Thanks to Steve for this one of a 11lb Pike that Danny had just caught from the River Thames on Wilsham Road.
11 lb Pike
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Abingdon Passion Play 2016 – Call for Actors and Singers
Abingdon Passion Play 2016 will be two big outdoor performances in Abingdon on Sunday 13th March next year. It is an exciting fast-paced re-telling of the Easter story, and this is your chance to be part of it! If you’d like to be on stage there are plenty of opportunities for actors and singers. This is real community theatre and you are welcome whatever your age, background or beliefs. Experience welcome but certainly not necessary!
Call for Actors
Choose from the following informal auditions at Peachcroft Christian Centre in North Abingdon:
Sunday 8th November 2pm (men) 4pm (women)
Monday 9th November 8pm (men)
Tuesday 10th November 8pm (women)
Call for Singers
Come to the choir taster session on Wed 18th November 8pm at Peachcroft Christian Centre, North Abingdon and find out more.
There are also lots of other roles to help with this production. To register your interest contact Julie Kemp-Harper on 01235 521049 kempharpers@pobox.com or feel free to just turn up.
Abingdon Hydro Project will not go ahead
The Abingdon Hydro project was launched in 2010, with the aim of harnessing the power of the Thames at Abingdon Weir to make enough electricity for at least 200 homes.
The project’s model Archimedes Screw became a feature at many events promoting the project.
The project plans were first approved by the environment agency and district council in 2012. The share launch was at the end of 2014, and gained 420 community members who invested over £800K. Enthusiatic volunteers started clearing the land in February this year.
But finances and the clock have been against the project, and directors have decided not to go ahead.
Time was running out if the project was to be financially viable as it depended on getting the enhanced electricity tariff. The complexity of regulations slowed progress. Recent tax changes made it less attractive for additional investors to buy shares. And finally, the build price was higher than anticipated.
War Games in the Community Space
On Saturday Abingdon War Games Club held fort in the Community Space.
This was a chance to meet with non-war gamers and try to convert some of them into gamers. On Saturday they had a WWII game on the centre table,
A battle was brewing between some rebellious tribes and a Romano British Army. There was also a game devised for Halloween – where Zombies attacked and, unfortunately, overran a village.
The club meet every Friday evening at the Neave Room, Abingdon Conservative Club, Ock Street. I am told it is a very sociable way to pass an evening. See abingdonwargames.org.uk for further information.
Earlier in the year they also took part in a scaled down re-enactment of the Battle of Waterloo. And on Sunday 6th March 2016, at Fitzharry’s School, they organise an annual war games extravaganza called Overlord.