After a few organisational hitches we have now presented the prizes for the Abingdon Fair Photo Competition: the winner was Felicity Jenkins and the runner-up Michael Harrison and here they are, getting their prizes – tickets to the Beer Festival … Continue reading →
The great weather for this year’s Michaelmas Fair, combined with some spectacular new rides, resulted in some stunning photographs, so the Friends of Abingdon have decided to run an impromptu competition to find the best. The prize will be two … Continue reading →
Our plans for enhancing the Buildings have had good media coverage recently, a front-page article – and supportive editorial – in the Abingdon Herald and an excellent feature on the ITV local news (see below). We will need lots of … Continue reading →
The latest in our monthly series of articles on Civic Pride – with advance notice of our events over Heritage Weekend – was in the Abingdon Herald this week and can be seen on their website. We have now been … Continue reading →
There was a good attendance at this meeting. Lucy McCall of DCA Consultants gave a brief presentation explaining that the proposals had two purposes: bringing our constitutional arrangements up to modern standards for charities and realigning the organisation to enable … Continue reading →
The Abingdon Herald has agreed to give the Friends of Abingdon a monthly 500-word column (as it does for various other groups and individuals). Jackie Smith (the Town Archivist) already has a regular column on historical matters so we have … Continue reading →
Much of the Friends’ activity centres round the Abbey Buildings – caring for them, promoting them and raising money to maintain them, but the other side of our work is our civic role – campaigning to preserve the town’s heritage … Continue reading →
Cinema is up and running in the Unicorn Theatre – a modern cinema in a medieval setting. After a “dry run” yesterday the first public performances will be on Friday 29 December, with Ferdinand, Paddington 2 and Murder on … Continue reading →
We are very excited to announce that we are working with an independent cinema operator to screen films in the Unicorn Theatre during the winter season. This new initiative brings together both of our roles: it will provide a much-needed … Continue reading →
We are delighted to welcome our new Curator/Caretaker, Tim Miller and his wife Brandi. They are both Americans, studying for PhDs in history, and moved into 12 Checker Walk at the beginning of September. Tim will look after all matters … Continue reading →