39th Annual Abingdon Model Railway Exhibition

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Model Railway Exhibition
The Abingdon Branch line, as it looked in 1948, was on display on Saturday at the 39th Annual Abingdon Model Railway Exhibition. The branch line has been constructed over the last 10 years with the help of hundreds of photographs (many viewable at www.abingdonbranch.co.uk).
Model Railway Exhibition
Near The Abingdon Branch line was the Radley History Club, with their book “Radley People and the Railway”, together with railway memorabilia.
Model Railway Exhibition
Abingdon Area Archaeological and Historical Society were also there with pictures of Abingdon Station.
Model Railway Exhibition
The show was a mixture of railway layouts, modelling traders, and societies. There were 50 stalls in all. The cup for the best layout was presented, by Cllr Mike Badcock, Chairman of the Vale, to St. Ruth, which is based on Penzance station.
Model Railway Exhibition
The St. Ruth model depicts a typical day in September 1965, with a beach in the foreground, and houses rising behind.

Sydenhams take over F Knight & Sons

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Sydenhams
F Knight & Sons, on Ock Street, have been taken over by Sydenhams, a large family run business with outlets in Wessex – where Sydenhams proudly sponsor the Wessex Football League.
Sydenhams
According to their old website, Fred Knight originally opened as a small electrician’s shop on Marcham Road around 1960, and quickly grew as sons joined the family business. The shop eventually moved to larger premises, before moving to the current location on Ock Street in 2000, where Ballards used to be.
Sydenhams
In the last couple of years Knights have expanded, taking over all the buildings in the yard – that stretch to the River Ock – for the display and storage of timber and other building supplies.

Previously TVE Plant and Tool Hire, and Plastics Direct shared the yard.

Pam St Clement signing copies of her autobiography ‘The End of an Earring’ at The Abingdon Bookstore

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Pam St Clement
Pam St Clement was signing copies of her autobiography ‘The End of an Earring’ at The Abingdon Bookstore on Friday 27th February.

Pam chatted and joked with a gathering of East Enders fans and readers of good autobiographies. She had time for everybody, and also at one point, by request, went briefly “in to character”. Pam is best known, to most of us, for being Pat Butcher in East Enders from 1986 until 2012.

Many Thanks for the pictures to The Abingdon Bookstore. You can see more pictures on Their Twitter Feed.

Fairtrade Events in Abingdon Today

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Fairtrade Events in Abingdon
The cover of the Big Issue reminded us it is Fairtrade Fortnight – promoting products sourced in a way that’s better for the farmers, growers and workers involved.
Fairtrade Events in Abingdon
At St Helens Church there were Fairtrade products on sale, as well as a Big Brew.
Fairtrade Events in Abingdon
Oxfam have 20% off Fairtrade products during Fairtrade fortnight from 23rd February to 8th March.
Fairtrade Events in Abingdon
Oxfam also had a stall at St Ethelwolds where people could have afternoon tea, and take part in a baking demo with mostly Fairtrade ingredients.

Abingdon is a Fairtrade town.