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SUMMARY:Come for a Bank Holiday Walk
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a guided walk – or\, if you prefer to do your own thing\, pick up a trail leaflet or download it from our website. \nThere are 5 guided walks and about a dozen leaflets\, so something for all interests and ages. \n 
URL:https://www.abingdon.gov.uk/event/come-for-a-bank-holiday-walk
LOCATION:Abingdon Market Place
CATEGORIES:Environment,Market Place,Sports & Leisure
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250915T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250915T100000
DTSTAMP:20260525T130535
CREATED:20250714T124810Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250717T115507Z
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SUMMARY:Heritage Weekend 2025
DESCRIPTION:Exploring Abingdon’s fascinating architectural history is the theme of this year’s Heritage Weekend. As the longest continuously inhabited town in Britain there is plenty to see and discover. \n\nVisit our Roysse room exhibition “Abingdon’s Historic buildings – Lost\, Recorded and Understood” to rediscover some of our town’s lost buildings (from mansions to the workhouse)\, view pictures of the town taken during the second world war and find out how to be a “house detective”. Saturday and Sunday 10am – 4pm\nCall in to Unit 25 in Bury Street to see our “Evolving Abingdon” exhibition about what was there before the precinct\, the Charter and Stratton Way – and why it all changed in the 1960s and 70s. Friday – Monday 10am – 4pm\nAlso in Unit 25\, “Reaching for the Stars”: find out about the history of the Culham site from its days as a wartime airfield through to hosting the JET project\, and hear about the latest plans to bring fusion energy onto the grid and into our homes.\nEnjoy a re-enactment of Roman life and witness rural building crafts of a bygone age in the ancient Abbey Buildings. Exhibitions Saturday only 10am – 4pm\, Medieval Buildings open Sunday.\nVisit some of the 12 or more fascinating buildings which are opening: new for this year are the Old Gaol foyer\, the ultra-modern Sophos Building and the Christchurch barn conversion.\nExplore the rich architectural history of our parish church\, St Helens.\nTake a guided walk on the Sunday – or follow one of our self-guided trails.\nTake a treasure trail of Abingdon and discover aspects of our town’s long history told through the buildings. Complete the questions and you could win a family movie ticket at the Abbey Cinema.\n\nFor more details bookmark our website https://www.abingdonheritage.org.uk/ and check out the programme and open properties pages which are being updated as plans firm up – or pick up our programme leaflet which will be available at the beginning of September.
URL:https://www.abingdon.gov.uk/event/heritage-weekend-2025/2025-09-15
LOCATION:Abingdon\, Abingdon\, Oxfordshire\, OX14 3LY\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Heritage
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250914T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250914T100000
DTSTAMP:20260525T130535
CREATED:20250714T124810Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250717T115507Z
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SUMMARY:Heritage Weekend 2025
DESCRIPTION:Exploring Abingdon’s fascinating architectural history is the theme of this year’s Heritage Weekend. As the longest continuously inhabited town in Britain there is plenty to see and discover. \n\nVisit our Roysse room exhibition “Abingdon’s Historic buildings – Lost\, Recorded and Understood” to rediscover some of our town’s lost buildings (from mansions to the workhouse)\, view pictures of the town taken during the second world war and find out how to be a “house detective”. Saturday and Sunday 10am – 4pm\nCall in to Unit 25 in Bury Street to see our “Evolving Abingdon” exhibition about what was there before the precinct\, the Charter and Stratton Way – and why it all changed in the 1960s and 70s. Friday – Monday 10am – 4pm\nAlso in Unit 25\, “Reaching for the Stars”: find out about the history of the Culham site from its days as a wartime airfield through to hosting the JET project\, and hear about the latest plans to bring fusion energy onto the grid and into our homes.\nEnjoy a re-enactment of Roman life and witness rural building crafts of a bygone age in the ancient Abbey Buildings. Exhibitions Saturday only 10am – 4pm\, Medieval Buildings open Sunday.\nVisit some of the 12 or more fascinating buildings which are opening: new for this year are the Old Gaol foyer\, the ultra-modern Sophos Building and the Christchurch barn conversion.\nExplore the rich architectural history of our parish church\, St Helens.\nTake a guided walk on the Sunday – or follow one of our self-guided trails.\nTake a treasure trail of Abingdon and discover aspects of our town’s long history told through the buildings. Complete the questions and you could win a family movie ticket at the Abbey Cinema.\n\nFor more details bookmark our website https://www.abingdonheritage.org.uk/ and check out the programme and open properties pages which are being updated as plans firm up – or pick up our programme leaflet which will be available at the beginning of September.
