Andy said, ‘they were replacing the bench on the double mini-roundabouts. Didn’t think much of it until I saw it today. Looks pretty special.’
The bench is dedicated to ‘Bob Wilson – Showman – 1932 – 1983’.
Bob Wilson’s Funfairs continue to organise the Abingdon Michaelmas Fair. Bob Wilson was known as the Funfair king and the chairman of the funfair firm Bob Wilson and sons. He died in a tragic car crash in 1983.
The Abingdon Monk has been making news.
He fell over, lay on the traffic roundabout for weeks, and then disappeared.
People commented that he had a giant chip on his shoulder after reappearing.
Ben has sent a picture to show that he has now acquired a little friend.
Abingdon-on-Thames Town Council has been removing chewing gum stains on their pavements, including the Market Place and the County Hall. One of the town council staff has been steaming and removing gum, but it takes time and doing just those areas will take a couple of days.
I would not expect them to remove gum from the general pavements that the County Council looks after.
St Helen’s Church was barely visible at 8:51 this morning because of the fog.
Traffic queued back along West St Helen Street. A minibus – full of children with hi-viz vests – was on its way to school. They were probably late, as were the people going to work.
The traffic slowly moved over the iron bridge from Wilsham Road and Caldecott Road. Some cars turned on Wilsham Road to try to find an alternative route. But everybody seemed patient and resigned to being a bit late. They let others in at junctions, and there was no hysterical beeping of horns.
Within an hour, the road traffic and the fog had cleared. Children were at school, adults were at work, and the sky was blue.