Dragonboat Racing returns to Abingdon and Photographs at 35 Ock Street

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Dragonboat Racing returns to Abingdon
Next Sunday dragonboat racing returns to Abingdon.

Besides the racing, with crews in colourful outfits, there are stalls and fairground attractions to enjoy. It is a great day out at a modest cost.
Dragonboat Racing returns to Abingdon
Abingdon Camera Club has a display of Members’ photographs at 35 Ock Street – the community café in front of Abingdon Baptist Church.

It is open weekdays 10.30 – 2 and Saturdays 10.30 – 12.30.

The Camera Club welcomes everyone at all levels, from beginners to advanced, and meet on alternate Thursdays at All Saints Methodist Church Hall (behind the Boundary House pub). The first meeting of the new season will be this Thursday 4th September at 8pm when members will discuss their summer picture taking, always an enjoyable and informative evening.

Abingdon Health & Wellbeing Centre – in the Community Shop

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Abingdon Health & Wellbeing Centre
The Community Shop in Bury Street has been quiet over the summer holidays, but with September upon us community groups have started using it again – starting with The Abingdon Health & Wellbeing Centre, Audlett Drive.
Abingdon Health & Wellbeing Centre
On display they have some of the arts and crafts made in their craft classes. To keep the people they support fit and healthy they also  have quizzes, yoga, and seated exercise. And to keep people looking good they have a hairdressing service, manicures, podiatry, relaxation, and hand massages.
Abingdon Health & Wellbeing Centre
You are invited in to have a cuppa, and learn more about their work. It may be you know somebody who might want to use their services, or you could volunteer to lead something like Computer Classes.

Rust and Ruins in Abingdon

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a lot of rust
There is a garden at the end of a blocked off road, on the outside of town, that is my entry for the City Daily Photo theme of ‘Rust and Ruins’.
a lot of rust
In the blocked off road is a truck than once belonged to Serco.
a lot of rust
There is an old traction engine with its front balanced on an oil drum. And lots more …

Visit City Daily Photo to see how other bloggers pictured Rust and Ruins in their own countries.

North Berks Football League – Start of Season

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North Berks League
The North Berks League Football Season kicked off this weekend. At the Caldecott Recreation Ground Saxton Rovers took on Dorchester. Against the run of play Dorchester won 2-0.
North Berks League
Abingdon Town are also now playing in the North Berks League. Their opening game was against Wallingford Town, and Abingdon won 4-2.
North Berks League
Abingdon Town asked to play in the North Berks League, after finishing the last couple of seasons at the foot of the Hellenic League Premier Division. They see it as chance to re-group and improve their finances. Last year the derby game was against Abingdon United in the Hellenic League, and this year it will be against Saxton Rovers.

Friday 19th September at 7:30pm Abingdon Town v Saxton Rovers.