URL:https://www.abingdon.gov.uk/event/heritage-weekend-2025/2025-09-14
LOCATION:Abingdon\, Abingdon\, Oxfordshire\, OX14 3LY\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Heritage
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250913T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250913T100000
DTSTAMP:20260525T130535
CREATED:20250714T124810Z
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SUMMARY:Heritage Weekend 2025
DESCRIPTION:Exploring Abingdon’s fascinating architectural history is the theme of this year’s Heritage Weekend. As the longest continuously inhabited town in Britain there is plenty to see and discover. \n\nVisit our Roysse room exhibition “Abingdon’s Historic buildings – Lost\, Recorded and Understood” to rediscover some of our town’s lost buildings (from mansions to the workhouse)\, view pictures of the town taken during the second world war and find out how to be a “house detective”. Saturday and Sunday 10am – 4pm\nCall in to Unit 25 in Bury Street to see our “Evolving Abingdon” exhibition about what was there before the precinct\, the Charter and Stratton Way – and why it all changed in the 1960s and 70s. Friday – Monday 10am – 4pm\nAlso in Unit 25\, “Reaching for the Stars”: find out about the history of the Culham site from its days as a wartime airfield through to hosting the JET project\, and hear about the latest plans to bring fusion energy onto the grid and into our homes.\nEnjoy a re-enactment of Roman life and witness rural building crafts of a bygone age in the ancient Abbey Buildings. Exhibitions Saturday only 10am – 4pm\, Medieval Buildings open Sunday.\nVisit some of the 12 or more fascinating buildings which are opening: new for this year are the Old Gaol foyer\, the ultra-modern Sophos Building and the Christchurch barn conversion.\nExplore the rich architectural history of our parish church\, St Helens.\nTake a guided walk on the Sunday – or follow one of our self-guided trails.\nTake a treasure trail of Abingdon and discover aspects of our town’s long history told through the buildings. Complete the questions and you could win a family movie ticket at the Abbey Cinema.\n\nFor more details bookmark our website https://www.abingdonheritage.org.uk/ and check out the programme and open properties pages which are being updated as plans firm up – or pick up our programme leaflet which will be available at the beginning of September.
URL:https://www.abingdon.gov.uk/event/heritage-weekend-2025/2025-09-13
LOCATION:Abingdon\, Abingdon\, Oxfordshire\, OX14 3LY\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Heritage
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250912T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250912T100000
DTSTAMP:20260525T130535
CREATED:20250714T124810Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250717T115507Z
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SUMMARY:Heritage Weekend 2025
DESCRIPTION:Exploring Abingdon’s fascinating architectural history is the theme of this year’s Heritage Weekend. As the longest continuously inhabited town in Britain there is plenty to see and discover. \n\nVisit our Roysse room exhibition “Abingdon’s Historic buildings – Lost\, Recorded and Understood” to rediscover some of our town’s lost buildings (from mansions to the workhouse)\, view pictures of the town taken during the second world war and find out how to be a “house detective”. Saturday and Sunday 10am – 4pm\nCall in to Unit 25 in Bury Street to see our “Evolving Abingdon” exhibition about what was there before the precinct\, the Charter and Stratton Way – and why it all changed in the 1960s and 70s. Friday – Monday 10am – 4pm\nAlso in Unit 25\, “Reaching for the Stars”: find out about the history of the Culham site from its days as a wartime airfield through to hosting the JET project\, and hear about the latest plans to bring fusion energy onto the grid and into our homes.\nEnjoy a re-enactment of Roman life and witness rural building crafts of a bygone age in the ancient Abbey Buildings. Exhibitions Saturday only 10am – 4pm\, Medieval Buildings open Sunday.\nVisit some of the 12 or more fascinating buildings which are opening: new for this year are the Old Gaol foyer\, the ultra-modern Sophos Building and the Christchurch barn conversion.\nExplore the rich architectural history of our parish church\, St Helens.\nTake a guided walk on the Sunday – or follow one of our self-guided trails.\nTake a treasure trail of Abingdon and discover aspects of our town’s long history told through the buildings. Complete the questions and you could win a family movie ticket at the Abbey Cinema.\n\nFor more details bookmark our website https://www.abingdonheritage.org.uk/ and check out the programme and open properties pages which are being updated as plans firm up – or pick up our programme leaflet which will be available at the beginning of September.
