One of the last duties of the outgoing Mayor is to thank people who have contributed a lot to Abingdon. The outgoing Mayor, Councillor Monica Lovatt, is seen here presenting one of the Mayoral awards.

Councillor Samantha Bowring was elected as the new Mayor for the year 2013/14.

In any normal year the outgoing Deputy Mayor, Andrew Todd, seen beside her, would have become Mayor. But two by-elections last week have changed the make up of a very tight council.

Samantha is seen here with her daughter, who will be one of her escorts, and the new Deputy Mayor Angela Lawrence.

Mr Malcolm Hill, the mace bearer, is seen with them.

The day started off cloudy as aircraft purred overhead, heading towards the show at Dalton Barracks.

By about lunchtime the show was busy thanks to the blue sky and sun and another excellent show program. There were lots of stalls and amusements …

the usual mix of vintage cars, traction engines, and old military vehicles.

Then came the air show with near ideal conditions. The Tristar from Brize Norton was the largest plane to fly by.

A Lancaster from the RAF Coningsby, part of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, had top billing.

Another World War II plane was a Hurricane based locally at Wallingford.

The Breitling Wingwalkers returned for a second year. In this manoeuvre the wing walkers got very close to holding hands.

Money raised goes to the Air Ambulance which also did a display. Thanks to Neil and Co for organising another fantastic event.