Artweeks

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Artweeks in Oxfordshire is into its second week which means that it has reached the southern half of the county, including Abingdon.
Mind in South Oxfordshire
Mind in South Oxfordshire have an exhibition in the Mind building, opposite the library. It will be open from 17-20 May and 24-27 May from 10-1. This collection is by some of the people who use the Mind centre in Abingdon, who use art as a from of self expression and sometimes therapy.
Michelle Garner
Upstairs from Local Roots, at 4 East St Helen Street, there is an exhibition of paintings by this lady, and jewellery by her sister. Open 10-5:30.
East Helen Group
As in previous years art by the East Helens Group is shown is St Ethelwolds House.

Other venues are shown on the Artweeks website or in the free brochure.

Football, Drumming, and Football

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Oxford Flags
Everybody is eagerly awaiting the Oxford United game tomorrow at Wembley. They play York in the play-off final to see if they can get back in the football league. So many people are going to Wembley from Abingdon it could be like a ghost town, and there were commemorative scarves and hats on sale in town today.
Drumming Workshop
There was also a drumming workshop on the Market Place at around lunchtime. The enthusiasm of the lead drummer got a huge circle of people involved. Great fun!
Teams at South Town Park
And down at Southern Town Park a big football tournament was taking place. Hosted by Abingdon Youth Football Club, it had teams as young as six who swarmed round the ball, and then competitions for every year group up to age 14.

There are about one hundred teams involved over the two days of the weekend. This is down a bit on what it could have been. The Oxford game tomorrow is keeping some away.