The scaffolding is down. Work has been going on at the Broad Face before the new people open up. Thanks to Spike A for sending these pictures which show it is looking good.
I hear that it will open as a traditional pub doing meals. We look forward to the new chapter in this well known pub with its long and colourful history.
Last year (in 2015) Edible Abingdon took root behind the Outdoor Pool kiosk.
This year the vegetable plot moved to some old-style recycling boxes beside Old Station House.
Four months on from the first picture there are carrots, a lot of tomatoes, various herbs, beans, possibly courgettes, and a few I cannot identify. All part of a Carbon Cutter Initiative called ‘Edible Abingdon’. The aim is to create a herb and vegetable garden that is attractive and productive, organic, and wildlife-friendly, and in the longer term to reduce dependence on imported food, and encourage community growing.
This evening, at St Ethelwold’s House, there was a talk about ‘Incredible Edible Abingdon’, and discussions where to take the vegetable plot next year.
Reviews on Tripadvisor say …
Dire!
The crazy golf is something from the past, cracked surface and nothing crazy about it…
Miniature golf falling to bits
Having lived here on and off since childhood, I can honestly say the mini golf has not been updated since then.(over 30 years)!
Here is a video of the ten holes they are talking about. All of them are to be removed to make way for a more exciting play area – whatever the latest consultation decides upon. So are any of the holes worth saving? Vote for your favourite.
By the banks of the River Ock, between Tesco and the Ladygrove Estate, the flowers of Himalayan Balsam provide colour where once there were just nettles and brambles.
It gives more nectar than native flowers and so attracts the insects. Pinch the seedpods and they explode sending their seeds into the river some metres away.
Himalayan Balsam is considered an invasive species. Groups helped eradicate it from the Ock Valley Walk nearer to town. But it thrives in the empty fields between Tesco and the Ladygrove estate, in view of Abingdon Motorcycles.