Old Abbey House – decision imminent
The Vale’s “market testing exercise” announced in July turned out to look much more like a sale process: interested parties were asked to submit best offers by 9 November and to be able to complete the transaction by mid-January. No … Continue reading →
“Abingdon in 100 Words” Competition Results
The judges of the micro-fiction writing competition, Abingdon-on-Thames in 100 Words, which was launched to coincide with National Civic Day, were delighted with both the quality and diversity of the entries. The entries captured the richness of life in Abingdon … Continue reading →
Neighbourhood Plan
The new-look Town Crier magazine has some interesting articles. One is about the Neighbourhood Plan consultation – they want to set up a panel based on the “street contact” system used by the Coronavirus Response team and from this will … Continue reading →
Old Abbey House – update
The Vale of White Horse District Council (the Vale) announced earlier this month that: “The district council no longer needs the house in Abbey Close and is looking for a new owner. The council will test the property market to see … Continue reading →
Old Abbey House
The Vale of White Horse District Council has issued a press release about the future of Old Abbey House http://www.whitehorsedc.gov.uk/news/2020/2020-07/possible-new-future-old-abbey-house Old Abbey House is a much-loved historic building in the heart of Abingdon. It is owned by the Vale and … Continue reading →
“Abingdon in 100 Words” competition
We all have a story to tell about our town, and we want to hear yours! To mark National Civic Day on 20 June 2020 and to bring a little diversion to life in lockdown, Abingdon Civic Society and Mostly … Continue reading →
Help during the Covid-19 crisis
A number of new community initiatives have been set up to help people who need extra support at present: Abingdon Coronavirus Community Response team: voluntary group with “street contacts” who can help with shopping, arranging collection of prescriptions, posting mail … Continue reading →
Future Events
Due to the Covid-19 restrictions we have had to postpone our AGM, previously scheduled for Wednesday 13 May. We are looking in to alternative arrangements. We have had to cancel the Bank Holiday Walks which would have been held on … Continue reading →
Getting out and about
Under current Covid-19 restrictions, one thing many of us can still do is go out for walks. There are lots of ideas for places to go on our Walks page – and this also includes downloadable leaflets for some of … Continue reading →
Annual Parish Meeting
There is a full report on this in the Abingdon Blog. An innovation this year was that people were invited to come along early to talk to community groups (including us) in the Old Magistrates Court. We spoke to lots … Continue reading →
Members’ meeting 12 February
We had a good turnout at our second members’ meeting and welcomed some new faces. County Councillor Alison Rooke gave us an informative update on transport and traffic issues from the Expressway, via A34 and Lodge Hill to potholes and … Continue reading →
New membership rate
Following a suggestion at the July General Meeting, the Trustees have decided to introduce a special membership rate of £5 for under-30s. We hope that this will encourage young people, including those moving to the area for work, to take … Continue reading →
Members’ Meetings
We have decided to hold quarterly members’ meetings so our members can meet one another – and those who want to get more involved can do so. Each meeting will have a short presentation about some aspect of our work, … Continue reading →
Our new-style Civic Society
Out with the old and in with the new – but the Friends of Abingdon charity hasn’t disappeared altogether. It has been reborn as two distinct charities in order to better manage (from both a workload and a financial point … Continue reading →