Abingdon Peace Group took part in Wool Against Weapons yesterday , linking Aldermaston and Burghfield nuclear weapons facilities with 7 miles of pink knitting.
Over 10,000 pieces of knitting were brought, from as far afield as Skipton in Yorkshire, Bristol, and the Potteries,
and even some came from Bonn in Germany.
A group of children, with their mums, had a stall selling cakes, and drinks, next to the Abbey Close Car Park. The money is to help the children of Syria + Gaza!
The Stroke Club were in town raising money for people who have suffered a stroke.
They are not there to provide ‘Tea and Sympathy’. They provide ‘Beer and empathy’ and mutual support. They want to help fellow stroke victims regain their life after the devastating experience, and they meet at The College Oak Pub on Peachcroft.
The Football season kicked off today at ‘The Northcourt’ where the fans, as always, were very vocal. They gave the ref a hard time, singing “You don’t know what you are doing” after one penalty appeal was turned down. They also made loud siren noises every time the trainer was called on.
The game ended in a 0-0 draw between Abingdon United and Newbury.
The former China Diner on Ock Street, just opposite Domino’s, is to become a Pizza Hut.
Just need a Kentucky Fried Chicken in Abingdon to complete the Fast Food Song …
I think we learned the song when our daughter went to Rainbows at Abingdon Baptist Church, or it could have been from Brownies at Saxton Road Community Centre.
Alison Mercer read extracts from her second novel ‘After I Left You’ at Mostly Books this evening. This was the fifth book event for Mostly Books this summer, and all have been blessed with good weather.
Alison lives in Abingdon with husband, poet Ian Pindar, and two children. She always wanted to be a writer, and showed us her earliest novel, handwritten as a child, alongside her first published novel ‘Stop the Clock’ which came out two years ago.
Find out much more about the books at Alison’s website, and find these or many other good holiday reads at Mostly Books.