URL:https://www.abingdon.gov.uk/event/heritage-weekend-2025/2025-09-12
LOCATION:Abingdon\, Abingdon\, Oxfordshire\, OX14 3LY\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Heritage
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240914T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240915T160000
DTSTAMP:20260525T130535
CREATED:20240813T093803Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240813T093803Z
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SUMMARY:Heritage Weekend
DESCRIPTION:Heritage Weekend is a highlight of late summer in Abingdon. The Friends of Abingdon co-ordinate a weekend of open properties\, exhibitions and activities to showcase the town’s rich history. We link up with the national Heritage Open Days who suggest a theme each year. This year it is “Transport\, Routes and Connections.” \nAbingdon was connected by a network of paths\, roads and waterways which sustained trade\, travel and daily life for thousands of years: \n\nLook at old maps\, pictures and stories in two exhibitions\, one in the historic Guildhall and one at the Long Alley Almshouses.\nLearn about the Lost Railway of Abingdon at Unit 24 and see an 18 foot working model (00 gauge) of Abingdon station\, yard and tracks\nFamilies with young children will enjoy the Brio trainset available to play with in the Roysse Room (and also available to win by completing our town trail).\nOlder children will enjoy the Iron Age Experience at the Abbey Buildings (Saturday only) with crafts and interactive demonstrations.\nAnd “kids” of all ages will want to test themselves against the Fun Facts quizmaster!\nConnections aren’t just physical and the displays include information about the Abingdon telephone exchange (now gone) and the DAWN talking newspapers service (still thriving).\nAbingdon Artists will be holding their “Landscape in a Day” open competition on Saturday – watch them at work and see the results in a display in St Nic’s Church.\nOn Sunday there will be a celebration of MG cars\, Abingdon’s most famous export\, with over 20 vehicles in the Market Place.\n\nHistoric properties around the town will be open to view including Abingdon Guildhall\, St Helen’s and St Nicolas’ Churches\, the Baptist Church and 35 Ock Street\, St Ethelwold’s House\, Kimber House (MG Museum)\, the medieval Merchant’s House\, the Georgian solicitor’s offices on Ock Street\, the Abbey Buildings and the Old Ticket Office at Culham. \nYou can find more details including opening times and locations at www.abingonheritage.org.uk  or come to our Information Stall on the Market Place to start your journey around the town. We can provide advice\, maps and a printed programme packed with all the information you will need to enjoy Heritage Weekend to the full.
URL:https://www.abingdon.gov.uk/event/heritage-weekend
LOCATION:Abingdon\, Abingdon\, Oxfordshire\, OX14 3LY\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240627T143000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240627T173000
DTSTAMP:20260525T130535
CREATED:20240530T160731Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240530T160731Z
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SUMMARY:Friends of Abingdon 80th Anniversary celebration
DESCRIPTION:Come and join us to celebrate our 80th Anniversary \n\nEnjoy the beautiful medieval buildings and their garden\nBrowse our exhibition showing the history of our Societies\nSee our exciting plans for the future\nWatch a slide show in the Unicorn Theatre\n\nFree entry – explore as you please\, but guided tours will be offered at 14.30 and 15.30 \nLight refreshments available (small charge) throughout the afternoon.
