, but producing it more frequently would be prihitively expensive.
The Town Council now has noticeboards at several of the bus stops as well as around the town centre so worth keeping an eye on these; the library and several shops and cafes display events posters as do many of the community centres.
For those who do have web access, Choose Abingdon Partnership is in the final stages of an improvement to its website which will in future host the Abingdon Diary and event organisers will be able to upload their own events rather than it all being done by volunteers.
ChAP is also working with community groups to help them make better use of Facebook and Twitter to publicise events.
But its not easy to find ways to reach everyone – any constructive suggestions greatly appreciated..