John Mason School Alumni Network

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John Mason School Alumni Network
Since John Mason opened in 1961, many thousands of students have come and gone, and all of them have gained years of valuable life experience through a multitude of careers. The school is hoping that some of the ex-students might be willing to use their experience to help current students. This might be through online mentoring, visiting to speak to students, offering work experience placements, or many other possible contributions.
John Mason School Alumni Network
They would love ex-students to sign up to their new John Mason School Alumni Network. It could to receive the occasional newsletter, or a reunion event. However, you can also say whether or not you’d be willing to help further.
John Mason School Alumni Network
Ex-students can sign up online via a website: formerstudents.johnmasonschool.org or by the “Sign up” link on the new John Mason School Alumni Network Facebook page.
John Mason School Alumni Network
This project is being carried out in collaboration with Future First, a charitable organisation which helps school set up alumni groups and engage former students. Their video shows how a similar project works at another school: https://youtu.be/1vWhzT4T9ys

(Thanks to Friends Reunited for the pictures of ex-students of John Mason School.)

7th ‘Yeah Baby’ Free Music Festival, and Alice’s Day

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7th Yeah Baby
On Abingdon Market Place today the 7th Yeah Baby Free Music Festival was raising lots of money for local children’s charities: Amber Phillpott Trust, Helen & Douglas House, RMHC & Oxford Children’s Hospital.
7th Yeah Baby
There was a large stage put together by a team of scaffolders.
7th Yeah Baby
As well as lots of bands, there were also stalls for face paints, cakes, beer, and other refreshments, and the sun shone.
Alices Day
Mostly Books had the start of their Alice in Wonderland Summer, it being 150 years since ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’ was first published.
Alices Day
Anybody who caught a bus to Oxford would have found that July 4th is Alice’s Day there today.

The Launch of The Vale Way

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The Vale Way
The local Vale of White Horse Ramblers group has developed a new walking trail for the Vale of White Horse.

Named ‘The Vale Way’ it is a 27 mile walking trail that links the market towns of Faringdon, Wantage and Abingdon. Intended to give the walker a pleasant walk through Vale countryside it passes through many interesting villages and points of interest.
The Vale Way
The Mayor of Abingdon-on-Thames, Cllr Helen Pighills was at the launch event at 11.00am today (3rd July 2015) and cut the cake. This was followed by a walk to the ‘The Vale Way’ start at the millstream bridge in Abbey Meadows.
The Vale Way
The route starts in the west, in the village of Longcot, then Little Coxwell, Faringdon, the Folly, Frogmore Brook, Hatford, Stanford in the Vale, the Challows, Wilts and Berks canal, Wantage, Ardington, West Hendred, the Truck Fest site, Steventon, Milton and Abingdon. The Vale of White Horse can also be regarded as the valley of the river Ock and the route passes near the source of the Ock at Little Coxwell and crosses the confluence with the Thames at Abingdon-on-Thames.

The trail can be walked in various ways, the whole length, main town to main town or in shorter sections of 4-7 miles. Instructions on how to do the walk in stages can be found at www.ramblers-oxon.org.uk/thevaleway

A map of the entire route can be accessed at http://gb.mapometer.com/walking/route_3944028.html

The launch was part of the Ramblers 80th anniversary celebrations. Thanks to Peter for this information.