URL:https://www.abingdon.gov.uk/event/friends-of-abingdon-80th-anniversary-celebration
LOCATION:Abingdon Abbey Buildings\, 12 Checker Walk\, Abingdon-on-Thames\, OX14 3JB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Heritage
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240527T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240527T160000
DTSTAMP:20260525T130535
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LAST-MODIFIED:20240507T082449Z
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SUMMARY:May Bank Holiday Walks
DESCRIPTION:Come for a Bank Holiday Walk – the programme for this ever popular event has now been finalised – see attached poster \nAll walks leave from the Market Place. No booking in advance of the day\, but both morning and afternoon walks can be booked from 10.00 on the day. \nAs well as the guided walks\, you can do your own thing with our self-guided trails – pick up a leaflet from our stall or download it from our website
URL:https://www.abingdon.gov.uk/event/may-bank-holiday-walks
LOCATION:Abingdon Market Place
CATEGORIES:Amenities and Recreation,Environment
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230916T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230917T160000
DTSTAMP:20260525T130535
CREATED:20230807T093218Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230815T095047Z
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SUMMARY:Heritage Open Days
DESCRIPTION:A swashbuckling Hollywood icon\, one of the founders of the Arts and Crafts Movement and the great English painter Turner have one thing in common: they all loved Abingdon-on-Thames. \nDouglas Fairbanks Junior dined frequently at The Crown and Thistle\, John Ruskin lived there some years earlier\, and the teenage JMW Turner sketched and painted views of Abingdon and the surrounding countryside.  These stories and how Sir Paul McCartney’s BAFTA award winning “Frogs Chorus” video came to be made in Thames Street will be explored during this year’s Heritage Open Days. \nThe Arts and Creativity theme of this year’s heritage festival will also showcase other gems such as the priceless medieval “Abingdon Missal” decorated by the monks of the Abbey of Abingdon\, which is now held in the Bodleian Library in Oxford. A major exhibition about the Missal will be held in the Abbey Buildings. \nThe town has been home to many famous artists\, actors\, writers\, sculptors and comedians\, all of whom have enriched our national life but whose stories are often untold.  The aim of this year’s Heritage Open Days is to unlock those stories and inspire our townsfolk and visitors with the creativity which Abingdon has encouraged. \nA full list of the events and exhibitions can be found on our website and will be published in leaflets available from early September.. The venues will include the medieval Abbey Buildings\, the Guildhall\, Christ’s Hospital Almshouses and several of the town’s other historic buildings and there will be a “Fab Ab” exhibition in the former H Samuels shop. Abingdon Artists will be helping people to explore painting\, Abingdon Flower Club will be displaying their work\, and Abingdon Drama Club will present a “Son et Lumiere” to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Unicorn Theatre. On the Sunday there will a programme of guided walks. \nInformation and self-guided walk leaflets will be available all weekend\, from our Market Place information stall.
URL:https://www.abingdon.gov.uk/event/heritage-open-days-2
LOCATION:Abingdon\, Abingdon\, Oxfordshire\, OX14 3LY\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture,Heritage,Market Place,Outdoors
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230529T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230529T150000
DTSTAMP:20260525T130535
CREATED:20230522T151040Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230522T151040Z
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SUMMARY:Bank Holiday Walks
DESCRIPTION:Come for a Bank Holiday Walk Monday 29th May \nOrganised by the Friends of Abingdon and other societies. \n All walks start and finish at the Market Place \nBook in on the day \nWear comfortable shoes or boots \nMORNING WALKS start at 10.30am\, book in from 10am  \n1556 Boundary Walk with the Guild of Town Criers\, about 4 miles lasting 2 hours\, unlimited numbers \nLost Abbey Tour with a local expert\, about 1 1/2 hours\, 25 participants \n AFTERNOON WALKS start at 2pm\, book in from 10am \nNature Walk  with a member of the local Naturalist Society from Abbey Meadows and on to Orchard Lake and back\, about 4 miles lasting 2 1/2 hours\, 20 participants \nRivers of Abingdon Walk with a local expert\, about 4 1/2 miles lasting 2 1/2 hours. Return on your own from the lock after 3 miles and 1 1/2 hours if you wish. 25 participants \nStories from the War Memorial with a local expert\, about 1 1/2 miles lasting 1 1/2 – 2 hours. 20 participants. \nSELF-GUIDED WALKS \nIf you prefer to do your own thing\, call in at our Market Place stall between 10.00 and 15.00 and pick up or download one of our trail leaflets: there are a dozen or to to choose from\, many of them family-friendly. You can also find them on the Friends of Abingdon Civic Society website. \n 
URL:https://www.abingdon.gov.uk/event/bank-holiday-walks
LOCATION:Abingdon\, Abingdon\, Oxfordshire\, OX14 3LY\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Outdoors
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230101T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230101T130000
DTSTAMP:20260525T130535
CREATED:20221215T164733Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221215T164733Z
UID:10011435-1672570800-1672578000@www.abingdon.gov.uk
SUMMARY:Beating the bounds
DESCRIPTION:The Charter granted to Abingdon in 1556 defined the boundaries of the Town and included the provision for the “Mayor\, Bailiffs and Burgesses…and their Successors to make perambulations (of the Boundaries)”  This tradition of Beating the Bounds has been a special occasion in the past\,  but had lapsed and was only revived a few years ago as the New Year Day Boundary Walk. \nThe Friends of Abingdon Civic Society have added the Boundary Walk to their programme of guided walks \nThis year the walk will be led by Cllr Helen Pighills\, who will be joined by Town Crier Patrick Bird. \nThe event will start from the Market Place at 11am\, and will take no longer than 2 hours.
