14th April – Three or more reasons to be in Abingdon

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I am hoping the weather on Sunday 14th April will be good. It will be a big day in Abingdon, and so a good day to visit the town for anybody needing an excuse.
3 good reasons to be in Abingdon
360 boats from across the UK will race  against the clock  on the River Thames in the annual Head of the River event organised by Abingdon Rowing Club. The majority of club members and many of their family members volunteer a huge amount of time before, during and after the event to plan, set up, supervise and clear up.
3 good reasons to be in Abingdon
The Upper Thames Patrol (the water-borne Home Guard in WW2) will be at Abingdon Lock for The Thames at War re-enactment event. There was a display at the Community Free Space last weekend.
3 good reasons to be in Abingdon
The Abingdon Cycle Festival is also on that day.

It will also be Palm Sunday.

Culham Causeway Clearance

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Culham Causeway Clearance
Walking the Causeway between Abingdon and Culham Bridge I was amazed to see how the ditch has been dug out and bushes cleared.
Culham Causeway Clearance
There is a view both sides of the Causeway now.
Culham Causeway Clearance
For years litter from passing traffic has blown into the ditch and bushes. There is now a tidemark of torn plastic round the side of the field. Other plastic has blown across the field.

New Commemorative Benches at Abingdon Guildhall + announcement of Annual Parish Meeting

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Benches
The front view of the Guildhall no longer has the silhouettes of servicemen from WWI. Instead there are two commemorative benches.
Benches
One bench shows scenes from WWII with the years 1939 – 1945 and a dove of peace.
Benches
The other bench shows scenes from WWI with the reminder Lest we forget and the years 1918 – 2018.

The annual parish meeting will be on Tuesday 12th March at 7 pm in the Roysse Room in the Guildhall. This is when the Town Council reports back on their work and achievements during the last year.

The annual parish meeting is also the opportunity for anybody living in Abingdon to ask questions of the Town Council. For more detail see the agenda at Annual Parish Meeting.

Green Theme Day

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The City Daily Photo group of bloggers have the theme of Green for the start of March. They have a different colour each month in 2019. Green was quite easy in Abingdon …
Green
Green is the colour of the grass in front of the remains of Barton Court at Sherwood Avenue. The remains of Barton Court are featured in Abingdon People and Places. The protective fence is also green.
Green
The Abingdon coat of arms shield has a green background and the town’s bus shelters used to be all green until the new ones arrived coloured black. Not all of the shelters have been painted black.
Green
Green is the colour of a lot of the public utility cabinets. In some places you can see the old and the new green together. Green is also the colour of red roof tiles when lichen and moss have taken hold.

For how others have taken pictures of green, round the world, see City Daily Photo – Theme Day Green.