Abingdon Town Magazine

Thu 30 May 2024

Abingdon’s Foodbank Needs Your Support

Abingdon Foodbank has been in operation since 2009, helping local people facing hardship and food poverty. Today, as part of the Trussell Trust network and in partnership with Christ Church Abingdon and Abingdon Vineyard Church, the foodbank operates across two sites in the north and south of the town. In 2023, they distributed 2791 emergency food parcels to local people in crisis, feeding 4,162 adults and 2,811 children.

Thu 30 May 2024

One Planet Living Festival

On 15th June 2024 OPACEC is taking that challenge into the Market Place with a collaboration including Evoke Belonging, Makespace, Abingdon Events Partnership and supported by the Abingdon Town Council. The One Planet Living Festival will provide an opportunity to the 36,000 people living in Abingdon on Thames (and surrounding towns and villages) to become involved in exploring how we can live peaceably and flourish as we reduce consumption and emissions to live as though we only have one planet.

Thu 30 May 2024

Oxfordshire Play Association: Abingdon

Since 1974, charitable organisation Oxfordshire Play Association (OPA) has been working hard to increase play opportunities for children and young people aged 0 to 19 years across the county.

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Mon 11 Mar 2024

£4,631,611 Raised for Sobell House

As the new fundraising year gets underway for Sobell House Hospice, their Director of Fundraising, Beth Marsh wants to express her gratitude for all the hard work and dedication supporters of Sobell House have given to the charity over the past 12 months.

Thu 30 Nov 2023

Welcome To the Oxford and District Branch of The MS Society

There are over 130,000 people living with MS in the UK and the MS Society funds world-leading research into Multiple Sclerosis, shares the latest information and campaigns for everyone’s rights.