URL:https://www.abingdon.gov.uk/event/beating-the-bounds
LOCATION:Abingdon Market Place
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220915T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220918T160000
DTSTAMP:20260525T130535
CREATED:20220722T085515Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220914T153737Z
UID:10014185-1663236000-1663516800@www.abingdon.gov.uk
SUMMARY:Heritage Open Days
DESCRIPTION:The annual Heritage Open Days are held throughout the UK and Europe and are always a popular event in Abingdon. This year’s national HODs theme is “Astounding Inventions” – very relevant to Abingdon – and several of our events will be based around inventions and innovation. \nEvents – all free – will include: \n\nThursday 15 – Sunday 18 September: Exhibition in St Ethelwolds House “Engines\, Drains and Nuisances: the Innovative Career of George Winship”\nFriday 16 – Sunday 18 September: Flower Festival in the Abingdon Baptist Church\nSaturday 17 September: various open properties – details on our website\nSaturday 17-Sunday 18 September: Abingdon Workhouse Trail\nSunday 18 September: Heritage Walks\n\nProgramme leaflets* are available from the Information Centre\, Museum and Library and participating venues and we will have an information stall on the Market Place on the Saturday and Sunday. \n* Two of the events in the leaflet (the STFC exhibition and Classic Car Cavalcade) have been cancelled due to the period of national mourning. All other events will go ahead\, with some modifications to ensure an appropriate level of respect.
URL:https://www.abingdon.gov.uk/event/heritage-open-days
LOCATION:Abingdon\, Abingdon\, Oxfordshire\, OX14 3LY\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Heritage
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220914T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220914T193000
DTSTAMP:20260525T130535
CREATED:20220802T114742Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220803T130828Z
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SUMMARY:"How 70 Years of Science Changed Abingdon" - Heritage Open Days event
DESCRIPTION:A talk\, by eminent local scientist and author\, Frank Close\, about how in the last 70 years science has changed Abingdon and how Abingdon science has changed the world. It takes place in the unique setting of Abingdon’s medieval Abbey Buildings. \n\nIn 1952\, Harwell was just six years old. An influx of scientists was transforming Abingdon from a market town and home of the MG Midget to the international centre of science and technology that it is today. The talk reviews how our view of the universe has evolved during the second Elizabethan era and the key role that local science centres have played in this. \nFrank Close is Emeritus professor of Theoretical Physics at Oxford University\, former head of theoretical physics at Rutherford Appleton Laboratory\, and former Head of Communications and Public Education at CERN. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society and won their Michael Faraday Prize for excellence in science communication in 2013. In addition to having published some 200 papers on nuclear and particle physics\, he is the author of 20 popular books on science including two linked to Abingdon nuclear spies – his highly acclaimed history and expose of atomic espionage\, “Trinity” about Klaus Fuchs and “Half Life” about former Abingdon resident\, Harwell scientist and probable spy\, Bruno Pontecorvo. His latest\, published in June\, titled “Elusive” is a biography of the Higgs Boson. \nNB the talk is free\, but space is limited so please book your place here.
