TAB – A long term investment

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This evening was the AGM (Annual General Meeting) of The Abingdon Bridge, or TAB, and I was suprised how many people were there.
The Abingdon Bridge
TAB currently work from the building on the right, in front of the Old Gaol – alongside Abingdon Bridge proper. The Abingdon Bridge charity was set up in 1993 to help young people from 13-25 who need support to turn their lives around.
The Abingdon Bridge
As part of the Old Gaol redevelopment TAB will be moving up Bridge Street to the Old Police Station some time next year. The hard decision will be how to reconfigure the old police cells so it works for TAB without loosing too much of the original building.

At the AGM, workers and volunteers talked about their work with great enthusiasm because they see it is a chance to change lives for the better.  Last year they helped 180 clients in 2400 person sessions, and saw over 1100 young people in workshops in schools for  drug / alcohol awareness etc. .

At the AGM, individual donors and donor organisations were there to support TAB because they see it as an important investment in the future of Abingdon. Both Children in Need and Red Nose Day have invested in projects at TAB. More donors are always needed to keep them going in the long term. For example, a project to help find young people housing is coming to the end of its funding from the Sobell Foundation.

Rainy Day Sunday

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Rainy Day
Good weather for ducks …
Rainy Day
A new outdoor pool sign was put up this morning by Scorpion Signs.
Rainy Day
Quite a few people could be seen under the decking on the Salter Steamer from Oxford as it arrived at Nags Head Island.
Rainy Day
The congregation at Trinity was swelled by about 30 extra people from a temporary caravan site on the cricket ground – part of a Christian caravan fellowship.

Festival of One Act Plays

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Three plays from the One Act Play Festival, at the Unicorn Theatre, were asked back as the adjudicator’s choice on the final Saturday night.
One Act Plays
Then at the end of the evening two prizes were on offer, to be presented by the patron of the drama festival, Colin Dextor.

Both went to a hilarious play called ‘A Dog’s Life’ written by Pam Valentine and performed by Henley Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society. It involved four dogs in a dog rescue centre.
One Act Plays
Good to see Pam back at the Unicorn making things happen – behind the scenes.

What does Pente cost

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Pentecost
In the puppet theatre tent were two Muppet style puppets …
Pentecost
Muppet 1: I’m counting my money. I don’t think I have enough money to go to church this Sunday.
Muppet 2: What do you mean?
Muppet 1: How much does Pente cost?
Muppet 2: Pentecost is not something you can buy!
Pentecost
The Church in Abingdon were out on the Market Place celebrating what they call the birthday of the church –  which happened on the Jewish feast of Pentecost.
Pentecost
And so they made a party out of it with cake, games, face painting, and muppets. Tomorrow some churches will be celebrating pentecost, others I am told celebrate pentecost all the time so don’t need a particular Sunday.