Christmas Craft Fair (Drayton) to aid several charities
Drayton Village Hall Lockway, DraytonCraft Fair in aid of Oxford Gatehouse (Homeless), Kidney Unit, & 'Children on the Edge'.
Craft Fair in aid of Oxford Gatehouse (Homeless), Kidney Unit, & 'Children on the Edge'.
Pavlova Wind Quintet return for our traditional Christmas concert. Sure to include well know carols, lollipops and some surprises.
As usual there will be a great opportunity to work off any after-effects from Christmas and New Year's Eve with an informative and sociable New Year's Day guided walk round the town's historic boundary. This year's walk will be led by Councillor Helen Pighills and accompanied by a Town Crier. It will start at 11.00 […]
Catherine McNeil will present a talk on "How to eat for health in a climate crisis (and avoiding nutrient gaps in a plant-rich diet)" in the One Planet Abingdon, Climate Emergency Centre, under the County Hall in Abingdon on 21st Jan 2022, 11.30 - 13.00. We would love to see you there. Catherine is a […]
Clear out your cupboards and swap your toys for good-as-new second-hand toys and games! Save money and save the planet by reducing landfill (from throwing away your old toys) and CO2 pollution (produced by making new toys).
Abingdon Symphony Orchestra, part of Abingdon & District Musical Society, will hold a concert at 7:30pm on Saturday 19th March 2022 in the School of St Helen and St Katharine, Faringdon Road, Abingdon OX14 1BE. The programme will consist of: Dvorak: "The Noon Witch"; Saint Saens: Cello Concerto (soloist Oliver Simpson, winner of Abingdon […]
St Matthew Passion by J S Bach, performed jointly by Abingdon & District Musical Society and Wantage Choral Society. Conductor: Alexander Walker, Orchestra Leader: Kate Bailey. Soloists: Rebecca Bottone, Edward Woodhouse, Daniel Tate, William Purefoy, Dominic Bevan, Michael Hickman.
Head down to the Abingdon-on-Thames Town Council Information Centre and take part in our Easter Trail! Everyone that participates gets a chance to win the prize kindly donated by Waitrose & Partners! You can take part any day in the first week of the Easter Holidays. All donations go to the Mayor's Charities; Yellow Submarine […]
Due to current precautions arising from the Covid-19 pandemic, you can only view this meeting online and not in person. Please contact democratic@abingdon.gov.uk in advance of the meeting for a link.
A talk by leading palaeontology expert Professor Dave Martill of the University of Portsmouth While dinosaurs roamed the Jurassic landscape, Abingdon was submerged beneath a treacherous sea. One denizen of this deep was Pliosaurus, a ferocious marine reptile that truly can be called a prehistoric monster. With a crocodile-like skull and a smile of dagger-like […]
Mummers plays have had a traditional place in Christmas festivities for centuries. They tell of the struggle between light and darkness, as Autumn turns to Winter, then Spring. They plays have been passed on by word of mouth, so they are altered, ill-remembered and often almost incomprehensible. No Abingdon play is remembered so the Abingdon […]