URL:https://www.abingdon.gov.uk/event/how-70-years-of-science-changed-abingdon
LOCATION:Unicorn Theatre\, Thames Street\, Abingdon\, Thames Street\, Abingdon\, OX14 3HZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Heritage
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220603T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220603T100000
DTSTAMP:20260525T130535
CREATED:20220520T144323Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220526T104054Z
UID:10011110-1654250400-1654250400@www.abingdon.gov.uk
SUMMARY:Platinum Jubilee Walks from Rye Farm Meadow
DESCRIPTION:We have 5 enjoyable and interesting guided walks organised as part of Abingdon’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations. These have been made possible through the generosity of the volunteer guides. Spaces are limited on all except for the 1556 Boundary walk. First come\, first served\, but you will be able to book onto the afternoon walks in the morning. \nIf you are unable to join one of the guided walks do not despair. We will have newly designed leaflets available\, with a range of walks suitable for all the family\, which you can enjoy at your own pace and at any time. They include the new “Royal History of Abingdon” walk. You will also be able to download the walks on to your smartphone. \nCome and find the Friends of Abingdon Civic Society stall. NB We will be there before the 11am official opening of Rye Farm Meadows as our first walks set off at 10.30am \nMorning walks: 10.30 (book in from 10.00) \n1556 Boundary walk with a Town Crier in attendance\nLed by Patrick Bird on behalf of Abingdon Town Council\nApproximately 2 ½ hours and 3 miles\nUnlimited numbers \nRye Farm to Swift Ditch Lock\nLed by Sally Mears\, One Planet Abingdon\nA circular walk – approximately 2 hours and 3 ½ miles\n30 participants \nThe Lost Abbey of Abingdon\nLed by Dr. Philip Kenrick\, Friends of Abingdon\nApproximately 1 ½ hours and 1 mile\n25 participants \nAfternoon Walks: 14.30 (book in from 10.00) \nRadley Lakes Walk \nLed by David Guyoncourt and Graham Bateman\, Abingdon Naturalists Society\nApproximately 2 ½ hours and 4 miles with a stop at Orchard Lake to look at pond creatures\n20 participants \nAbingdon’s Industrial Heart\nLed by Jackie Smith\, Abingdon Area Archaeology and History Society\nApproximately 1 ½ hours and 1 mile\n15 participants
URL:https://www.abingdon.gov.uk/event/platinum-jubilee-walks-from-rye-farm-meadow
CATEGORIES:Outdoors
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210919T133000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210919T160000
DTSTAMP:20260525T130535
CREATED:20210826T082538Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210901T113137Z
UID:10010987-1632058200-1632067200@www.abingdon.gov.uk
SUMMARY:"In a Monastery Garden” - Abingdon Abbey Buildings
DESCRIPTION:Visit one of Abingdon’s lesser-known treasures\, the remaining domestic buildings of the medieval Abingdon Abbey. Explore the “pop-up” Monastery Herb Garden\, to see herbs used by the monks for both medicinal and culinary purposes. Talk to the beekeeper about his bees and honey\, a medieval wonder food. \n\nAbingdon Abbey was one of the most cultured and wealthy monasteries of England. It welcomed many royal visitors over 500 years to 1536\, when the Abbey Church and most of the rest of the abbey precinct was demolished by order of King Henry VIII. The domestic buildings were sold as commercial premises and over the next 400 years were successively a corn mill\, a brewery and eventually slum dwellings. They were saved from demolition in 1944 by The Friends of Abingdon and after the first 10 years of repair and restoration they opened to the public; they have been open ever since\, but the repair and restoration work continues. More information about the Buildings and their history can be found on our website. \nThe Buildings will be open to wander around at your leisure or with a guide. Refreshments will be available in the Long Gallery. The Monastery Herb Garden will be open in the Millstream Garden on both days. Representatives from a wine collective will be there to talk about English wine-making and offer tastings\, and on Sunday afternoon a beekeeper will be available in the North Garden\, with a glass beehive and to answer questions about honey and the life of bees.
