The Falklands War 1982 - 'A Close Run Thing' Online Talk and Live Q&A with Brigadier David Chaundler Streaming Live: 7pm, 18th May 2022 David Chaundler took over command of the Second Battalion of the Parachute Regiment (2 PARA) after his old friend ‘H’ Jones was killed in the Battle for Goose Green. David was […]
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.
FREE activities and resources for parents, children and teachers on the eggbertsadventures.com website. Simply visit the website click on activities and print off the FREE resources. All of the activities have been illustrated by one of the world’s leading children’s artist Ray Mutimer, Ray also illustrated Postman Pat, Paddington, Rupert, Noddy and the Eggbert’s Adventures […]
The Radley Lakes is an area of former gravel workings, close to the Thames between Radley and Abingdon in Oxfordshire. It is now a valuable green space, tranquil and rich in wildlife, close to a large urban area. The Radley Lakes Trust was established to conserve and manage the Lakes and their wildlife for the public benefit. […]
From the early Kosovan silver mines, which are mentioned in Dante, a silver thread winds through Kosovo’s history. Its most intricate tanglings are in the country’s cultural capital, Prizren, where a seventh generation of filigree artisans use ‘filum’ and ‘granum’, zigzags, ‘mouse-tooth’ into magic lacy creations from dull sticks of raw material. The results – […]
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 […]
The Arts Society Abingdon lecture on 19 January 2022 - BRUEGEL: PEASANTS, PROVERBS AND LANDSCAPES by Paula Nuttall - will be held online at 11.00 and 14.00. You can book via info@theartssocietyabingdon.org.uk and links will be sent out a day or so before the lecture. BRUEGEL: PEASANTS, PROVERBS AND LANDSCAPES The art of Pieter Bruegel the Elder […]
In this online meeting, two speakers, one from UK and one from USA, will explore the vicious cycle of war and climate change. War is a humanitarian catastrophe… but it is an environmental catastrophe too, and military spending squanders resources that need to be spent to combat climate change. Hilary Evans, vice-chair of the Movement […]
In this online meeting, two speakers, one from UK and one from USA, will explore the vicious cycle of war and climate change. War is a humanitarian catastrophe… but it is an environmental catastrophe too, and military spending squanders resources that need to be spent to combat climate change. Hilary Evans, vice-chair of the Movement […]
The Arts Society Abingdon are presenting an ONLINE Webinar - The Live Webinar will start at 11.00 and again live at 14.00 . 15th September The Guggenheims: a dynasty of art collectors Andrew Hopkins What other family in the 20th Century has managed to amass such extraordinary art collections, and design or purchase such astounding buildings in which to […]
The Arts Society Abingdon are presenting an ONLINE Webinar - The Live Webinar will start at 11.00 and again live at 14.00 . August 18th 2021 - Dumfries House an Ayrshire Renaissance by Charlotte Rostek As inaugural curator, Charlotte has played a key role in the renaissance of this heritage treasure, transforming it from a virtually unknown secret to an established visitor […]
