Abingdon News No. 63

12 April 2023 Abingdon News Silver Our silversmiths have been really busy this term in their Other Half activity. The students have learned how to saw, file, bend, solder, sand, texture and apply patina with amazing results. Road relay The 52nd annual Road Relay took place on 13 March with 174 teams competing in windy conditions. This is always a great event in the school calendar that brings together all areas of the school community. In March, the English civil war re-enactment society visited our 2nd Year history pupils. They displayed their Parliamentarian civil war paraphernalia, talked pupils through the causes of the civil war, explained how the methods of warfare evolved over the course of the war and even gave demonstrations of the flintlock and matchlock muskets in action. The pupils were thoroughly engaged, asked wonderful questions, and were delighted to have witnessed the civil war being brought to life. It’s war!

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