Here is where the builders are with the extension to the Peachcroft Christian Centre. Last time they had just laid the foundations, and now they have added a steel girder frame.

The logo of the Church in Abingdon has a cross inherited from Abingdon Abbey, and three little circles. Those circles are the three circles of Abingdon’s most famous son, St Edmund. One represents Father, one Son, and one Holy Spirit.

St Edmund should be better remembered in the place of his birth, Abingdon. His childhood home is thought to be in St Edmund’s Lane, where there used to be a chapel in his memory, but that is so far back, that nobody is sure of its location. St Edmunds Catholic Church has his name and his three circles on their sign.

Back in 1783, the then Vicar of Abingdon was asked by his Bishop: ‘Are there any reputed papists in your parish?’ He replied ‘One only, – old and very poor.’ But go to St Edmunds now on a Sunday morning for any of the masses, particularly the 9:30 and 11:30, and you’ll see a full church.

The home of the priest, Mgr. John Nelson, is connected to the church by a covered alleyway. So the priest can easily go from home to church without being pelted by eggs!!! This did happen to early nuns.

The Horse & Jockey public house closed in 2002. It had looked in a run-down state for some time, with threadbare curtains, dusty windows, and the paint on the sign of horse and jockey peeling away. It looks much smarter now that it has been converted into flats and renamed as Gosling Court. It should have been ‘Gosing’ but the l got added somehow.

On the other side of Bath Street is another interesting building, now used as a teaching block by Abingdon School. It reminds me of the split-level barn used in the BBC production of Thomas Hardy’s “Mayor of Casterbridge“.

The Vale of White Horse District council intends to build a new skatepark in Abingdon.

There is already a BMX track at the Radley end of Abingdon off Audlett Drive, but young people have petitoned for something more suitable, and been heard.

Problems with the existing BMX track are: it is on the far edge of Abingdon; the track is prone to flooding and is breaking up in places; the half-pipe has been removed .

Anyway over to some real skaters comments taken from a petition website.

Come on people we need a skatepark. please sign the petition their ent nutin good roung abingdon we need somethin to liven the place up!

Yeah, we definatley need a skate park, keeps us off streets! Matt rules, he needs somewhere to show off his talent! 🙂

Get oneee! sum ppl dun like to spend all their spare time just hangin around shops n lazing around. a skate park is what everyone needs!

Better than getting into a fight each night, count me in, i know it sounds stupid but introduce a cheap membership type thing, otherwise all the rudeboys around abingdon are just going to ruin it for everyone come on council! we need this park so much! and its not just going to be for “kids”, its going to be for everyone (im 19), so its got to be a good park,. not one of these “bought out of a catalogue crap parks that are a waste of money and dont get used”

A skatepark is needed. Preferably a brilliant one with miniramp, decent funboxes and some kind of speed ramp and a halfpipe like the newest one at iffley!!!

heya they shud blaitently make a skate park but no one shud tell n e chavs where it is!!!!!

Need some decent flat bank rail combinations Is this Abingdon Viriginia USA? I live there!