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Abingdon Camera Club – two exhibitions

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Abingdon Camera Club
The Abingdon Camera Club under 16s, and adult, open competition winners have been on display for the last week in the Abingdon Free Space window. Apology for the reflections.
Abingdon Camera Club
There is also an exhibition by members of the club at 35 Ock Street for the next few weeks.
Abingdon Camera Club
At meeting of the club members each show a couple of pictures and get feedback.

Members range from expert photographers to beginners, and they hope at their meetings, with friendly feedback, that all will find ways to improve how they take and edit pictures. You can find out more at abingdoncameraclub.org.uk.

Abingdon For All and Guildhall Petition

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Abingdon For All
At Preston Road Community Centre this afternoon people came along for the second event in “Abingdon For All,” the Community Led Plan for the town, run by the Town Council.

There was a big map on which people could put green, red or yellow numbered stickers showing what they liked, disliked, and hoped for the town. Most of the stickers were clumped round the town centre.
Abingdon For All
People could also fill in more detailed surveys. There are online surveys anybody can fill in – if you did not manage to go to the event.
Abingdon For All
The Town Council were also looking for people to get involved in various ways to drive the project forward.
Abingdon For All
Outside the centre there were also people getting signatures for a petition.

The petition read “THE ABBEY HALL and GUILDHALL

1. We wish the Town Council to renovate the ABBEY HALL, as promised. We want the residue of the Vale grant to be invested to help fund a large town centre space to serve a growing population of 38,000 people. The Hall is needed for civic functions, for Abingdon’s many clubs and societies, and for activities for all ages. It should have disabled access to public rooms. A cinema space would be good.

Do not sell the Abbey Hall for development.

2. We need the Council to maintain and preserve the beautiful and historic GUILDHALL and its 18th century staircase intact for future generations.

The online petition is at http://chn.ge/2wkAH4V

Vineyard closed to traffic for 5 nights from 25th September 2017

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Vineyard
Signs have appeared on the Vineyard in Abingdon warning that the road will be closed for 5 nights from 25th September.

There will be traffic signals from Wednesay 20th to Friday 22 September, 8pm to 6am, for preparatory work – replacing damaged kerbs and manholes.
Vineyard
Then the road will be closed for 5 nights from 25th September for resurfacing and re-painting the road markings.
Vineyard
During the closure bus services will be diverted , and cars will need to find another way round.

Hotel to have new wing

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Hotel to have Markeover
Work is beginning on the Oxford Abingdon Hotel near Tesco, in what the hotel website describes as a ‘refurbishment‘. They say on their blog ‘The full make-over will be finalised by Autumn 2018.‘
Hotel to have Markeover
Hoarding are being put up to allow work to begin on the new wing.
Hotel to have Markeover
The hotel will then be re-branded as a Hilton Garden Inn.

The existing hotel accomodation (slightly dwarfed in this picture by the new wing) will continue to operate during that time. The hotel website says… ‘The hotel’s reception and breakfast area will both be relocated and we will be offering all guests complimentary continental breakfast. Evening meals will not be available; we can, however, recommend local eateries.’