Abingdon Carbon Cutters are hosting a talk by Dr Derek Stork, the chairperson of GARD on Thames Water's Abingdon Reservoir proposals. Learn about what is proposed, what will not be built, the impact and implications for Abingdon and further afield. Dr Stork will present government data that shows this damaging mega reservoir is not […]
The 30th Abingdon Scout Group is holding a Jumble Sale and Cake Stall at Abingdon Baptist Church, Ock Street, Abingdon, OX14 5AG from 9.0am to 11.0am on Saturday 17th May 2025. Come and find bargains, support the Scout Group and recycle items all at the same time! Clothes, books, games, jigsaws, CDs, DVDs, hardware, bric-a-brac, […]
In this talk, Adam Bows (Interim Regional Programme Manager, Freshwater Habitats Trust) will explain how by working with landowners, implementing carefully designed and NFM techniques in catchment headwaters can reduce flood risk to downstream communities. NFM features Adam will illustrate with real-world examples include leaky dams, field-corner bunds, cross-valley bunds and debris dams. Freshwater Habitats Trust hosts the Ock Catchment […]
Come to our special night of music with a mix of music and song from ACCord, the community choir, Greengage a trio playing traditional folk tunes and the JAM band. We are raising money for the Oxford Hospital Charity in memory of Gethin Keymer. Free admission, refreshments and donation box. Saturday 26th April, 7pm at […]
The global food system is the single largest contributor to the ongoing ecological crisis. Our speaker, Dr Sailesh Rao is the Founder and Executive Director of Climate Healers, a non-profit organisation dedicated towards healing the Earth’s climate. He is an environmentalist by occupation and systems engineer by profession. His latest book, "There is a Planet […]
