Abingdon Fire Station – Field of Hope

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Field of Hope
Back in November daffodil bulbs were planted to remember a former colleague of the firemen – a welshman – hence the daffs – who had recently lost his battle against cancer.
Field of Hope
The idea then blossomed into making it a “Field of Hope” ,asking everyone who has been touched by cancer to be involved.
Field of Hope
They did not come all at once as happens in some of the town’s daffodil displays. The ones round the tree and at the back came first. Those in open ground followed a week or so after, but now all are in bloom.

Things which did not fit on the census form

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Census Day
Today was the day of the census, Sunday 27th March 2011.

The clocks also went forward and evenings are now longer….
Census Day
Some people doing Community Payback started painting the railing along Wilsham Road. Don’t worry! That is the undercoat. Black paint will follow.
Census Day
At the Brewery Tap, the Beer, Cider, Music & Sausage festival had mostly run out of Beer, Cider, and Sausages but there was lots of music.

Big Sing for Christian Aid

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At Trinity Church people paid £7.50 each to take part in what was called a ‘Big Sing’ to raise money for Christian Aid. It went on for about three hours with a coffee break in the middle. Most of the people seemed to be keen, proficient singers. I recorded one typical song. After a practise of this song the people were split into groups and did it as a 4 part round.

Shops move onto Market Place

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Paul Townsend, possibly the youngest ever president of Abingdon Chamber of Commerce, was promoting Abingdon business on Radio Oxford last week, and today had moved part of his own shop, Goffs Newsagents, onto the Market Place.

Lewis Baker were there too. The invitation had been given I believe to shops affected by the current hoardings, and extended to Bridge Street.

Round the other side of the hoardings there is now a mural showing bun throwing through the ages. Only 34 days to go until the real thing!

Throwing Buns, the business, now have an ice cream stall, and tables, on the Market Place. It is to be a regular feature during the spring and summer until the work is complete.