New Abingdon-on-Thames town entry signs have been put up in place of the previous signs saying just ‘Abingdon’.
There are some signs in new locations like the one in Margaret Brown Gardens welcoming people who approach by the River Thames.
There was a meeting this evening of Abingdon-on-Thames Guildhall Committee to consider the quotes tendered by companies for redeveloping the Guildhall.
The guildhall closed for re-development at the end of 2015. Planning permission and a final public consultation on the plans happened in the summer of 2016, and quotes have been requested based on the plans
The major features of the plans include a cafe area with ground floor access, a multi functional hall with cinema equipment. The old concrete ramps front and back will be removed, and internal access improved.
There is a consultation from Oxfordshire County Council on Daytime Support for vulnerable adults – including the elderly and learning disabled. The County Council want to make a lot of savings by encouraging voluntary groups such as churches to run such services in the future. The consultation can be found here.
This comes a few months after the County Council did something similar to Children’s Centres.
Thanks to Ashley for sending pictures of a Heron and sunsets from his phone.
Ashley says “I spotted the ‘Apex Predator’ doing a spot of fishing under the first arch of Abingdon Bridge.”