URL:https://www.abingdon.gov.uk/event/in-a-monastery-garden-abingdon-abbey-buildings/2021-09-19
LOCATION:Abingdon Abbey Buildings\, 12 Checker Walk\, Abingdon-on-Thames\, OX14 3JB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Heritage
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210918T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210919T160000
DTSTAMP:20260525T130535
CREATED:20210826T082528Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210826T082528Z
UID:10010985-1631959200-1632067200@www.abingdon.gov.uk
SUMMARY:History on a Plate - Heritage Weekend event
DESCRIPTION:Blue Plates\, similar to the Blue Plaque scheme\, will be displayed around the Town to commemorate establishments that sold food and drink and those who ran them. Some of these places no longer exist\, so look for the plates in unexpected places. \n\nOver the years\, buildings in Abingdon have changed their use as society and its needs have changed. Our Blue Plates are just a snapshot of some of the places that have now vanished\, such as cafés and restaurants\, or where the premises now do something different. Some were family-run shops like bakeries\, or beer retailers. The plates recall the names of some of the people who ran them\, too. In conjunction with the launch of the World War One website\, if any of these places had a connection with one of the featured soldiers or families on this site\, there will be a QR code to link you directly to the webpage so you can find out more. \nPick up a trail leaflet and family quiz sheet from our Market Place Information stall on Saturday or Sunday or download it from the Abingdon Heritage website https://www.abingdonheritage.org.uk/ from the evening of Friday 17 September.
URL:https://www.abingdon.gov.uk/event/history-on-a-plate-heritage-weekend-event
LOCATION:Abingdon-on-Thames Town Centre\, Abingdon-on-Thames\, OX14 3HG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Heritage
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210918T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210919T160000
DTSTAMP:20260525T130535
CREATED:20210826T082516Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210826T082516Z
UID:10010984-1631959200-1632067200@www.abingdon.gov.uk
SUMMARY:Abingdon Workhouse Trail - Heritage Weekend event
DESCRIPTION:Abingdon’s Union Workhouse was the first built in England following the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act and it remained in operation until 1931. Find out where it was and what life was like for those who lived there. \n\nThe Workhouse occupied an 11 – acre site just north of the town. Retrace the outline of the massive building and its grounds; find out about the inhabitants – inmates and staff – how they lived and what happened to some of them afterwards. \nThen find out what happened after it closed\, when the present houses were built\, how much they cost in the 1930s and who lived there then. \nDownload a trail leaflet from Abingdon Heritage website (from the evening of Friday 17th)\, or pick it up on the day from the Market Place Information Stall or the trail start at 24 Oxford Road .
URL:https://www.abingdon.gov.uk/event/abingdon-workhouse-trail-heritage-weekend-event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210918T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210919T160000
DTSTAMP:20260525T130535
CREATED:20210527T132802Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210901T114051Z
UID:10013122-1631959200-1632067200@www.abingdon.gov.uk
SUMMARY:Heritage Weekend 2021
DESCRIPTION:Abingdon loves to celebrate its rich and very visible heritage. Every year in September we join in with the national Heritage Open Days programme which runs across the country (and abroad) and offers a diverse and entertaining range of ways to learn more about our past. \nThe national theme chosen for this year’s event is Edible England so we will be highlighting food and drink and how it was grown\, delivered\, prepared and consumed at various times in Abingdon’s history. \nEvents will be held in the Market Place\, Guildhall\, Abbey Buildings\, St Nicolas’ Church\, the Museum and St Ethelwolds House and other places around town. \nThe main events will be on Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 September\, but there will be special events in the Museum from Saturday 11th and an exhibition in St Nicolas Church from Thursday 16th. For the full programme see https://www.abingdonheritage.org.uk/
URL:https://www.abingdon.gov.uk/event/heritage-weekend-2021
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210918T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210918T160000
DTSTAMP:20260525T130535
CREATED:20210901T081252Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210901T081252Z
UID:10010991-1631959200-1631980800@www.abingdon.gov.uk
SUMMARY:Abingdon on Film - Heritage Weekend event
DESCRIPTION:As part of Abingdon’s Heritage Weekend 2021 a selection of heritage films made in or about Abingdon will be showing on a continuous loop in the Roysse Room of the Guildhall. The films will include: \n“A Tour of the Abingdon Almshouses in St Helen’s Churchyard”: a film by Alastair Fear and Jackie Smith\, bringing the rare and fascinating almshouses in St Helens Churchyard to life. \n“The Flying Shingle” – Ken Miles’ MG R2 Special”: a film by Callum John and Mike Gould\, centring around the struggle between maverick racing driver Ken Miles\, sports car maker Carroll Shelby and the executives of the Ford Motor Company to develop the world-beating GT40. Birmingham-born Ken Miles emigrated to California to run a garage specialising in MG. He achieved success in a car of his own creation using an MG engine and other components. Known as the ‘Flying Shingle’ thanks to its exceptionally low profile\, it survives to this day and still takes part in historic car races. \n“A Bitter End  : a film by the Abingdon Film Unit at Abingdon School\, following the story of brewing in Abingdon. \n“The End of the Line : a film by the Abingdon Film Unit at Abingdon School\,  showing the final years of the railway in Abingdon. \nAbingdon-on-Thames 2021: a contemporary account of the community here in Abingdon\, commissioned by the Town Council\, highlighting some of the work that goes on to make the town a good place for all to live. \nDrop in at any time – the last showing will start around 3.30 –  but do also take time to visit the displays in the other historic Guildhall rooms.
