Abingdon Youth Football Club wins higher award

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Abingdon Youth Football Club
Congratulations to Abingdon Youth Football Club on gaining Charter Standard Development Club Status. This is a further development from an earlier award and demonstrates the club has even better trained coaches, good management, and cares for the young people who train with the club, with teams at several different age ranges. The award was presented by the Chair of the Berks and Bucks Football Association to Chris Day (Youth Development Officer).
Abingdon Youth Football Club
The club was founded in 1963, and moved to its current ground in Lambrick Way in 1985. Thousands of young people have already been trained by the club, and thousands more will probably train there in years to come.

Freewheeling Spring Festival

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While people queued up to register for the cycle rides at the Abingdon Freewheeling Spring Festival Nikki Loy entertained the crowds.
Freewheeling
Good to see the Market Place getting used on a Sunday as well as the more usual Monday, Friday, and Saturday events.
Freewheeling
There were cycle rides for all ages and abilities, special guests, entertainment, film, food,
Freewheeling
stalls, sports massage, and cycle maintenance.
Freewheeling
Emily, next to the Mayor and the cyclist in the suit, is the dynamo that has built Freewheeling into the friendly club it has become. Find out more at Abingdon Freewheeling.

Double Parade Day

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St George Day Parade
The St George Day parade should have been next week but as next week is Easter it got pushed forward a week. The group above are from Trinity Church.
St George Day Parade
This year the Sea Cadets led the parade. Numbers were down a little on previous years because it is the middle of the Easter holiday and lots of people are away, but it was still a good parade.
St George Day Parade
Duncan Brown, The Mayor, gave the address in the church. He is pictured here with Beth Fleming, Chairman of the district council. Duncan was a scout, and Beth was a Guide. It may well have helped them get where they are today.
Palm Sunday Parade
Today was also Palm Sunday and so a lot of churches had a parade into church. The Trinity Church congregation sang “Ride on Ride on in Majesty” as they paraded into church this morning holding palms made into crosses.

South Abingdon Litter Pick

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South Abingdon Litter Pick
About 30 people took part in a big community litter pick in South Abingdon today. This picture was taken at the lunch break showing a group of lads who got involved in the project thanks to the Abingdon Bridge youth centre – whose leader is in red behind.
South Abingdon Litter Pick
PCSO Chris Cochlane organised the litter pick, and beside him is Neil and Linda Boston – who have been married 32 years today. Neil arranged for a team of Community Payback people to be involved and they did much of Saxton Road and Reynolds Way.
South Abingdon Litter Pick
Ray Ball who runs the Vineyard Church and the Friday South Abingdon youth club was also there. The area looks spick and span now.