This archway leads from the world of East and West St Helen’s Streets into St Helen’s Church Yard.
A churchyard cat seems as much a fixture as the old memorials on this warm May evening.
The railings have been recently re-painted – black – and should now do for some time to come.
The top of the gate by the Brick Alley Almshouses has even been finished off in gold.
Notices from Northmoor Trust / nPower say
‘Welcome to Thrupp Lake
This area is a sanctuary for wildlife.
Please respect this site and other’s enjoyment of it.
Warning: the water in this lake is deep and dangerous.
Members of the public are prohibited from using the lake for
fishing swimming or other activities‘
It was a lovely sunny day as we walked round by Radley Lakes…
None of the wildlife we saw was that unusual.
But there is still some beauty in common things.
On the Northmoor Trust website there is a
Family and Community Day at Thrupp Lake, Radley
Thursday June 3, 2010
10am – 3pm drop in any time
Sandles building, Thrupp Lane, OX14 3NG
Spend a day exploring Thrupp Lake with the Northmoor Trust!
* supervised pond dipping * wildlife trails * games and art * vital conservation tasks – we provide the equipment.
A number of events covered on the blog almost exactly a year ago have happened again…
Abingdon Town Amateur Boxing Club had another boxing show. This year they took the show out of town to Didcot Town Football Club. Such shows are good fund raisers for their campaign to get a gym built in South Abingdon, and there could be a show in Abingdon later in the year.
There was Bungee Jumping at the Boundary House. Last year the crowds were round in the car park watching. This year they were mostly in the pub garden, watching over the roof.
The Spindle Tree next to the Crown and Thistle was again attacked by bugs . The Spindle Ermine Moth Caterpillars have ravaged it again and left a parachute of silk behind … It grew back last year. Will it this?
It looked like somebody had put a mosque in front of the County Hall this morning.
But on closer inspection it turned out to be an inflatable church.
Inside there was a puppet show going on, and nearby were stalls put on by the Church in Abingdon and a big cake to celebrate the birthday of the church on the day of Pentecost back in the first century AD.
It is Pentecost tomorrow and there will be an act of worship at 3 PM on the Market Place.
As well as the church in Abingdon celebrations there was music from the Abbey Concert Band, Coffee from Costa and Coffee Republic, and a stall by Vale House who care for people with Alzheimer’s in Botley.