URL:https://www.abingdon.gov.uk/event/abingdon-on-film-heritage-weekend-event
LOCATION:Abingdon Guildhall\, Abbey Close\, Abingdon\, OX14 3JD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Heritage
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210918T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210918T160000
DTSTAMP:20260525T130535
CREATED:20210826T082538Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210901T113137Z
UID:10010986-1631959200-1631980800@www.abingdon.gov.uk
SUMMARY:"In a Monastery Garden” - Abingdon Abbey Buildings
DESCRIPTION:Visit one of Abingdon’s lesser-known treasures\, the remaining domestic buildings of the medieval Abingdon Abbey. Explore the “pop-up” Monastery Herb Garden\, to see herbs used by the monks for both medicinal and culinary purposes. Talk to the beekeeper about his bees and honey\, a medieval wonder food. \n\nAbingdon Abbey was one of the most cultured and wealthy monasteries of England. It welcomed many royal visitors over 500 years to 1536\, when the Abbey Church and most of the rest of the abbey precinct was demolished by order of King Henry VIII. The domestic buildings were sold as commercial premises and over the next 400 years were successively a corn mill\, a brewery and eventually slum dwellings. They were saved from demolition in 1944 by The Friends of Abingdon and after the first 10 years of repair and restoration they opened to the public; they have been open ever since\, but the repair and restoration work continues. More information about the Buildings and their history can be found on our website. \nThe Buildings will be open to wander around at your leisure or with a guide. Refreshments will be available in the Long Gallery. The Monastery Herb Garden will be open in the Millstream Garden on both days. Representatives from a wine collective will be there to talk about English wine-making and offer tastings\, and on Sunday afternoon a beekeeper will be available in the North Garden\, with a glass beehive and to answer questions about honey and the life of bees.
URL:https://www.abingdon.gov.uk/event/in-a-monastery-garden-abingdon-abbey-buildings/2021-09-18
LOCATION:Abingdon Abbey Buildings\, 12 Checker Walk\, Abingdon-on-Thames\, OX14 3JB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Heritage
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210916T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210918T150000
DTSTAMP:20260525T130535
CREATED:20210826T082550Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210901T112108Z
UID:10010988-1631786400-1631977200@www.abingdon.gov.uk
SUMMARY:Abingdon’s Food and Drink History - Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:As part of Abingdon Heritage Open Days 2021\, whose theme is “Edible Abingdon-on-Thames”\, we have put together a photographic display to remind us of how we used to produce\, buy and consume food and drink in the days before supermarkets\, take-aways and the internet! \n\nLike other market towns\, Abingdon has a long and varied history relating to food. We had a vineyard\, numerous mills\, and fishing. Brewing was a major feature – including in the former Abbey Buildings. And it is surprising how much of what we currently consider part of the town was farms and orchards only a hundred or so years ago. \nMore recently still\, the pattern of shops in the town centre was very different – numerous butchers\, greengrocers and bakers to choose from. \nThen of course we have our unique tradition of bun-throwing. \nCall in and see a fascinating range of pictures to illustrate all of this – and more.\nThe exhibition will be set in the wonderful surroundings of St Nicolas Church – and if you want to know more about the church’s history\, join the Lost Abbey Walk on Sunday! \nThere is information about other Heritage Weekend events on our Heritage Festival website or at our information stall on the Market Place on the Saturday and Sunday.
URL:https://www.abingdon.gov.uk/event/abingdons-food-and-drink-history-exhibition
LOCATION:St Nicolas Church\, Market Place\, Abingdon-on-Thames\, OX14 3JL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Heritage
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