All aboard! The Puppet Theatre Barge is one of the UK's most unique venues, a 50 seat puppet theatre inside a beautifully converted Thames barge. The theatre will be visiting Abbey Meadows this summer with their new show The Selfish Giant, a puppetry production for all the family. Public performances between July 22nd and August 13th, […]
Join local archaeologist Jeff Wallis for a walk and discover the traces of ancient settlements, such as an early Bronze Age barrow cemetery at Barrow Hills in North Abingdon. Jeff is a silversmith with an archaeological and palaeontology background. He focuses on ancient Abingdon and points out key markers in the landscape that give clues […]
All aboard! The Puppet Theatre Barge is one of the UK's most unique venues, a 50 seat puppet theatre inside a beautifully converted Thames barge. The theatre will be visiting Abbey Meadows this summer with their new show The Selfish Giant, a puppetry production for all the family. Public performances between July 22nd and August 13th, […]
All aboard! The Puppet Theatre Barge is one of the UK's most unique venues, a 50 seat puppet theatre inside a beautifully converted Thames barge. The theatre will be visiting Abbey Meadows this summer with their new show The Selfish Giant, a puppetry production for all the family. Public performances between July 22nd and August 13th, […]
ATOM Society brings you a fascinating talk by Dr. Rhys Lewis at 19:30 on Tuesday (new weekday this year!) 15th August 2023 in Abingdon United Football Club, Northcourt Rd, OX14 1PL, Abingdon. Rhys will describe the range of new technologies being developed based on the physics of quantum mechanics involving interactions at the fundamental level […]
This month's future-oriented talk will be given by Dr Rhys Lewis of the National Physical Laboratory (NPL). As many of you may have seen from our website https://www.atomsociety.org.uk, we are bringing you a key talk entitled "Quantum Technologies: Principles and Applications" on Tuesday (new weekday!) 15th August 2023 Rhys will describe the range of new technologies being […]
Have a go at paper weaving and animal collage. Then, use your imagination to create something amazing from all kinds of ‘ bits and bobs’. TIME: 10.30am to 12:30 & 1.30pm to 3.30pm Drop in session, booking not required FREE entry (suggested donation £1 per child) Location: Museum Basement Our volunteer-run family activities are a […]
Annual Sale of slight seconds or discontinued wheel thrown ceramics. Pots are displayed in the pottery, the gazebo and the garden. Drinks and cake provided by Carrots and Curls in the Pottery Garden. Children are very welcome and might like to play on the swings, go down the slide or have a go on the […]
A music event for Abingdon featuring favourites Hope and Glory and the Zoots and genuine legends The Wurzels. Featuring Kaptain Kuppa, Zaia and Superloose. Six bands over 10 hours in the heart of Abingdon. Come along for a fun day out to mark the end of Summer. 12 and unders go free.
Publishing workshop with Dr Miriam Johnson Miriam Johnson is Senior Lecturer in Publishing Media at Oxford Brookes University and the focus of her workshop is demystifying the publishing process. She will walk you through what happens once you've written your book and how to get it on the shelves. In addition you will learn about […]
‘Creativity Unwrapped’ is this year’s theme of the Heritage Open Days Festival, and for the occasion Abingdon will celebrate the arts and creativity of the town. From 8th to 17th September Abingdon Museum will have a special exhibition ‘Creativity in the Collection’ exhibiting the Oswald Couldrey’s watercolours of Abingdon. They are views of well-known Abingdon […]
What does it take for us to act on the climate crisis – especially if we’re the kind of person who should already be acting? In this funny, relatable portrait, a concerned yet ineffectual dad finds the first step is letting those unbearable feelings of climate anxiety in, instead of pushing them aside. But as […]
