Theme Day – Tools

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The picture shows a vintage Abingdon adjustable wrench spanner, and an advert for the same.

Abingdon Works Ltd halted motorcycle production in 1932 to concentrate on their range of tools. They changed their name in 1945 to Abingdon King Dick as all their tools were King Dick tools. King Dick tools are still made in the Abingdon Works in Birmingham.

The spanner and advert are shown against a carpet from Abingdon Flooring, based in Bradford.

The town of Abingdon should receive royalties.

If you would like to see more ‘tools’ from around the world click here.

Abingdon in Bloom at the end of June

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When the town council discussed the arrangements for the 2021 Summer floral displays they resolved that the colour scheme should be vibrant throughout the town. Here are some of those floral displays:

* Roysse Court

* Market Place

* Broad Street and Old Station Yard

* St Helen’s Wharf in sunshine

* St Helen’s Wharf in shade

NSPCC table top sale / South Abingdon Play & Activity day

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Angela wanted people to know that there will be a NSPCC table top sale on Saturday 3rd July.

She says ‘We are lucky to have the support of Waitrose, who will be bringing a table with a box of goodies and running a competition. This is a way for them to support local charities while they are unable to run their green tokens scheme.

NSPCC Childline has had a significant increase in calls for help from children due to the increase in domestic violence and poverty since COVID.’

Some of us have been more fortunate than others in our childhood. NSPCC is there to fight for every childhood.

Due to the delay in Lockdown easing the South Abingdon Play & Activity day has moved to Saturday 4th September. It too was originally planned for 3rd July. Organisations wanting to have a stall or run an activity could contact martin.gillett@oxonplay.org.uk .

A field of poppies

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A field of poppies brightens up the route for people travelling the corner between Radley Road and Twelve Acre Drive.

The field escaped being built upon when outline planning permission for 55 dwellings was refused in 2013. Those were the days when a green belt could protect fields from being built upon. Reasons for refusal included:

  • Inappropriate development in the Oxford Green Belt.
  • Visually harmful development without a distinctive sense of place.
  • Harmful impact on existing services and social infrastructure without enough compensating financial contributions.