Exbourne Christmas Greetings

Exbourne Christmas Greetings
Exbourne Road, in Abingdon, have celebrated annual Street Parties for the last nine years and this year they also have Advent Windows. One is unveiled each evening.
Exbourne Christmas Greetings
Being ground-floor terrace-house windows they can be viewed close up.

On South Avenue there are a lot of houses and there is some duplication of numbers. On Exbourne Road there are fewer houses and some feature two days.
Exbourne Christmas Greetings
Displays can be seen during the day
Exbourne Christmas Greetings
and during the night.
Exbourne Christmas Greetings
Thankyou to everybody for their comments. Merry Christmas.

The Saturday before Christmas in Abingdon

Saturday before Christmas in Abingdon
The Abingdon Operatic Society were singing carols outside the Abingdon Community Freespace Shop this morning.
Saturday before Christmas in Abingdon
Father Christmas was inside the shop. The Abingdon Lions have taken him all round the estates of Abingdon.
Saturday before Christmas in Abingdon
On the Market Place the Salvation Army were playing and singing carols.

It was a gorgeous morning. The sun was shining, after yesterday’s rain, and the Rivers were quite high.

Advent Windows in South Avenue

The South Avenue Advent Windows are back. More houses than ever have taken part this year. Some numbers are doubled up. If you go to look round you can drop in a donation for the Helen and Douglas House Hospice through some letter boxes. Or view The Helen and Douglas House Christmas Appeal.
Advent Windows in South Avenue
2. Girl with balloons and snowman and tree
Advent Windows in South Avenue
3. Mary and Joseph going to Bethlehem
Advent Windows in South Avenue
5. Three Wise Men
Advent Windows in South Avenue
8.Robins, holly, and snow
Advent Windows in South Avenue
9. Flickering fire and Christmas Tree with small animals
Advent Windows in South Avenue
15. Nutcracker Suite
Advent Windows in South Avenue
20. Mary and Joseph going to Bethlehem

Abingdon Mummers

Abingdon Mummers
The Abingdon Mummers were performing their traditional Christmas Mummers play this evening around drinking places in Abingdon including:

  • Punch Bowl, 
  • Broad Face, 
  • Kings Head & Bell, 
  • Old Anchor, 
  • Tipsy Mercer, 
  • and the Conservative Club.

Abingdon Mummers
After the Conservative Club the players headed for the last performance of the evening at the Brewery Tap.
Abingdon Mummers
The play tells the battle between King George and the Bold Slasher. First King George is killed and has to be revived by the doctor.
Abingdon Mummers
(That is after Bailey the dog tried her best.)
Abingdon Mummers
Then the Bold Slasher is killed. On this occasion the intervention of the doctor fails, and Mrs Finney is called in to revive Bold Slasher.

The play is all about light and dark, life and death,
Abingdon Mummers
Father Christmas comes in to lead the singing of We wish you a Merry Christmas.

A collection tin was then handed round for BeFreeYC (befreeyc.org.uk) which helps young carers in Oxfordshire.