Cards for Good Causes go on sale in Abingdon

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Cards for Good Causes – the multi-charity Christmas card shop – opened in Abingdon today (Tuesday, October 23), and are celebrating their 30th year.

Comedy writer, and editor, Paul Mayhew-Archer opened the shop at St Nicolas Church in Abingdon. Paul was diagnosed with Parkinson’s and has been working with Parkinson’s UK, whose cards, and those of many other organisations are on sale. Buying the cards helps generate funds for good causes, and raises awareness of their vital work.
Cards for Good Causes
The shops will also sell some special cards depicting local scenes by artist Colin Tuffrey, such as: ‘Abingdon from the River’. There will also be a range of Christmas goods including wrapping paper, gift tags, candles, stocking fillers, and traditional Advent calendars.

Look out for the red triangular Santa signs outside for when the shop is open.

The shop is part of a nationwide network of more than 300 pop-up CFGC shops, all staffed by a team of local volunteers.

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Abingdon Marathon 2017

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Over 750 runners started the Abingdon Marathon at 9am this morning from Tilsley Park.

5 miles into the race the field of runners crossed Abingdon Market Place. They came via Radley Lakes, where volunteers had cleared the track in places from fallen trees after Storm Brian.

The mum who beat the marathon record for a mum pushing a buggy in 2015, has had a second child, and was back attempting to beat the record for a double buggy Marathon run.
Abingdon Marathon
A lot of volunteers help at the marathon. They were from many different Abingdon organisations. Cadets were giving out water near the sailing club nearly 6 miles into the race.

At the corner of Lambrick Way and Peep-O-Day Lane there was a gathering of spectators and marshalls. The course then went twice round by Lambrick Way, up through Drayton, Milton and Sutton Courtenay then back down Peep-o-Day Lane.
Abingdon Marathon
The race was won by Tom Charles, of Trafford Athletic Club in two hours 29 minutes and 29 seconds. Two weeks ago Tom finished second in the York Marathon in two hours 25 minutes.

Hilary Mott, from Cheltenham, was the first woman to finish in a time of two hours 49 minutes and 50 seconds.
Abingdon Marathon
The first two Abingdon Athletic Club runners home were Peter Akrill

and Thomas Coney. Both were inside 3 hours.

Out on the course people were running for the next couple of hours, encouraged by a lot of locals.

Marshalls did their best to keep the traffic flowing, without stopping runners, in the two of three places where runners had to cross busy roads.
Abingdon Marathon
More pictures on the Abingdon Blog Facebook page.

Polish War Hero who lived in Abingdon during the 60s/70s

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Thanks to Steve for this

Stanislaw, aka, Rocky was a well known and much respected Polish man who took up residency in Abingdon after the war. It was rumoured that he fought in the Free Polish Air Force during the war and a recent obituary article in the Mail https://m.facebook.com/307SquadronProject/posts/833636720105369 confirms those rumours. The article is about a war hero living in Swansea and who died shortly after his 100th birthday.

In the 60’/70s he owned and ran Top Taxis in Abingdon, and lived on the Marcham Road. Steve says he was an amazing full of life character who lightened every room he entered! I hope the Mail does not mind me borrowing their pictures. If anybody has any of Stanislaw in his Abingdon days, or even Top Taxis, please send to backstreet60@gmail.com.